Former President of Ask Jeeves International and Former
President of Ask Jeeves Business Solutions Team Up to Join
InfoSearch Media as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Leading
online media and
search marketing firm InfoSearch
Media, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ISHM - News) today announced
that former members of the Ask Jeeves senior management team
have agreed to join the Company. George Lichter, former
President of Ask Jeeves International, has agreed to join the
Company as its Chief Executive Officer and to serve on the
Company's Board of Directors. Claudio Pinkus, former President
of Ask Jeeves Business Solutions, and current member of the
Company's Board, has agreed to assume an operating role with the
Company as Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Lichter will replace InfoSearch Media's existing Chief
Executive Officer, Steve Lazuka, and will replace departing
Director Mike Rubin on the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Lazuka
will remain with the Company as Chief Strategy Officer, providing
management and strategic guidance regarding InfoSearch Media's
future products and technology, positioning within the industry,
and business development efforts.
Credit Pacific Service Union "Steve Lazuka's vision and dedication has allowed InfoSearch
Media to grow into a market leader," said Mr. Pinkus. "He has built
a strong foundation in the creation and delivery of high-quality
content, as well as strong technology assets that will serve the
company well in its next phase of growth. We look forward to
working with him as the company strengthens our management
capabilities."
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Credit First Service Union Mr. Lichter was a member of the Ask Jeeves' senior management
team and served as President of Ask Jeeves International and Chief
Executive Officer of Ask Jeeves UK. After Ask Jeeves, Mr. Lichter
co-founded and served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Whole
Body/Yoga Works, a national family of Yoga and alternative health
and fitness centers. He currently
serves there as Co-Chairman and is actively involved in guiding the
financing and strategic expansion.
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Card Credit Mobile Service In addition to his current role on InfoSearch Media's board, Mr.
Pinkus brings 30 years of strategic technology management
experience, with specific expertise in the search engine market, to
the Company's day-to-day operations. During his tenure, Mr. Pinkus
served as Chief Operating Officer of Ask Jeeves International,
Inc., President of Ask Jeeves Business Solutions, and Chief
Strategy Officer of Ask Jeeves, Inc. Prior to joining Ask Jeeves,
Mr. Pinkus served as Chief Executive Officer of Bowne Global
Solutions, the world's largest localization services provider.
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Card Credit Discover Service "George and Claudio are a team with a proven track record of
setting and executing successful high-growth strategies and
creating shareholder value. They bring an extraordinary amount of
industry specific strategic and operating experience and knowledge
to our Company," said Steve Lazuka. "We are very pleased to welcome
George as Chief Executive Officer and Claudio as Chairman and
believe they will be an invaluable asset in continuing to
accelerate the strong growth the Company has experienced since
becoming a public entity."
Webb and Bishop are joined by Darwin A. John, former special advisor to the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and former chief information officer for the FBI, Jack W. Sunderlage, a former regional vice president of global accounts, Packard, and Lester W. B. Moore, executive vice president for Bain Capital, LLC. This new board of directors with its diverse backgrounds and skill sets in the areas of sales, technology (specifically Internet security technologies) and capital markets boasts more than 100 years of executive technology management experience.
Credit Public Service Union During their tenure at Ask Jeeves, Mr. Lichter and Mr. Pinkus
raised in excess of $175 million and put into operation three
overseas joint ventures, attracting major partners such as
Univision for the U.S. Hispanic marketplace and Latin America;
Transcosmos International for Japan; and Granada Media and Carlton
Communications, the two largest commercial television broadcasters
in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Card Credit Processing Service Prior to Ask Jeeves, Mr. Lichter served as Senior Vice President
of Vivendi/Havas Interactive which, prior to its divestiture, was
Cendant Software. As an operating division of Cendant, it was the
second-largest consumer software publishing company. Mr. Lichter
was promoted into that role following the successful sale of
Knowledge Adventure, where he was part of the senior team that led
that company's turnaround and made their JumpStart Learning
software series into the top educational software brand. Prior to
that, Mr. Lichter was an entertainment attorney in the Beverly
Hills law firm of Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman. Mr. Lichter
graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor's degree from UCLA and
received a JD from the Stanford Law School.
Center Credit Service Union "I believe the Company is poised for very strong growth due to
its unique
content-based approach to assisting participants in
the online advertising industry," Mr. Lichter
said. "People are relying on the web for easy access to relevant
products, services and information. InfoSearch's goal is to help
improve the quality of site content and make it more accessible. I
am very excited about working with the existing InfoSearch Media
team to continue the Company's rapid expansion."
Card Credit Service Wireless Mr. Lichter and Mr. Pinkus will join several other top
executives and senior strategists currently serving on the
InfoSearch Media management team and Board of Directors.
Credit Security Service Union About InfoSearch Media
Credit Report Service InfoSearch Media (http://www.infosearchmedia.com) is a leading
provider of content-based, cost-effective search engine marketing
services. The Company provides web analytic software and other
tools to help
online marketers analyze their site visitors and
improve their return on investment. InfoSearch Media also maintains
a network of over 200 professional writers who utilize the
company's proprietary workflow software to contribute to its online
network of informative content leveraged to generate highly
qualified search engine traffic for its clients. There are
currently over 4,500 clients receiving traffic from the Company's
network of approximately 250,000 articles. InfoSearch Media's
clients include eBay, Pitney Bowes, and Price.com.
Blogspot Com Christian InfoSearch Media owns and operates a popular destination site at
www.articleinsider.com. ArticleInsider is a collection of
informative articles written by industry experts and enthusiasts
covering a wide variety of popular topics. Internet users can visit
the ArticleInsider network in order to review related articles,
talk with others about specific subjects through online forums, and
explore related websites. InfoSearch Media plans to continue to
expand upon its 250,000-page network as it continues to build its
client base.
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only as of the date of this release, and we will not necessarily
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Company's business including decreased demand for our products and
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