Uproar Inc. Names Sean Ellis President of Europe; Founder Michael Simon to Remain on Board of Directors.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000 Uproar Inc. (Nasdaq/EASDAQ: UPRO) today announced the promotion of Sean Ellis, its Senior Vice President of Business Services, to the position of President of Europe. Michael Simon, who founded the company in 1995 and who has most recently been serving as its President of International, will step down from that position and from day-to-day involvement in the company's business effective October 1, 2000. He will remain a member of Uproar's Board of Directors. "As Uproar's founder, Mike Simon Mike Simon (born April 13, 1883 in Hayden, Indiana; died June 10, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) was a catcher in Major League Baseball between 1909 and 1915. Teams
"As we continue to build our core business to position Uproar as a true global leader in the online entertainment category," continued Cron, "Sean Ellis's appointment as President of Europe fortifies our management team in those important markets." "Sean played a vital role in establishing Uproar's U.S. operations and has extensive international experience as well," added Michael Simon. "I am confident that his talent and leadership will contribute meaningfully to Uproar's success overseas." Sean Ellis Since 1996, Ellis has held several positions within Uproar and Uproar Europe including Senior Vice President of Business Services, Vice President of Marketing, and Product Manager of Online Games. Prior to joining Uproar, he worked with New World Publishing. Ellis earned a B.A. in International Relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, and World Trade from the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. . Michael Simon A member of the Board of Directors, Simon is the founder of Uproar and served as its Chief Executive Officer from February 1995 to September 1999. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors from July 1997 to December 1999 and as Uproar's Chief Financial Officer from November 1999 to May 2000. Simon earned an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis “Washington University” redirects here. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). Washington University in St. Louis is a private, coeducational, research university located in St. Louis, Missouri. and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. from the University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame . He currently resides in Budapest, Hungary. About Uproar Uproar Inc., producer of uproar.com, a leading online entertainment destination offering game shows such as Family Feud This article is about the American game show. For other versions, see Family Feud around the world. For rivalries between families, see Feud. Family Feud , Trivia Blitz and Blowout Bingo, games such as Video Poker Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console which is a similar size to a slot machine. History Video poker first became commercially viable when it became economical to combine a television-like monitor with a and QuickWin, and prizes including a $1,000,000 free lottery. With approximately 8.3 million registered users and 5.8 million unique users per month, Uproar ranks among the top 50 Web properties and reaches 7.6 percent of the online audience. The uproar.com network ranked among the ten stickiest networks on the Internet in June 2000. More than 40,000 sites are Uproar syndicate members, and Uproar sites are available in 14 languages worldwide. Headquartered in 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 with offices in San Francisco, London, Hamburg and Budapest, Uproar is publicly traded on both the Nasdaq National Market system and the European Association of Securities Dealers' Automated Quotation system. Note to editors: Digital photos of Uproar executives available. |
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