Brightpoint Appoints New Director

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August 18, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- Brightpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: CELL) announced that the board of directors has appointed Cynthia L. Lucchese as a Class I director and to serve as a member of the audit committee.

Lucchese has been the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Hillenbrand, Inc (NYSE: HI) since January 2008. Previously, she had served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for Thoratec Corp.. Prior to that, she worked for Guidant Corp. in a variety of senior financial roles, including vice president and treasurer, vice president of finance and administration of the Guidant Sales Corp., and corporate controller and chief accounting officer.

Robert J. Laikin, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, stated, "I look forward to working with Cindy and I am sure that she will be a great addition to the board. I am delighted to have Cindy's financial perspective added to our Board. I believe that she will be able to contribute significantly to the company in a multitude of ways."

"I welcome Cindy to the board and to the audit committee. She brings excellent skills to the audit committee and I know that she will excel in her new role," stated Richard W. Roedel, chairman of the audit committee and director.

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