NEW HOPE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET), the public market leader for social discovery, today announced that Jason Whitt has been appointed to the company’s board of directors.
“We are excited to add Jason to our board of directors,” said Geoff Cook, Chief Executive Officer of MeetMe. “Jason brings a strong product mindset and a wide variety of business development expertise. Jason’s background in mobile and digital media make him a strong addition to our board as we execute on our mobile growth plan. We look forward to many contributions to come.”
Mr. Whitt currently serves as Senior Vice President of Corporate and Business Development for ReachLocal, Inc., a leader in powering digital marketing for local businesses. Prior to that, he was with VantagePoint Venture Partners, where he focused on investments in Internet/digital media, cloud delivered software & services, mobile, consumer-oriented technology and healthcare IT. Prior to VantagePoint, Mr. Whitt was responsible for acquisitions, venture investing, and corporate strategy for Cisco Systems’ Corporate Business Development group, where he led numerous transactions involving communications software and applications, enterprise collaboration, mobile/wireless, Internet/digital media, and consumer technology companies.
Mr. Whitt added, “MeetMe’s growing mobile traffic and revenue speak to the enormous opportunity to build a global brand for meeting new people. I am impressed by MeetMe’s focus on making it as easy as possible for mobile users to find new chat partners. I look forward to working with Geoff and the MeetMe team to capture the opportunity in front of us.”
The appointment of Mr. Whitt returns the board’s size to six members. Mr. Whitt replaces Alonso Ancira, who had served on MeetMe’s board from November 2006 until the Annual Meeting of stockholders held on August 11, 2014.
About MeetMe, Inc.
MeetMe® is the leading social network for meeting new people in the US and the public market leader for social discovery (NASDAQ: MEET). MeetMe makes it easy to discover new people to chat with on mobile devices. With approximately 80 percent of traffic coming from mobile and more than one million total daily active users, MeetMe is fast becoming the social gathering place for the mobile generation. MeetMe is a leader in mobile monetization with a diverse revenue model comprising advertising, native advertising, virtual currency, and subscription. MeetMe apps are available on iPhone, iPad, and Android in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Russian, Japanese, Dutch, Turkish and Korean. For more information, please visit meetmecorp.com.
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