[abrewer]

Hmmmm...a Board Member.

I'm guessing that he also has an executive position in operations as well, in addition to sitting on the Leica Board.

I did read one thing, though, that is essential for Leica (at least for Leica in this country):"...he wants to beef up the retail operation..."

It's painful for me to tell you that there's no dealer routinely stocking the brand in a conservative, midwestern city of a million and a half people, and that the closest Leica dealer is a small retailer in pastoral Muncie, Indiana. I've been told its Leica's "stocking requirements" that have killed them in the past with the shop-owners. Maybe Mr. Lee can turn that around and get product back on the shelves in the stores.

Good luck, Mr. Lee.

Thanks.

Allan