Steven M. Besbeck Appointed to MeetMe(R), Inc. Board of Directors
September 04 2012 - 8:00AM
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MeetMe, Inc. (NYSE MKT: MEET), the public market leader for social
discovery, announced today that the MeetMe Board has appointed
Steven M. Besbeck to its Board of Directors. In addition to serving
as a Director, Mr. Besbeck will Chair the Audit Committee.
"We are pleased to have Steven join the MeetMe, Inc. Board of
Directors," said John Abbott, Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of MeetMe, Inc. "Steven's extensive public
company experience, both as a CEO and at the Director level,
coupled with his expertise in corporate governance will be valuable
to our growth as a public company."
Mr. Besbeck is currently a Managing Director with Diamond
Capital Advisors, LLC., a middle-market investment bank. In
addition, Mr. Besbeck has a long track record as a public company
CEO. Between 1983 and 2007, Mr. Besbeck was the Chairman and CEO of
Aspyra ( (OTCBB: APYI), which at the time was traded on the
American Stock Exchange), which he co-founded and established as a
leading company in its industry. Prior to founding Aspyra, Mr.
Besbeck was the President and CEO of American Cytogenetics, where
he turned the nearly bankrupt company into a successful venture,
directing 11 acquisitions and selling the company in 1983.
Mr. Besbeck currently serves as a director, Chairman of the
Nominating and Governance Committee, and member of the Audit
Committee of Iris International, Inc. and has served previously on
public company boards including Aspyra, Inc.; American Pay
Telephone Systems; Bristol Gaming; HSC Services; American
Cytogenetics; and Agincourt Ventures, Inc. He is a member of the
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), and he has been
a speaker on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and corporate
governance.
Mr. Besbeck joins the MeetMe, Inc. Board of Directors as its
ninth member.
About MeetMe, Inc. MeetMeĀ® is the leading
social network for meeting new people in the US and the public
market leader for social discovery (NYSE MKT: MEET). MeetMe makes
meeting new people fun through social games and apps, monetized by
both advertising and virtual currency. The MeetMe brand grew out of
the merger of myYearbook and Quepasa in November 2011. With 60% of
traffic coming from mobile, MeetMe is transforming how people
discover one another in a mobile-first world. The company operates
MeetMe.com, Quepasa.com, and MeetMe apps on iPhone, iPad, and
Android.
Contact: Robin Shallow EVP Communications & Public
Relations MeetMe, Inc. (215) 862-7823 robin@meetme.com Follow us on
Twitter @meetme Investor Contact: E. Brian Harvey Vice
President of Capital Markets and Investor Relations MeetMe, Inc.
(215) 862-1162 x266 brian@meetme.com Follow us on Twitter
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