BarPoint Elects New Members to Its Board of Directors.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000 Online and wireless product information service, BarPoint.com (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :BPNT), has elected three new members to its Board of Directors. Gerald McDonough, David Wachter and Marguerite Sallee were all approved by the current board and accepted as new members. "Gerald, David and Marguerite bring with them a wealth of business savvy and experience," says Leigh Rothschild, founder and chairman of BarPoint.com. "While we have planned for some time to expand the size of our Board of Directors, we have been seeking highly qualified individuals who would add expertise and diversity. We are pleased that Gerald, David and Marguerite are joining us and we believe their participation and advice will be extremely valuable as we strive to continue the growth of BarPoint." Gerald McDonough currently serves as the Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fidelity Funds, Chairman of the Board of York International Corporation and is a member of the Board of Directors of Associated Estates Realty Corporation. Mr. McDonough was the Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Leaseway Transportation Corporation from 1982-1988. He is a Certified Public Accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. and has served on the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. for John Carroll University The university is organized into three schools including two undergraduate colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences and the Boler School of Business, and one graduate school, each defining its own academic programs under the auspices of the Academic Vice President. , The Executive Committee for The Weatherhead School of Management The Weatherhead School of Management is a private business school of Case Western Reserve University located in Cleveland, Ohio. Weatherhead is considered a top-tier business school, with its strongest programs concentrated in organizational behavior, nonprofit business, and numerous other charitable, educational, medical and religious organizations. David Wachter has been an investment banker focused on technology, business services and Internet services for the past 14 years. David completed more than 40 financings, M&A transactions and principal investments in business services and technology. David currently serves as a Managing Director leading the eBusiness and eCommerce Services Group at Jefferies & Company, Inc (a NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange company). Prior to joining Jefferies, David was a Managing Director, head of Corporate Finance and member of the Executive Committee and Commitment Committee at C.E. Unterberg, Towbin. Prior to Unterberg, David was an investment banker at Lehman Brothers from 1987 through 1990. Marguerite Sallee is chairman and CEO of Frontline Group, a company focused on helping corporations create and maintain extraordinary workforce performance. Sallee is also the co-chairman and founder of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Bright Horizons Family Solutions is a US-based child-care provider and one of the largest publicly held child-care corporations in the world. The result of a merger in 1998 between Massachusetts-based Bright Horizons (a Nasdaq company), the nation's largest provider of employer-sponsored child care and early education services. She is currently a member of the board of directors of Saks, Inc., the holding company for Saks Fifth Avenue Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. It competes in the elite luxury department store market with Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys New , Proffitt's, McRae's, Younkers Younkers is a department store chain in the Midwestern United States. The chain concentrates on the middle and upper-class segments of the market. History Beginnings , Parisian, Herberger's, Carson Pirie Scott Carson Pirie Scott & Co., known informally as Carson's, is a chain of traditional department stores that have been in business for over 150 years. Their product price points are targeted to the moderate-to-upscale shopper. , Bergner's, Boston Store, and Off 5th; the Tennessee/Kentucky board of Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. ; the governing board of the Ladies Professional Golf Association; The Committee of 200 and was previously a Cabinet Member to Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander. About BarPoint.com Using unique product identifiers, such as the UPC barcode, and patent pending "reverse search" technology, BarPoint provides consumers and businesses with easy, efficient access to comparative pricing, product and manufacturer information, etc. for millions of items. BarPoint has previously announced strategic alliances with companies such as AT&T Wireless Services (NYSE:AWE), Motorola (NYSE:MOT), Go America, Verizon Wireless, JP Systems, Konover Property Trust (NYSE: KPT) and Symbol Technologies (NYSE:SBL) and last year acquired Synergy Solutions, which is now a wholly owned BarPoint.com subsidiary. Whether using a handheld device to scan or manually enter the product's UPC or even accessing BarPoint's website from a desktop computer, BarPoint.com is the most direct route to better, more informed purchasing decisions -- anytime, anywhere. BarPoint.com is located at: One East Broward Boulevard, Suite 410, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. For information, contact BarPoint.com at: 954/745-7500 or via the web: www.barpoint.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995, regarding the Company s business strategy and future plans of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific to the matters discussed in this press release. These and other important factors, including those mentioned in various Securities and Exchange Commission filings made periodically by the Company, may cause the Company's actual results and performance to differ materially from the future results and performance expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to provide public updates, revisions or amendments to any forward-looking statements made herein to reflect changes in the Company s expectations or future events. BarPoint and BarPoint.com are trademarks of BarPoint.com, Inc. BarPoint Technology is patent-pending. All other registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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