I just recieved this email so I thought I’d share it with you all:
ATLAS NAMES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
APPOINTS *** MADDOX: CEO, PAUL GRAF: COO
HILLSIDE, NJ-June 9, 2004-Atlas Model Railroad Co. Inc. and Atlas O, LLC.
announced today that at a recent meeting, the Atlas Board of Trustees passed
a unanimous resolution creating a new Atlas Board of Directors to help guide
and grow the companies in the foreseeable future. The new board consists
of Thomas W. Haedrich-Chairman, Diane Schaffan Haedrich, Jarrett Schaffan
Haedrich and Jesse Schaffan Haedrich.
“The new Board of Directors is happy and proud to continue this great business
with the same goal of product excellence as achieved during the first 55
years. We look forward to our role in helping to reach the next 50 plus
years as a successful family-run business,” said Haedrich.
One of the first resolutions passed by the new board was to name Richard
Maddox as Chief Executive Officer and Paul Graf as Chief Operating Officer.
*** Maddox started with Atlas one year ago as Atlas Chief Operating Officer.
He has been involved in the hobby industry in a wide variety of companies
and positions for the past fifty years. Paul Graf has been with Atlas in
a variety of positions for the past 15 years, most recently serving as Vice
President, Finance and Administration.
“Atlas is indeed fortunate to have an outstanding staff and extraordinary
executives like *** and Paul to lead them. I look forward to working with
the fine professionals that comprise the Atlas executive team,” said Haedrich.
Since 1984, Tom Haedrich has worked at Atlas and has been CEO since 1989.
Diane S. Haedrich is the daughter of Atlas founder Stephan J. Schaffan and
has been the Atlas Model President since 1984. Jarrett and Jesse Haedrich
are the founder’s grandsons. Jarrett is a