Diebold Names Christopher Bast Director, Investor Relations

In this new position, Bast will be responsible for developing Diebolds program for communicating the companys business strategies and facilitating communications between Diebold investors and shareholders. This includes the planning and development of certain financial communications, investor conferences and meetings to discuss Diebolds business strategies, growth opportunities and industry dynamics. He reports to John Kristoff, vicepresident and chief communications officer. Jennifer Bako, manager, investorrelations, will report to Bast.Bast joined Diebold in 1994 as a financial analyst, corporate development,and has held a number of positions with increasing responsibility within thecorporate finance area. Most recently, he was director, treasury and paymentoperations. Bast was formerly employed by Deloitte & Touche in Cleveland,Ohio, as an auditor.Bast earned his bachelors degree in accounting and business management from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. In addition, he is a certified public accountant (CPA), as well as a certified treasury professional (CTP). Bast hails from Louisville, Ohio, where he currently resides.