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SMPTE Names Barbara H. Lange as New Executive Director

Former IEEE Staff Director to Assume Post in January 2010

White Plains, NY, January 8, 2010 - The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) today announced that it has selected Barbara H. Lange as its new executive director. Lange, who most recently served as staff director of product management and business development for the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the world's largest technical association, will officially undertake her new role on January 20, 2010.

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