TECHNOLOGY - June 20, 1996
Times Staff and Wire Reports
CompuServe Names Interim Chairman: The nation’s second-biggest online service named a former Hallmark Cards Inc. and BAT Industries executive, Henry F. Frigon, to replace Richard H. Brown, who recently agreed to become chief executive of the telecom concern Cable & Wireless in London. The move comes as CompuServe Inc., with about 5 million subscribers, repositions itself in a market dominated by Internet-based technology. CompuServe also elected Frank L. Salizzoni, former president and chief operating officer for USAir Inc. and USAir Group Inc., to its board. Salizzoni also was appointed interim president and CEO of H&R; Block Inc. Columbus, Ohio-based CompuServe is majority owned by H&R; Block.
