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Does anyone know what happened to John Tunney? What has he been doing since leaving the Senate? Thanks!

AT&T TRIDOM SIGNS RUSSIAN DEALS M2 PRESSWIRE December 16, 1995

LENGTH: 667 words HEADLINE: AT&T TRIDOM SIGNS RUSSIAN DEALS

BODY: AT&T Tridom today announced a multi-million dollar, multi-year contract with the Russian Savings Bank and a related cooperative agreement with the Special Research Bureau of the Moscow Institute of Power Engineering (OKB NEI), the network integrator for the bank.

The Russian Savings Bank contract calls for AT&T Tridom to provide a VSAT system for a data communications network connecting the bank's regional offices and branches to its data centre in Moscow.

Installation of the network is scheduled to begin in February 1995, with plans to have 79 branch offices connected by the end of the year. Eventually, the network may include more than 1200 Savings Bank branches located across Russia.

Under this new agreement, OKB MEI will supply the antennas and satellite tracking equipment, and work with AT&T Tridom to adapt the VSAT system to operate with Russia's Gorizont satellites.

A separate agreement with the Savings Bank calls for OKB MEI to manage the VSAT hub and network, as well as install and maintain the remote VSAT stations.

The central hub station and network control centre will be located at OKB MEI's satellite communication facility in Bears' Lake outside Moscow. Dedicated digital lines will provide two-way data communications between Bears' Lake and the Savings Bank's main computer centre in Moscow. At each of the bank's remote branch sites, a small, satellite antenna connected to computer equipment will transmit and receive messages via the Bears' Lake hub facility to the Moscow data centre.

"Our purchase of the AT&T Tridom hardware and software system is a further demonstration of our commitment to the introduction of information technology," said Y.A. Bobyliev, vice president, Russian Savings Bank. "The creation of a new communication system will enable us to provide a significant range of new banking services to our customers."

"Reliable data communications are especially critical in a rapidly growing economy like Russia's," said Eileen McNamara-Raisch, president and CEO, AT&T Tridom. "VSAT systems are the ideal solution in these cases because they can be installed more quickly and operated more economically than terrestrial-based systems."

Konstantin Pobedonostsev, director of OKB MEI, added, "The VSAT technology from AT&T Tridom will complement our wide range of satellite and wireless communications products and services. We are pleased to have negotiated significant technological cooperation that will integrate local Russian-manufactured components into the AT&T Tridom system. This will allow us to reduce the overall cost of the system and to utilize the professional skills of our own engineers and technicians."

AT&T Tridom will train both OKB MEI and Russian Savings Bank personnel assigned to the project. This training will take place in Russia and the United States.

In addition, OKB MEI and AT&T Tridom plan to cooperate on test and repair procedures.

Market research into Russia and other Former Soviet countries by the British company Amadeus Research helped facilitate the agreements between the Russian Savings Bank, AT&T Tridom and OKB MEI. Consultative support provided by another British company, Symmetric Quorum Ltd., also contributed to concluding the contracts.

The Russian Savings Bank is the largest retail bank in Russia with more than 30,000 branches across the country.

OKB MEI is a Russian organization with more than 45 years of experience in the development of radio-electronic systems for aerospace, aviation, and communications technology.

AT&T Tridom, headquartered here, is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T. The company develops and markets multi-functional, satellite- based communications products and network services that use VSAT technology to address the diverse, global communications needs of organizations worldwide.

CONTACT: John Tunney, AT&T Tridom
Tel: +44 1 201 467 5858
Sandy Skinner, AT&T Tridom
Tel: +44 171 229 8023

SBD

In addition to what SBD1 mentioned in 162 (which is very interesting), during his post-Senate career Tunney has also recently been tied to Armand Hammer's former museum in LA (see Post 76 by popdonnelly), and to a company called Foamex:

JOHN V. TUNNEY NAMED FOAMEX VICE CHAIRMAN

LINWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA, August 10, 2001 - Foamex International Inc. (NASDAQ: FMXI), the leading manufacturer of flexible polyurethane and advanced polymer foam products, announced today that John V. Tunney has been named Vice Chairman of the company's Board of Directors.

Tunney has been a Foamex director since 1994. His new position is in addition to his responsibilities as Chairman of the Board of both Foamex Asia and Foamex Mexico, Inc. In making the announcement, Foamex founder and Chairman Marshall S. Cogan said, "John's wisdom and guidance has been invaluable to the Board in establishing a strong international presence for our company. In his expanded capacity, he will work closely with Foamex President John Televantos and me to develop further long-term business opportunities, both here and abroad."

Tunney has been Chairman of the Board of Cloverleaf Group, Inc., an investment company, since 1981; a partner of Sun Valley Ventures, a venture capital firm, since 1995; and President of JVT Consulting Inc. since 1997. A former member of Congress and Senator from the State of California, Tunney is Vice Chairman of the Board of the Corporate Fund for Housing and a member of the Board of Directors of Swiss Army Brands, Inc.

Foamex, headquartered in Linwood, Pennsylvania, is the world's leading producer of comfort cushioning for bedding, furniture, carpet cushion and automotive markets. The company also manufactures high-performance polymers for diverse applications in the industrial, aerospace, electronics and computer industries as well as filtration and acoustical applications for the home. Revenues for 2000 were $1.3 billion. For more information visit the Foamex web site at http://www.foamex.com.

John V. Tunney, Vice Chairman, FOAMEX INTERNATIONAL (FMXI)

This section contains the Total Compensation for John V. Tunney at FOAMEX INTERNATIONAL, FMXI The current role of John V. Tunney is Vice Chairman. Total compensation includes the salary for John V. Tunney, Vice Chairman. – Bonus information for John V. Tunney, Vice Chairman. Restricted stock, long term incentives payouts, and other compensation for the Vice Chairman. Also included is stock options information both number of shares and value for John V. Tunney, Vice Chairman for FOAMEX INTERNATIONAL FMXI.