Atrinsic Names Jerome A. Chazen as Chairman, Adds Mark Dyne and Jeffrey Schwartz to Board of Directors
12 November 2008 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
New Motion, Inc. doing business as Atrinsic (NASDAQ:NWMO),
announced today, that Jerome A. Chazen has been named the Chairman
of the Company�s Board of Directors, effective November 11. Mr.
Chazen, who has been a director of Atrinsic since 2006, replaces
Mr. Robert B. Machinist, who became Atrinsic�s Chairman upon the
completion of the Company�s merger with Traffix, Inc. on February
4, 2008. Mr. Machinist has resigned from the Company�s Board of
Directors and will serve as a consultant to the CEO and the Board.
In addition, the Company has appointed two new directors, Mark Dyne
and Jeffrey Schwartz, and announced that Andrew Stollman, the
Company�s President, has also resigned from the Company�s Board.
Mr. Stollman will remain with the Company within his current
operating role. Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Chazen are both independent
directors. Mr. Dyne currently serves as the CEO and the Chairman of
Europlay Capital Advisors, LLC, a merchant banking and advisory
firm. In this capacity, he provides corporate advisory services.
Mr. Dyne served as one of the first board members and was one of
the earliest investors in Skype and Joost.com. He previously served
as Chief Executive Officer of Sega Gaming Technology Inc. (USA),
Virgin Interactive Entertainment Ltd., and Sega Ozisoft Pty Ltd.
Mr. Dyne commented, �I am pleased to be joining the board at this
exciting point in the corporate evolution of Atrinsic because I
believe the Internet and mobile content sector will continue to be
an area of significant growth, and I continue to be impressed with
Atrinsic�s compelling business and competitive position.� Mr.
Schwartz is the former President and CEO of Autobytel, Inc., where
he created a leading online automotive marketing services company
with operations in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Previously, Mr.
Schwartz was President, CEO and a director of Autoweb.com, Inc. and
he also held several senior executive positions at The Walt Disney
Company, including Corporate Vice President responsible for
worldwide corporate alliance business development. Mr. Schwartz is
the founder and Managing Partner of Vertical Passion Media, a
leading web publisher. He also serves on the board of US Auto
Parts, the number one ranked automotive ecommerce site on the
Internet. Mr. Chazen commented, �Atrinsic represents an exciting
and emerging opportunity and I�m excited to add two proven leaders
in digital media and marketing to our board. We are focused on
developing Atrinsic into a leading Internet and mobile content
company. I also want to welcome Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Dyne to our
board. Jeffrey brings a proven track record at creating shareholder
value, ranging from business development, marketing and licensing
for Disney to the development of Autobytel. Mark has a long history
of developing digital properties and technology focused businesses
around the world. Both of these industry leaders will be of
incredible value to our enhanced board of directors.� Mr. Chazen
continued, �I also want to thank Mr. Machinist and Mr. Stollman for
their valued service to the Board of Directors and their many
contributions to the organization. I am pleased that Andrew will
continue to serve Atrinsic as its President. Bob was instrumental
in helping to successfully close the Company�s merger with Traffix.
Now that this important transaction is complete, he will remain as
a consultant to the company and will assist in helping Atrinsic
achieve its long-term strategic goals.� About Atrinsic New Motion,
Inc., doing business as Atrinsic (NASDAQ:NWMO), is one of the
fastest growing digital advertising and entertainment networks in
the United States. Atrinsic brings together the power of the
Internet, the latest in mobile technology, and traditional
marketing/advertising methodologies, creating a fully integrated
vehicle for both entertainment content and brand-based and
performance advertising. Entertainment content is organized into
four strategic services -- digital music, casual games,
sweepstakes, and community and lifestyle. Brands include Altnet, a
mobile legal music download service featuring original artists,
GatorArcade, a premium online and mobile gaming site, Bid4Prizes, a
low-bid mobile auction game, and iMatchUp, one of the first
integrated web-mobile dating services. Feature-rich advertising
services include a mobile ad network, extensive search
capabilities, e-mail marketing, one of the biggest publisher
networks around at 8000+ and growing, and proprietary entertainment
content. Headed by a team of Internet, new media, entertainment and
technology professionals, the Company is headquartered in New York
and has offices in Irvine, CA, Seattle, WA, and Moncton, Canada.
Atrinsic was recently called "a company to watch" by Wireless
Business Forecast, and the Company�s mobile content capabilities
were named a "rival to those of their mainstream-media
counterparts" by Wired Magazine. For more information, please visit
www.atrinsic.com. Forward-Looking Statements This news release
includes forward-looking statements. These statements are based on
certain assumptions and reflect our current expectations.
Statements including words such as �anticipate,� �propose,�
�estimate,� �believe� or �expect� and statements in the future
tense are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
important factors that could cause the actual results, performance
or achievements to differ materially from any future results,
performance, or achievements discussed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause
results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in
these forward-looking statements include the following: risks
related to the successful offering of the company�s products and
services in a recessionary economy; the risk that the anticipated
benefits of the company�s merger with Traffix and the company�s
acquisition of Ringtone.com may not be realized; and other risks
that may impact New Motion�s businesses, some of which are
discussed in the company�s reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the �SEC�) under the caption �Risk Factors.�
Copies of New Motion�s filings with the SEC can be obtained at the
SEC�s website at www.sec.gov. You can also obtain copies of New
Motion�s reports through its website at http://www.atrinsic.com.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the
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