CGI Holding Corporation Announces Changes to Board of Directors.LAKE BLUFF, Ill. -- CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. Holding Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : CGIH.OB) today announced the following changes to its Board of Directors: --John Giura, the founder and Vice Chairman of the Company, has resigned from the Board of Directors effective immediately, citing other business and personal commitments. John Giura, the founder and resigning Vice Chairman of the Company, stated, "At this point in my career I have decided to spend more time on some of my private businesses and personal interests. I am very gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. by the growth and success being achieved by CGI which I founded in 1997, and I attribute much of this success to the tireless efforts of Gerry Jacobs and Pat Martin. The Company is in very good hands." Gerard M. Jacobs, the Company's 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. , stated, "I want to thank John Giura for his years of service to CGI Holding Corporation, especially his confident leadership in pointing CGI into internet services by acquiring WebSourced in 2001, for his consistent support of our efforts to create shareholder value at CGI via growth and acquisitions, and for his loyalty and friendship." --Steven "Pat" Martin, director and CEO of the Company's WebSourced, Inc. subsidiary, has been named the new Vice Chairman of the Company. Gerard M. Jacobs, the Company's CEO, stated, "The choice of Pat Martin as CGI's new Vice Chairman reflects the extremely high level of trust and confidence which I and the rest of our Board of Directors have in Pat and in his business strategy and style, and also recognizes the very rapid, profitable, and continuing growth of our WebSourced, Inc. subsidiary under Pat's leadership." Steven "Pat" Martin, the Company's new Vice Chairman, stated, "CGI is on a roll. WebSourced continues to exceed expectations, and Scott Mitchell Scott Mitchell may refer to:
--Xavier Hermosillo has been elected a new director of the Company. Mr. Hermosillo, 54, has an extensive background in business, government affairs, marketing and crisis 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 . For the past 20 years, he has been the President of CrisisPros, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , California, a firm specializing in damage assessment/repair and crisis communications Crisis communications are generally considered a sub-specialty of the public relations profession that is designed to protect and defend an individual, company, or organization facing a public challenge to its reputation. for corporations and government agencies across the U.S. He is also the Senior VP of Star Grants, Inc., a firm which provides grant-writing services to non-profit and government agencies in the Southwestern U.S. Mr. Hermosillo is: a former Chief of Staff to major Democratic and Republican leaders in the California legislature; an award-winning print journalist, television commentator and radio talk show host in Los Angeles; former Chairman of N.E.W.S. for America, the umbrella for a coalition of Los Angeles-area Latino non-profit and community service organizations; a former Chairman and member of the city-wide Latino community forum for Police Chief William Bratton of the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation). After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School (Los Angeles) in 1960, Baca worked his way through East Los Angeles College before starting with the L.A. . Together with the Company's CEO Gerard M. Jacobs and the Company's Chairman T. Benjamin Jennings, Mr. Hermosillo was an original member of the Board of Directors of Metal Management, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, when it was founded in 1995. Mr. Hermosillo has earned Honors Degrees in the Administration of Justice, Marketing and Management. Mr. Hermosillo is a native of and lives in San Pedro, California. Gerard M. Jacobs, the Company's CEO, also stated, "I am delighted that Xavier Hermosillo has accepted my request to serve on CGI's Board of Directors. "X" is extremely intelligent, engaging and accomplished. His business and political skills, experience and contacts, especially in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and with the Latino community nationally, will be tremendously helpful to me and CGI's businesses." CGI Holding Corporation, based in Lake Bluff, Illinois Lake Bluff is a village in Lake County, Illinois. It is the closest moderate-sized town near the Great Lakes Navy Base. The population is 6,056 according to the 2000 census. The town has a volunteer fire department, and police department. , currently has one subsidiary, WebSourced, Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina Morrisville is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,208 at the 2000 census. A Special Census was conducted by the United States Census Bureau in March 2004, when the population was enumerated at 11,915. , a leader in search engine marketing (see www.keywordranking.com) and on-line dating (see www.Cherish.com). Statements made in this press release that express the Company's or management's intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations or predictions of future events, are forward-looking statements. The words "believe", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "will" and similar expressions are intended to further identify such forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Those statements are based on many assumptions and are subject to many known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company's actual activities, results or performance to differ materially from those anticipated or projected in such forward-looking statements. Other factors that could cause the Company's actual activities, results or performance to differ materially include risks and uncertainties relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc : existing and potential litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. ; historical losses; likely inability to collect all monies owed to us; acquisitions financing, terms, conditions, and ability to close; volatile stock price; integration of acquired businesses; managing growth; availability of skilled labor and key personnel; weak general economic and business conditions; competition; lack of long-term contracts; lack of brand awareness; client expectations; dependence upon the internet as a means for commerce; governmental regulation or taxation; inability to protect intellectual property; insider control; no dividends; Nevada laws that could discourage transactions involving the Company's stock; and other factors and risks discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company cannot guarantee future financial results, levels of activity, performance or achievements and investors should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein represent the judgment of the Company as of the date of this press release, and the Company expressly disclaims any intent, obligation or undertaking to update or revise such forward-looking statements to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based. |
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