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AccuWeather
Elects Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. to
Board of Directors
STATE
COLLEGE, PA, Dec. 4, 2008—AccuWeather, Inc. (www.accuweather.com)
today announced that Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher,
Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) has been elected to the company’s Board
of Directors.
Recognized internationally as a leader and visionary in the collection
and dissemination of global meteorological data, Admiral Lautenbacher
served from December 2001 to October 2008 as the Undersecretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. In this position, he also
was the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the federal agency that keeps watch over US waters and
weather patterns. Among the components of NOAA are the
National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center.
In announcing the election of Admiral Lautenbacher, Dr. Joel N. Myers,
AccuWeather Founder and President, said, “Admiral
Lautenbacher’s career is distinguished by an extraordinary
combination of management and scientific achievement. His
strategic insight and deep understanding of world meteorological
capabilities will deliver valuable leadership for the expansion of
AccuWeather’s national and worldwide weather capabilities
– an initiative that is especially important for our growing
international presence on many media fronts.”
Lautenbacher said, “I was pleased to have the opportunity to
become part of the distinguished team at AccuWeather at the highest
guiding levels. AccuWeather is one of the leading firms in
America’s Weather Industry and their growing international
presence is a major benefit to the nation.”
AccuWeather’s CEO, Barry Lee Myers stated, “The
Admiral’s decision to join the AccuWeather Board is a true
testament to the success of the joint government-industry efforts over
recent years, led in large part by Conrad, to coalesce
America’s Weather Enterprise into a national showpiece of
public benefit through mutual respect and joint cooperative efforts.
A veteran of forty years of active service in the U.S. Navy, Admiral
Lautenbacher won accolades for his performance in a broad range of
operational, command and staff positions both ashore and afloat. These
included service as Commander U.S. Third Fleet and as Deputy Chief of
Naval Operations (Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessments) in
charge of Navy programs and
budget.
As the NOAA Administrator, Dr. Lautenbacher spearheaded the first-ever
Earth Observation Summit, and led a multi-year process culminating in
an international agreement for the building of a sustained, worldwide
Global Earth Observation System of Systems. The initiative
foresees expanded global cooperation to collect and disseminate data,
information, and models to stakeholders and decision makers for the
benefit of all nations individually and the world community
collectively.
Admiral Lautenbacher is a native of Philadelphia, PA and is a graduate
of the U.S. Naval Academy. He holds an M.S. and Ph.D. from
Harvard University in applied mathematics.
About AccuWeather, Inc. and
AccuWeather.com
AccuWeather, The World’s Weather Authority®, presents
accurate, localized, branded forecasts and severe weather bulletins to
over 110 million Americans each day via the Internet, mobile devices
and IPTV, through the airwaves, and in print. The 113 meteorologists at
AccuWeather deliver a portfolio of customized products and services to
media, business, government, and institutions, and inform millions of
visitors worldwide through the free AccuWeather.com website.
AccuWeather also provides content onto more than 200,000 third-party
Internet sites, including CNN Interactive, ABC’s owned and
operated stations, The
Washington Post and The
New York Times. Visit www.accuweather.com
for more information.
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