Handleman Company Names Khaled Haram Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Handleman Company Names Khaled Haram Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

TROY, Mich., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Handleman Company (NYSE:HDL), http://www.handleman.com/ , today announced that Khaled Haram has joined the company as its Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer. Mr. Haram will be responsible for all aspects of the Company's information technology systems.

Mr. Haram's background includes ten years at Estee Lauder Companies, where he held several positions of increasing responsibility including Vice President for Global Information Systems. In 2001, he left Estee Lauder to launch Zalia Cosmetics, the first nationwide Latin consumer-focused cosmetics line. For the next four years he operated this business as its Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Haram has degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from New York University and the Cooper Union School of Engineering, and a Master of Business Administration from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Stephen Strome, Handleman Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, "Khaled has extensive experience in managing all aspects of business, especially information technology. Handleman Company utilizes several proprietary systems and programs managed by our information technology department to optimize sales and inventory productivity. Khaled's leadership will play a key role in managing this data along with information technology efforts required to support the Company's ongoing growth initiatives."

About Handleman Company:

Handleman Company is a category manager and distributor of prerecorded music and video game hardware, software and accessories. For music, its customers include leading retailers in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. For video game hardware, software and accessories, its customers include leading retailers in the United States. As a category manager, the Company manages a broad assortment of titles to optimize sales and inventory productivity in retail stores. Services offered include product selection, direct-to-store shipments, marketing and in-store merchandising.

Source: Handleman Company

CONTACT: Greg Mize, Vice President, Investor Relations of Handleman
Company, +1-248-362-4400, Ext. 211

Web site: http://www.handleman.com/

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