Sacramento, California; March 19, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Linked Media Group, (OTC: LKMG), an emerging leader in building a network of social media sites, announced today the appointment of two new directors to its Board, Mr. Eric Korb and Mr. Martin van der Roest. Both were appointed to the Board of Directors, effective March 17, 2009.
Mr. Korb has twenty five years of experience building successful companies. This demonstrated success includes Mr. Korb’s formation of Access Graphics in 1989 by merging another of his companies, CADsource, with two similar firms. This resulted in building an indirect channel of over 4,000 resellers with Access Graphics subsequently reaching $2 billion in sales. In 1988, at age 28, New Jersey Business magazine added Korb to its “Business Watch” list, and he became an “Arthur Young Entrepreneur of the Year” finalist. Mr. Korb is a publisher of numerous professional articles, and a keynote speaker for leading industry conferences and expositions. Mr. Korb graduated from the Krannert School of Management, Purdue University in 1981 with a B.S. degree in Industrial Management & Computer Science.
Mr. Van der Roest is the founder and president of The vdR Group, Inc., a privately held software development company operating since 1986. The Group‘s primary business is the design, development and delivery of integration technologies and solutions for product data management applications within manufacturing and engineering environments. Prior to founding the vdR Group, Mr. Van der Roest spent several years in the defense industry, including time with the Department of Defense and Hughes Aircraft Company. While at Hughes, he was nominated to the “Hughes Fellow” program. His academic background includes a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University at Fullerton and the University of Southern California (USC) respectively.
“We are very pleased to have Mr. Korb and Mr. Van der Roest as members of our BOD,” indicated Mr. Lee Traupel, CEO of Linked Media Group, Inc. These industry veterans will provide additional strength and depth to our BOD and will be able to advise us on multiple fronts, including technology development and licensing, acquisitions, product marketing, brand positioning and related areas.”
Linked Media Group is an online media company that is building and acquiring a network of Social Media sites that are topical, focused on niche markets and that can be monetized effectively via multiple revenue streams. Our focus is on building a network of sites that are informative, interactive and make life easier and more productive for consumers all over the globe. Contact: http://www.LinkedMediaGroup.com 866.606.1608; info@linkedmediagroup.com
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