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J. L. Halsey In The News
J.L. Halsey Names Peter Biro VP of Corporate Development and Planning
Wednesday August 23, 9:00 am ET
Parent of Lyris and EmailLabs Continues to Strengthen Executive Team
WILMINGTON, Del. — Aug. 23, 2006 — J.L.
Halsey Corporation (OTCBB:JLHY
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a leading provider of marketing technology solutions through its subsidiary
companies Lyris Technologies, EmailLabs, ClickTracks and Hot Banana,
today announced that Peter Biro has been named to the new post of
Vice President of Corporate Development and Planning.
In this position, Biro will be responsible for overseeing merger and
acquisition activities for J.L. Halsey, structuring joint ventures
and strategic partnerships, and involved with planning and analysis
across the J.L. Halsey brands: Lyris, EmailLabs, ClickTracks, Hot
Banana and Sparklist. Biro will be based in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Prior to joining J.L. Halsey, Biro was founder and managing partner
of The Cowper Group, a Boston-based corporate development consulting
firm focused on buy-side mergers and acquisitions for small to mid-market
technology companies. Working with both venture-backed and public
companies, including J.L. Halsey, Biro consulted on the use of mergers
and acquisitions as a core part of business strategy and actively
assisted clients with transaction sourcing and execution.
Before founding The Cowper Group, Biro was responsible for mergers,
acquisitions and commercial deals for the managed services business
at Web hosting pioneer Exodus Communications (NASD:SVVS
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He previously held senior technology posts at First Union (now Wachovia)
and Morgan Stanley.
"We are delighted to have Peter join the J.L. Halsey team,"
said David Burt, chief executive officer of J.L. Halsey. "His
deep knowledge of the technology sector, coupled with his expertise
in securing and structuring strategic transactions — including
our acquisitions of Lyris, EmailLabs, ClickTracks and Hot Banana —
will be a valuable asset to our corporate development."
Biro earned an MBA from Stanford University. He graduated summa cum
laude from Duke with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering
and bachelor of arts degrees in both computer science and history.
Biro was a Rhodes Scholar finalist.
About J.L. Halsey Corporation
J.L. Halsey (OTCBB:JLHY
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is a leading eMarketing company that provides technology solutions
for marketers at mid-size businesses. Halsey has more than 13,000
clients. Its wholly owned subsidiaries-- Lyris Technologies, EmailLabs,
ClickTracks and Hot Banana -- provide a suite of best-of-breed tools
for managing email marketing campaigns end-to-end, publishing and
managing Web site content, creating landing pages, and optimizing
sites based on sophisticated, yet easy-to-use Web analytics. Clients
include Nokia, Adobe, PalmSource, Johns Hopkins University and Jupitermedia.
For more information on the company and its subsidiaries and brands
please visit www.jlhalsey.com,
www.lyris.com,
www.emaillabs.com,
www.clicktracks.com,
www.hotbanana.com
and www.sparklist.com.
Media Contacts:
Loren T. McDonald
Chief Marketing Officer, J.L. Halsey
650.388.3542
[email protected]
Ken Greenberg
Edge Communications, Inc.
818.990.500
[email protected]
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