SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report:
July 24, 1998
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(Date of earliest event reported)
Electric Lightwave, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware 0-23393 93-1035711
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
4400 NE 77th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98662
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(360)892-1000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
No change since last report
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(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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This report is being filed to make available the following press release dated
July 24, 1998.
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ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE NAMES GUENTHER E. GREINER
TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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International Finance Executive Joins Electric Lightwave Board
VANCOUVER, Wash. July 24, 1998 - Electric Lightwave Inc. (NASDAQ: ELIX), an
integrated communications provider, today announced the election of Guenther
Greiner as a member of the company's board of directors.
Greiner, currently president of International Corporate Consultancy, a
global finance consulting service, has more than 40 years of experience in
financial management and shareholder value creation.
"Guenther brings an impressive background in finance and management
experience to the Electric Lightwave board," said Dave Sharkey, president and
chief operating officer of Electric Lightwave. "His knowledge and insight are
outstanding assets to us as we continue to execute our business plan."
Prior to founding the International Corporate Consultancy, Greiner held
many financial management and executive positions at Citibank, a principal
operating subsidiary of Citicorp, a global financial service organization.
During his tenure at Citibank, Greiner was the president of Citibank Germany and
senior vice president of Citibank. In addition, Greiner has held executive
positions at Global Relationship Bank, World Corporation Group and Corporate
Bank-Europe. Greiner received his education at Commercial Business School and
Deutsche Bank as well as Harvard's Advanced Management Program. He also serves
as a member of the board of directors of Ermenegildo Zegna, IFIL- Finanziaria di
Participazion, New York Philharmonic, German American Chamber of Commerce, and
American Institute for Contemporary German Studies /The Johns Hopkins
University.
ABOUT ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE
Based in Vancouver, Wash., Electric Lightwave Inc. (NASDAQ: ELIX) is a
full-service integrated communications provider offering local and long
distance telephone service, videoconferencing, prepaid services, broadband
transport, data and Internet access services to business customers throughout
the western United States. Electric Lightwave's highly-rated Internet backbone
recently ranked third in the nation for "Best Internet Value" by Boardwatch
Magazine. Visit Electric Lightwave on the World Wide Web at www.eli.net.
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owners, with no intent to infringe.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Electric Lightwave, Inc.
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Registrant
By: /s/ Kerry D. Rea
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Vice President and Controller
Date: July 27, 1998
