20-Year Industry Veteran Mark Weiner Promoted to Chief Executive of Delahaye Medialink; Beth Roed and K.C. Brown Promoted to Vice President.Business Editors NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2002 New Appointments Fortify for·ti·fy v. for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing, for·ti·fies v.tr. To make strong, as: a. To strengthen and secure (a position) with fortifications. b. To reinforce by adding material. Delahaye Medialink for Next Stages of Expansion Delahaye Medialink, the communications research division of Medialink Worldwide Incorporated (Nasdaq:MDLK), today announced promotions designed to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. recent enhancements in technology, client deliverables and international expansion. The move is designed to leverage the division's ongoing success and accelerate the growth of both its U.S. and international businesses. Mark Weiner, executive vice president of Delahaye Medialink, will assume the position of Chief Executive of Delahaye Medialink while continuing to run the day-to-day operations of the entire research group. Additionally, Beth Roed has been promoted to Vice President of Global Sales and K.C. Brown has been promoted to Vice President of New Services. Delahaye Medialink's consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" utilize sophisticated methodologies and advanced technologies to monitor and analyze print, broadcast and Internet content. In turn, the group presents clients with in depth market research to help corporations communicate more efficiently and effectively. While Delahaye Medialink currently serves a diverse client list of more than 60 of the world's most respected companies, its core concentrations are in the technology, telecommunications, utility, consumer products, automotive and financial sectors. Weiner, who began his career with The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, is a 20-year industry veteran who joined Medialink in 1994 and has been managing the day-to-day operations of the research group since its inception. During his seven years with Medialink, Weiner has executed hundreds of research projects and has garnered several prestigious industry awards from the likes of CIPRA CIPRA Commission Internationale pour La Protection des Alpes (French: International Commission for Protection of the Alps) CIPRA Comprehensive International Program of Research on AIDS CIPRA Canadian Imaging Products Remanufacturers Association and PRWeek. He is replacing Katharine Delahaye Paine, outgoing President An outgoing president is a president or, generally, other head of state or government when he holds office between the election of his successor and the inauguration by which that successor assumes power. and co-founder of the Delahaye Group, which was acquired by Medialink in 1999 and subsequently merged with the Medialink research unit. Paine spent the past year working on special assignments for the Company and will now be pursuing outside opportunities. Paine will continue to be available to clients on a consulting basis through a special arrangement with the Company. "Mark has performed brilliantly in developing and expanding our research group over the past seven years and despite a difficult economic environment, he has positioned Delahaye Medialink to take full advantage of the inevitable upturn in the marketplace," commented Graeme McWhirter, Executive Vice President of Medialink and Chairman of Delahaye Medialink's executive committee. "Under Mark's guidance, Delahaye Medialink has been client focused and is the preferred partner to corporations and organizations seeking to improve their specific communications programs while fully understanding the environment in which they compete. We look forward to capitalizing on the continuing success that Delahaye Medialink has achieved and are encouraged that these changes will stimulate further growth on a global scale." Beth Roed, Director of New Business Development within the research group's sales team, has been named Vice President of Global Sales in recognition of her and the team's accomplishments. In this newly created position, Roed is responsible for managing the division's continuing sales momentum. Prior to joining the Delahaye Group in 1989, Roed worked for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Norway. Based in the Company's Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth, New Hampshire is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States of America. It is the fourth-largest community in the county[1], with a population of 20,784 as of the 2000 census. office, Roed also writes a regular PR measurement column for Expressen, a leading Norwegian business publication. Delahaye Medialink is also demonstrating its commitment to the development of its computerized content analysis business with the promotion of K.C. Brown, Research Director, to Vice President of New Services. Brown began work in quantitative and qualitative research Qualitative research Traditional analysis of firm-specific prospects for future earnings. It may be based on data collected by the analysts, there is no formal quantitative framework used to generate projections. methods in 1995 and has managed a variety of measurement programs including cutting-edge automated technology designed to analyze the impact of media content on corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. . He is now charged with developing, deploying and exploiting Delahaye Medialink's investments in technology, including the creation of new services. Brown oversaw the Company's recent launch of the Media Reputation Index (MRi), a comprehensive analysis of the media's treatment of America's 100 largest companies. Charter subscribers of the MRi include General Motors, Nationwide, Caterpillar and FedEx. About Medialink: Medialink (www.medialink.com) is a global leader in providing comprehensive and compelling multimedia communication solutions and services for more than 3,000 corporations and other organizations seeking to communicate news to their audiences through television, radio, print and the Internet. The company provides production and satellite distribution of video and audio news, multimedia webcasting services, press release newswire distribution, photography production and digital distribution, and strategic corporate communications consulting. Medialink also provides media monitoring and analysis and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most research to help clients determine return on investment from their communications efforts. Based in New York, Medialink has 12 offices worldwide including an international hub in London. For additional investor and financial information, please visit the recently launched Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. section of the Company's Web site (www.medialink.com). About Delahaye Medialink: Since 1964, the people behind Delahaye Medialink (www.delahayemedialink.com) have been combining research technique, technology and insight to help companies understand and improve their reputations, plan and evaluate their communications programs and sharpen their competitive edge worldwide. Whether communicating internally or externally, via broadcast, online or print media, Delahaye Medialink provides research to accurately assess communications performance and the advice to execute successful communications programs. Delahaye Medialink, with offices in Norwalk, CT, Portsmouth NH, and London, England, is a division of Medialink Worldwide Incorporated. With the exception of the historical information contained in the release, the matters described herein contain certain "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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More detailed information about those factors is set forth in filings by Medialink Worldwide Incorporated with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's registration statement, most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and most recent annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. . Medialink Worldwide Incorporated is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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