GLENTEL INC. ANNOUNCES THE RETIREMENT OF ITS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Burnaby, British Columbia – May 5, 2010 – GLENTEL Inc. (TSX: GLN)

 

The board of directors of GLENTEL Inc. announces the retirement of Dale Belsher, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective June 30, 2010. Mr. Belsher has served as Chief Financial Officer since January 2001 and will transition the financial duties to Jas Boparai, Director of Finance, who has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective June 30, 2010. “I wish to thank Dale for his leadership, dedication and commitment to the success of the company over the past 9 1/2 years,” said Thomas Skidmore, GLENTEL’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “I welcome Jas to his new appointment as our Chief Financial Officer.”

 

 

About Glentel:

GLENTEL (TSX: GLN) is a leading provider of innovative and reliable telecommunications services and solutions in Canada and the United States. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Burnaby, B.C., GLENTEL comprises two operating divisions – Retail and Business – that service thousands of consumers and commercial telecommunications customers. Together with its divisions, the company operates more than 280 locations across Canada located in retail malls and high pedestrian-traffic street-front locations, Costco Wholesale stores, and business centers. As the largest multi-carrier mobile phone retailer in Canada, it offers a choice of network carrier and wireless device or phone. To its business and government customers, GLENTEL offers wireless service, rental equipment, satellite and terrestrial network systems, tower sites, and wireless asset monitoring. GLENTEL operates its business under the trading names Glentel Wireless, WirelessWave, The Telephone Booth (Tbooth and la cabine T) and WIRELESS etc.

 

 

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Investor Relations Contact:                                        Media Relations Contact:

Dale B. Belsher, Chief Financial Officer                    Shafiq Jamal

GLENTEL Inc.                                                               James Hoggan & Associates

604.415.6500                                                                  604.742.4269

investors@glentel.com                                                sjamal@hoggan.com
 
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