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JERRY FOLCKEMER JOINS DIRECTORIO EN ESPAÑOL - HISPANIC YELLOW PAGES NETWORK AS NEW CEO
Oldsmar, Florida (October 19, 2007) - HYP Network, LLC, the leading independent publisher of Spanish-language Yellow Pages directories in the United States, announced today that Jerry Folckemer, a twenty-year Yellow Pages veteran, has joined the company as new CEO. He joins HYP Network, an ABRY Partners, LLC venture, from White Directory Publishers, the third largest independent publisher in the U.S., where he most recently served as Vice President of Sales Operations. Folckemer is assuming leadership of HYP Network at a time when the focus of the company is elevating sales and building on core strengths to advance its strategic vision.
As Vice President of Sales at White Directory Publishers, Folckemer was responsible for leading a sales force of over 500 sales executives and 100 sales managers over a spectrum of 90 titles nationwide. During his tenure with the company, Folckemer served in various sales leadership positions including Sales Training Manager, Corporate Sales Manager and Assistant Vice President of Sales building a solid track record of driving results and earning respect for his leadership in the print publishing industry.
Rob Macinnis, Partner at ABRY said that the search for a new leader for HYP Network has been focused and thorough. "Selecting Jerry was in part due to his proven ability to lead top performing teams as well as his sustained success in the Yellow Pages industry. Jerry has strong executive and personal qualities that made a perfect fit with our leadership team, Carlos Flores-Gordon and Tom Smith, VP of Operations and VP Finance respectively. We interviewed many strong contenders and Jerry was our top choice to integrate an already solid team".
"I am very pleased to have the opportunity to lead such a talented and dedicated team of professionals in a marketplace that continues to grow at the highest levels. As the leader of the HYP high performance team, it will be a great honor to serve the business community with the best product that will result in enhancements at all levels for our company and the Hispanic population", said Mr. Folckemer.
About HYP Network
HYP Network is the leading independent publisher of Spanish language Yellow Page directories in the United States. The Company presently publishes directories in Atlanta and North Georgia, GA, Tampa, Orlando, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Sarasota/Ft. Myers, FL, Chicago, IL, New York City/Westchester, NY, Dallas and Houston, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. The Company is majority owned by ABRY Partners of Boston, MA.
HYP Network Marketing: Luisa Gaviria
Ph: (703) 635-7014
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.
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