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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 2004

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AIM TECHNOLOGY OFFICER DEANE TO ADDRESS
CURRENT BUSINESS TRENDS IN UH BAUER COLLEGE SPEECH

Business expert John Deane will speak extemporaneously about current industry issues to a group of students from the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business Oct. 26.

He is a senior vice president for A I M Management Group Inc. and chief technology officer for AMVESCAP PLC.

His lecture is part of the college’s Distinguished Leaders Series (DLS).

Deane joined AIM in 1997 from J.P. Morgan. His 20 years of information systems management experience came at firms including Morgan Stanley Group and Salomon Brothers. Additionally, he was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he consulted with brokerages, banks and other firms in the financial services industry. Deane graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s of business administration from SUNY-Albany. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.

Previous DLS speakers included World Bank Poverty Reduction Director John Page, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Global CEO Sam DiPiazza, and Billy M. Atkinson Jr., presiding officer of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

DLS provides students, alumni and faculty exposure to business and community leaders, bridging academic teachings on leadership and ethics with the real world of business.

WHAT: Bauer College’s Distinguished Leader Series
WHO: A I M Management Group Inc. Senior Vice President John Deane
WHEN: 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26
WHERE: Room 150, Melcher Hall, Entrance 1

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