The Honorable William S. Cohen has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Cohen Group, a strategic business consulting firm, since January, 2001. Additionally, he is a co-director at Empower America, a prominent public policy advocacy group, as well as Chairman of the William S. Cohen Center for International Policy and Commerce at the University of Maine. From January 1997 through January 2001, he was Secretary of Defense in the Clinton Administration. Prior thereto, he was a three-term United States Senator after having served three terms in the U. S. House of Representatives. He authored or co-authored nine books during his Congressional career. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Cendant Corporation and Asia Global Crossing Ltd.
As co-head of the JP Morgan Private Bank, Maria Elena Lagomasino oversees one of the largest providers of wealth management services worldwide. Ms. Lagomasino joined The Chase Manhattan Bank in 1983 and was appointed Global Private Bank Executive in November 1997. Ms. Lagomasino also serves on the boards of directors of Philips-Van Heusen Corporation, Avon Products, Inc. and Asia Global Crossing Ltd. and is on the board of trustees of the Synergos Institute. Ms. Lagomasino is a member of The Committee of 200. She was inducted into the Academy of Women Achievers, Class of 1992, by the YWCA/NYC.
Mark Attanasio has been a Group Managing Director of Trust Company of the West, an independent trust company, since 1995. He is a member of the TCW Group, Inc.'s Board of Directors and oversees the firm's investment management activities in below-investment-grade securities and special situations. Mr. Attanasio is also a director of TCW Asset Management Company, and is a member of the board of trustees of the Brown University Third Century Fund, which invests a portion of the University's endowment. He also serves as a director of Asia Global Crossing Ltd.
Gary Winnick, Founder and Chairman of Global Crossing Ltd., stated: "We are delighted to welcome Secretary Cohen, Maria Elena Lagomasino and Mark Attanasio to Global Crossing's board of directors. The rich and diverse public service and business experience of these three outstanding individuals make them valuable additions to the Company's board as we continue the rapid expansion of our worldwide operations."
About Global Crossing
Global Crossing Ltd. provides integrated telecommunications solutions over the world's most extensive global IP-based fiber optic network, which will have more than 100,000 route miles, reaching five continents, 27 countries and more than 200 major cities by mid-2001. Global Crossing serves many of the world's largest corporations, providing a full range of managed data and voice products and services. Global Crossing operates throughout the Americas, Europe, and Pacific region, and provides services in Asia through its subsidiary, Asia Global Crossing. For more information, please visit www.globalcrossing.com or www.asiaglobalcrossing.com.