 Hispanic Yellow Pages Network Hires Denise Walton as General Sales Manager in the Houston Market Septermber 16, 2005 - HYP Network, the leading independent publisher of Spanish language yellow page directories in the United States announced today that Denise Walton has been hired as General Sales Manager in the Houston area. Ms. Walton comes to HYP Network with a well established Yellow Pages sales and sales training background. Through her career, Ms. Walton has successfully managed sales teams, sales training and development for yellow pages companies that include TXU Communications, Consolidated Communications and Cox Publications. In 1987, Denise began her career with GTE Directories based in Houston. "Denise brings an important combination of strong local market knowledge and experience, and acumen in leading sales efforts in our industry. We are very pleased that the HYP opportunity in this marketplace has attracted her to join our growing team of seasoned executives." remarked Brian Gordon, Senior Vice President—Network Sales. "I look forward to using my skills and experience to lead our team to further success in Houston, one of the most rapidly growing Hispanic communities in the country." noted Ms. Walton on her appointment. 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 Hispanic community, such as an exclusive local Hispanic art competition, whose winners grace the covers of their directories. The Company presently publishes 13 directories in Tampa, Orlando, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, Atlanta, North Georgia and Phoenix. HYP Network has announced plans to launch in 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. |
