IDT Corporation Appoints Liore Alroy CEO of IDT Telecom and Announces Other Management Changes
April 01 2008 - 6:39PM
Business Wire
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT, IDT.C) announced today that Liore Alroy
has been named CEO of IDT Telecom as part of broader restructuring
program designed to cut costs and achieve profitability. Prior to
today�s appointment, Mr. Alroy served as an Executive Vice
President and as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the
Company. Since 2004, he has been the Chief Executive Officer of
Net2Phone Inc., an affiliate of the Company that was fully acquired
in 2006. Mr. Alroy joined IDT in 2001. �I am delighted that Liore
will be taking the helm of our telecom business. He has been a
leader in the VOIP industry, and is ideally suited to identify and
execute on opportunities created by emerging technologies,� said
Jim Courter, IDT�s CEO. �I look forward to taking on the new
challenges at Telecom,� said Mr. Alroy. �I will be working
energetically to maximize shareholder value by leveraging our
considerable telecommunications expertise and assets.� Mr. Alroy
will replace Motti Lichtenstein, who also served as IDT�s Executive
Vice President for Telecom. Mr. Lichtenstein is leaving to pursue
other business opportunities. As part of its restructuring and cost
reduction program, the Company also announced that Marc J.
Oppenheimer will step down as Chief Operating Officer of IDT. Mr.
Oppenheimer will be working with the company to ensure a smooth
transition of his duties to other members of the IDT management
team. �I want to thank Motti and Marc for the important
contributions they have rendered to IDT,� said Jim Courter. �Motti
has been with us for many years and was instrumental in building
IDT Telecom, as well as making many meaningful contributions to IDT
as a whole. Marc has been with IDT as a director of Net2Phone and
then IDT Corporation, as our lead independent director and most
recently as a member of management. He has brought important
changes to IDT and helped set us back on the path to profitability.
I�m grateful for the valuable contributions both men have made to
the company, and wish them all the best in their future endeavors.�
About IDT Corporation IDT Corporation is an innovative and
opportunity seeking multinational holding company with operations
that span several industries. Through its Telecom subsidiary, IDT
provides telecommunications services worldwide to the retail and
wholesale markets. IDT Energy operates an Energy Services Company
(ESCO) in New York State. IDT subsidiary American Shale Oil
Corporation (AMSO) manages IDT�s oil shale ventures. IDT's Capital
division incubates newer businesses, and the Company's Spectrum
subsidiary holds its spectrum license assets. IDT Telecom provides
retail and wholesale telecommunications services and products,
including pre-paid and rechargeable calling cards, consumer local,
long distance, and wireless phone services, and wholesale carrier
services. Under the Net2Phone brand name, the Company also provides
a range of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) communications
services. IDT Capital's operations include receivables portfolio
management and collection, brochure distribution, Internet Mobile
Group, Net2Phone Ventures and other initiatives. IDT Corporation's
Class B Common Stock and Common Stock trade on the New York Stock
Exchange under the ticker symbols IDT and IDT.C, respectively. In
this press release, all statements that are not purely about
historical facts, including, but not limited to, those with the
words �believe,� �anticipate,� �expect,� �plan,� �intend,�
�estimate,� �target� and similar expressions, are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements and risk factors
included in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on
information available to IDT as of the date thereof, and IDT
assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or
risk factors.
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