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Hispanic
Yellow Pages Network Continues Growth and Development to the Expanding
US Hispanic Market
Hires Lisa Castilho
as Vice President, Finance and Carlos Flores-Gordon as Director
of Production
New York, NY--(HISPANIC
PR WIRE)--November 7, 2005--HYP Network, the leading independent
publisher of Spanish language yellow page directories in the United
States announced today that Lisa Castilho has been hired as Vice
President, Finance, and Carlos Flores-Gordon has been hired as
the Director of Production; both based in HYP Network’s
operations headquarters in Tampa, Florida.
Lisa comes to HYP Network
with a strong financial background and extensive management experience.
Most recently, she was the Controller at Outback Steakhouse in
Tampa and prior to that, the CFO of Universal Solutions, a company
she joined at their onset and helped grow to a sizable entity
over a 10-year period. Lisa is a Certified Public Accountant and
an MBA candidate with a focus in Accounting. “I am pleased
to be joining the management team at HYP, and using my financial
and leadership skills to help support and build an even stronger
business foundation for this organization.” quoted Lisa
Castilho.
Carlos joins HYP Network
with 15 years of experience in print production and publishing.
Most recently he was Production Director at Casiano Communications,
a leading Hispanic publisher of magazines, newspapers, and directories
in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Prior to that he spent four years as
General Manager at Digital Printing Inc. in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
“I look forward to utilizing my experience in production
and the Hispanic media market to help HYP continue to build a
distinctive and quality product to serve our user and advertising
customers.” stated Mr. Flores-Gordon on his appointment.
“We are delighted
to have attracted both of these outstanding, seasoned professionals
to HYP Network. Their skilled leadership and expertise in their
fields will help guide the effectiveness of our staff and deliver
the best product to our customers as we continue to expand into
2006. ” remarked CEO, Patrice Listfield.
About HYP Network
HYP Network is the leading independent publisher of Spanish language
yellow page directories in the United States.
HYP Network is 100%
focused on providing the business community with tools and expertise
to effectively reach the expanding Hispanic market. HYP Network
publishes dedicated directories and offers programs, which serve
and celebrate the rich heritage of the Hispanic community, such
as an exclusive local Hispanic art competition, whose winners
grace the covers of their directories.
The Company presently
publishes 14 directories in Tampa, Orlando, Chicago, Dallas, Ft.
Worth, Houston, Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, Atlanta, North
Georgia and Phoenix. HYP Network has announced plans to launch
in San Antonio. HYP Network also sells national advertising into
Spanish language directories in Miami and Broward County, Florida.
The Company is majority owned by ABRY Partners of Boston, MA.
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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CONTACT:
Patrice Listfield, CEO
(203) 226-8035
plistfield@hypnetwork.com |
