 Hispanic Yellow Pages Network Continues Growth and Development to the Expanding U.S. Hispanic Market
Hires Lisa Castilho as Vice President, Finance and Carlos Flores-Gordon as Director of Production November 7, 2005 - HYP Network, the leading independent publisher of Spanish language yellow page directories in the United States announced today that Lisa Castilho has been hired as Vice President, Finance, and Carlos Flores-Gordon has been hired as the Director of Production; both based in HYP Network's operations headquarters in Tampa, Florida. Lisa comes to HYP Network with a strong financial background and extensive management experience. Most recently, she was the Controller at Outback Steakhouse in Tampa and prior to that, the CFO of Universal Solutions, a company she joined at their onset and helped grow to a sizable entity over a 10-year period. Lisa is a Certified Public Accountant and an MBA candidate with a focus in Accounting. "I am pleased to be joining the management team at HYP, and using my financial and leadership skills to help support and build an even stronger business foundation for this organization." quoted Lisa Castilho. Carlos joins HYP Network with 15 years of experience in print production and publishing. Most recently he was Production Director at Casiano Communications, a leading Hispanic publisher of magazines, newspapers, and directories in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Prior to that he spent four years as General Manager at Digital Printing Inc. in Carolina, Puerto Rico. "I look forward to utilizing my experience in production and the Hispanic media market to help HYP continue to build a distinctive and quality product to serve our user and advertising customer." Mr. Flores-Gordon on his appointment. "We are delighted to have attracted both of these outstanding, seasoned professionals to HYP Network. Their skilled leadership and expertise in their fields will help guide the effectiveness of our staff and deliver the best product to our customers as we continue to expand into 2006." remarked CEO, Patrice Listfield. 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. |
