East Teak Hires New Marketing
and Sales Director

Company Moves Dallas Office to Accommodate Expanding Marketing and Sales Efforts

DALLAS - Sept. 6, 2006
East Teak Fine Hardwoods, Inc., the industry leader in First European Quality teak lumber and other fine hardwood products, is pleased to announce Matt Mladenka as the new marketing and sales director.

In this capacity, Mladenka will be responsible for building and managing the company's marketing and sales team while guiding the strategic direction of all marketing initiatives for East Teak.

Prior to joining East Teak, Mladenka gained an extensive marketing background stemming from his nine years of experience as a senior marketing and business development manager for the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO). In addition, Mladenka oversaw purchasing and product development for Token Exchange, Inc., a start-up toy distributor.

"Matt brings tremendous experience and enthusiasm for the growth of the company," said Don Daseke, chairman and CEO. "He will be instrumental in helping East Teak achieve their marketing and sales objectives as we expand into other markets and industries in the coming year."

In addition, to help support the company's growth, East Teak has announced a new office location for their Dallas office. As of September 15th, East Teak will be moving from their current address to an expanded location in North Dallas. Located at 4950 Westgrove in suite 100, the office will detail teak and other fine hardwoods from the company's resources, as a showcase of the company's product line.

"The new office is a result of our desire to help build East Teak's image as a company which can provide the finest and most extensive line of hardwood products," said Daseke. "As a company we have many exciting initiatives ahead, our new office is one more element to our continued success."

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