 Hispanic Yellow Pages Network Hires Brian Gordon as Senior Vice President of Network Sales Tampa (April 18, 2005) - HYP Network, the leading independent publisher of Spanish language yellow page directories in the United States announced today that Brian Gordon, a Yellow Pages sales veteran, has joined HYP Network as Senior Vice President-Network Sales. Brian is a seasoned Yellow Pages Sales executive, with a long career with GTE, where he became AVP of Sales, responsible for 14 states and 320 sales representatives and support staff. In 2001, after Bell Atlantic and GTE became Verizon, Brian joined ALLTEL Publishing in April of 2002, where he built an entire Yellow Pages sales and sales support organization from the ground up. "We are delighted to have attracted a Yellow pages pro to our venture. Brian shares our view of the potential of the Hispanic segment and we are thrilled that he has agreed to join our executive team." "The direction is clear to enhance and build a top notch Yellow Pages sales organization for HYP Network. We have the best product to effectively reach the Hispanic market, which deserves the best sales force to represent it" About HYP Network HYP Network is the leading independent publisher of Spanish language yellow page directories in the United States. HYP Network is 100% focused on providing the business community with tools and expertise to effectively reach the expanding Hispanic market. HYP Network publishes dedicated directories and offers programs which serve and celebrate the rich heritage of the Latino community, such as an exclusive local Hispanic art competition,whose winners grace the covers of their directories. The Company presently publishes 12 directories in Tampa Orlando, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, Atlanta and North Georgia. HYP Network has announced plans to launch in Phoenix and San Antonio. HYP Network also sells national advertising into Spanish language directories in Miami and Broward County, Florida. The Company is majority owned by ABRY Partners of Boston, MA. Contact: Patrice Listfield, CEO About ABRY Partners ABRY Partners, based in Boston, MA, is one of the oldest and largest private equity funds in North America investing exclusively in media, entertainment and communications companies. ABRY has $3.0 billion of capital under management and since 1989 has completed over $16.0 billion of leveraged acquisitions and other media sector private equity transactions. |
