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: May 28, 1997
(Date of earliest event reported)
AMNEX, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
New York 0-17158 11-2790221
(State or other (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identi-
jurisdiction of ication Number)
incorporation)
101 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10178
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 867-0166
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Item 5. Other Events.
Effective May 28, 1997, Alan J. Rossi was elected Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of AMNEX, Inc. (the "Company"). Mr. Rossi replaced
Kenneth G. Baritz in such positions. Effective such date, Peter M. Izzo, Jr.,
formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and currently the
President of its PubCom Division, was reelected President of the Company.
Mr. Rossi has served since July 1996 as President of Elektra Communication,
Inc. (formerly Galesi Telecom International, Inc.), a telecommunications company
with principal operations in Europe. From 1994 to February 1996, he was Group
President of Andrew Telecom, a telecommunications operator that focused its
business on Russia and Eastern Europe as a division of Andrew Corp. From 1992 to
1994, Mr. Rossi was Vice President and General Manager of Sprint's global value
added services business, with operations located principally in Japan, the
United States and Western Europe. Prior to this, he served as President of the
Argo Group, a United States long distance telephone company that specialized in
serving the needs of large business telecommunications users and as ITT's senior
telecommunications executive for Central America. Mr. Rossi holds an MBA degree
from the University of London and BS and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering
from Purdue University. Mr. Rossi has also served on the policy board and
faculty of the Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications of the
Polytechnic University, New York, and the National University of Engineering,
Peru.
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SIGNATURES
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.
AMNEX, INC.
Dated: June 5, 1997 By: /s/ Alan J. Rossi
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Alan J. Rossi
Chairman of the Board
