GoAmerica(R) Appoints Industry Leading Technologist to Board of Directors
March 24 2008 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
HACKENSACK, N.J., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GoAmerica,
Inc. (NASDAQ:GOAM), a provider of communications services for
people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-disabled, today
announced the appointment of Chris Gibbons to its Board of
Directors. Gibbons is an experienced technologist having held
multiple executive positions at Microsoft including Chief
Information Officer (CIO). While at Microsoft, Chris also served as
General Manager of Microsoft's Enterprise Computing Group which was
responsible for global Office 2000 marketing programs for
enterprises. Most recently, Chris was the Chief Technology Officer
(CTO) and a board member of eStara Corp, an e-commerce optimization
provider, until it was acquired by ATG in 2006. In addition to his
technology roles, Gibbons has also held a number of operational and
financial positions. Chris is currently an advisor to Clearlake
Capital Group ("Clearlake Capital") and serves as a member of
Clearlake Capital's Executive Council. Previously, Chris was the
CIO for Promus Corp, serving as VP Finance for its Holiday Inn
division. He also advised Texas Pacific Group on technology
investments. Gibbons holds a B.S. in mathematics from Lawrence
University and Northwestern University, along with an M.S. in
accounting and information systems from Northwestern University.
"This is a unique business with a unique purpose," said Gibbons.
"I'm fascinated by the many ways we can apply technology and
innovative approaches to communication to advance the company's
mission, and to improve the quality of life for the deaf and hard
of hearing community." "Chris' operational, financial, and
technical background will serve the Company well as we position
GoAmerica for growth in our key target markets," said Behdad
Eghbali, a partner at Clearlake Capital and GoAmerica board member.
"I have had the privilege of working with Chris, and strongly
believe he will have an immediate impact here." "Chris is a highly
respected, prominent industry veteran," said Aaron Dobrinsky,
GoAmerica's chairman. "We are delighted to welcome someone with
Chris' vast experience to complement the talent on our board. We're
certain Chris will add immense value as we support management's
efforts to integrate our recent transactions and scale the
business." The Company also announced the retirement of King R. Lee
from its Board, effective March 20, 2008. Mr. Lee joined the
Company's Board in 2003 having been a founder of Wynd
Communications, a company acquired by GoAmerica in 2000. The Board
expresses its sincere appreciation for King's dedicated service
during the past five years. About GoAmerica As a result of its
acquisitions, GoAmerica is the nation's largest and second largest
provider of text relay and video relay services, respectively, and
provides a wide range of communications services tailored to the
needs of people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-disabled.
The Company's vision is to improve the quality of life of its
customers by being their premier provider of high quality,
innovative communication services that break down communications
barriers. For more information on the Company or its services,
visit http://www.goamerica.com/ or contact GoAmerica directly at
TTY 201-527- 1520, voice 201-996-1717, Internet Relay by visiting
http://www.i711.com/, or video phone by connecting to hovrs.tv.
About Clearlake Capital Group Clearlake Capital Group is a private
investment firm integrating private equity, leveraged finance, and
special situations in both private and public market opportunities.
Clearlake Capital seeks to partner with world-class management
teams to invest in businesses going through change or expansion
with patient long-term capital. The firm has a flexible mandate to
invest across the capital structure in corporate divestitures,
recapitalizations, restructurings, going private buyouts and
minority equity investments. Clearlake Capital's founding
principals, Steven Chang, Behdad Eghbali, and Jose Feliciano, have
led over 40 investments totaling more than $3 billion of capital in
sectors including business services, communications and media,
energy and power, healthcare, manufacturing, retail/consumer and
technology. Safe Harbor The statements contained in this news
release that are not based on historical fact -- including
statements regarding the anticipated results of the transactions
described in this press release -- constitute "forward- looking
statements" that are made in reliance upon the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect",
"estimate", "anticipate", "continue", or similar terms, variations
of such terms or the negative of those terms. Such forward- looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not
limited to: (i) our limited operating history; (ii) our ability to
respond to the rapid technological change of the wireless data
industry and offer new services; (iii) our dependence on wireless
carrier networks; (iv) our ability to respond to increased
competition in the wireless data industry; (v) our ability to
integrate the businesses and technologies we have acquired; (vi)
our ability to generate revenue growth; (vii) our ability to
increase or maintain gross margins, profitability, liquidity and
capital resources; and (viii) difficulties inherent in predicting
the outcome of regulatory processes. Such risks and others are more
fully described in the Risk Factors set forth in our filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our actual results could
differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by,
such forward-looking statements. GoAmerica is not obligated to
update and does not undertake to update any of its forward looking
statements made in this press release. Each reference in this news
release to "GoAmerica", the "Company" or "We", or any variation
thereof, is a reference to GoAmerica, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
"GoAmerica", the "GoAmerica" logo, "i711", and the "i711.com" logo,
and "Relay and Beyond" are registered trademarks of GoAmerica.
"i711.com" and "i711 Wireless" are trademarks and service marks of
GoAmerica. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners. CONTACTS: GoAmerica Laura Kowalcyk Cubitt Jacobs &
Prosek 212-279-3115 x209 DATASOURCE: GoAmerica, Inc. CONTACT: Laura
Kowalcyk of Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek, +1-212-279-3115 x209, , for
GoAmerica, Inc. Web site: http://www.goamerica.com/
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