TORONTO -- Nortel(*) (NYSE/TSX: NT) announced Ellen Bovarnick as vice president, Lean Six Sigma and Global Quality, effective Monday, October 30, 2006. Bovarnick will lead the implementation of Nortel's Six Sigma initiative and is responsible for managing customer satisfaction, driving process improvements, and establishing corporate quality standards, goals and programs.

"Ellen Bovarnick has an impressive track record of maximizing quality, improving customer satisfaction, and streamlining business processes at major global corporations," said Mike Zafirovski, Nortel's president and CEO. "Her experience in driving quality change on a global scale will be of great benefit to both Nortel and our customers."

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