FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2004

ISA Names Its 2005 Officers

Alexandria, VA -- The Board of Directors of the International Sign Association (ISA) announced at its board meeting in Orlando, Fla., April 18, the association’s Executive Committee for 2005. Ebbie Phillips, president, Tyson Sign Systems, was named ISA’s chairman; Thomas L. Cummings III, senior vice president administration, Cummings Signs, was named vice chairman; Bert Guinee, president, Miratec Systems, was named secretary/treasurer; and Greg McCarter, COO, Tubelite, was named past chairman.

“The overall quality that everyone on the 2005 executive committee possesses is experience,” said Phillips, who currently serves as vice chairman of the board. “These guys have served for years on the board and are leaders in the industry. They’ve got the abilities and talent we need to continue ISA on the right direction.”

Phillips has been a member of the ISA Board of Directors since 1986. Cummings served on the board of the National Electric Sign Association, ISA’s predecessor, from 1985 to 1992, and has been on the current board since 1999, now serving as secretary/treasurer. Bert Guinee has served on the ISA board since 1999 and is currently board liaison to the Product Manufacturers Division.

“ISA is now in the position to take advantage of many future opportunities,” Phillips said. “We’ve got momentum going in our government relations activities, and we’re looking to expand our outreach efforts to the international community. And as the economy continues to improve, we’ll have great opportunities to expand our trade shows.”

ISA is a 2,200 member organization composed of manufacturers, users, and suppliers of on-premise signs and sign products produced by more than 400,000 employees in all 50 states and 69 foreign countries. ISA exists to support, promote, and improve the $30 billion-a-year sign industry, which sustains the nation’s nearly $3 trillion-a-year retail industry.

International Sign Association (ISA)
Phone: (703) 836-4012
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