Toshiba Appoints Jeff Barney Vice President of Marketing

Business Wire, Oct 10, 2005

IRVINE, Calif. -- Toshiba's Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. and provider of industry-leading portable computers, projectors and other mobile-related services and products, today announced that it has appointed Jeff Barney to vice president of marketing.

Barney will leverage his 15 years of experience with Toshiba to closely align the company's marketing programs with its business model. He will continue to report to Mark Simons, Toshiba Digital Products Division vice president and general manager. His responsibilities include navigating the company's marketing efforts with a focus on consumer/retail, B2B enterprise, channel, SMB, government, education and other vertical markets. Other responsibilities will include strategic business development and marketing communications, as well as expanding the company's customer base for its broad notebook and accessories product portfolio in fulfilling the company's mission to offer the premier mobile computing solution to its customers.

"Positioning Jeff in this role will take Toshiba to the next level in sustaining our performance and allowing the company to grow at a faster rate than the industry," Simons said. "His 15 years of experience in driving financial and business growth in this highly competitive environment makes him well-suited to be a tremendous asset to the company's marketing efforts."

Most recently, Barney served as chief financial officer for the Digital Products Division responsible for business planning and all financial functions including accounting, planning, management innovation, sales support, and international sales.

"Under Simons' leadership, the Digital Products Division has continued to grow and improve its profit margins as it achieved the best-selling brand position in the retail market space. Our focus is to maintain our retail leadership while strengthening our position in the B2B market by providing our various customer segments with innovative mobile computing solutions that meet their needs," stated Barney.

About Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS)

With headquarters in Irvine, TAIS is comprised of three divisions: Digital Products, Digital Solutions and Storage Device. Together, the three divisions provide mobile products and solutions, Internet access plans, communications, storage and imaging products and services. Products include industry-leading portable computers, projectors, DVD/CD recordable products and hard disk drives, telephony products, digital imaging systems, wireless solutions and services.

TAIS provides sales, marketing and services for its wide range of information products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independently operated company owned by Toshiba America Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corp., a world leader in high technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic components, products and systems. Toshiba has global sales of over $52 billion and more than 300 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.toshiba.com.