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Hitachi Cable Manchester Announces Promotions

Manchester, NH January 2007: 2006 was a banner year for Hitachi Cable Manchester. Hitachi Cable exceeded sales goals and continued to significantly increase its market share in the copper and fiber optic data communications industry. The continued growth of the company has allowed Hitachi Cable Manchester to increase its sales force and promote a number of employees.

Lynne Humenik was promoted from Senior Vice President Premise and Fiber to Executive Vice President and Board Member of Hitachi Cable Limited.

Mike Gallant was promoted from Vice President of Operations to Senior Vice President.

Cheryl Kula was promoted from Human Resources Manager to Director of Human Resources.

Eugene Urbina was promoted from Engineering Manager to Director of Engineering.

Stephen Dane, North American Sales Manager was promoted to Director of Sales Premise & Fiber.

Bruce Paige joined Hitachi Cable Manchester as the Northeast Regional Sales Manager.

About Hitachi Cable Manchester:
For over 20 years, Hitachi Cable has been manufacturing high performance copper and fiber optic cables for the communication industry. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, Hitachi Cable Manchester manufactures over 3,200 different cable products at it 300,000 square foot facility. To learn more about other Hitachi Cable Manchester products, you can also visit the corporate website at http://www.hcm.hitachi.com.