Local.com
Corporation (NASDAQ: LOCM), a leading local search site and network,
today announced the appointment of Michael Plonski as its chief
technology officer.
"We are pleased to welcome Mike to the Local.com team. He brings
invaluable expertise and experience to the company,” said Heath Clarke,
Local.com chairman and CEO. “Mike will be responsible for the
development of our local search, advertising and distribution platform,
and we look forward to his contributions to the company and our future
growth.”
Plonski has over 15 years of corporate technology management experience
and has held several senior executive positions in a number of publicly
traded and privately held global technology companies. Most recently
Plonski served as the SVP/chief information officer & chief operating
officer, digital for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Plonski led the
company’s technology organization and initiatives and was responsible
for reconstructing the company’s technology infrastructure.
Prior to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Plonski held dual
responsibilities at the Tribune Company as vice president/Tribune
Information Systems (TIS) and vice president/chief technology officer
for Tribune Interactive (TI). At Tribune Interactive, Plonski
spearheaded the development and deployment of “Oxygen,” the common
content, publishing and advertising platform that powers all of the
Tribune websites. Plonski holds a Bachelors of Science degree in
mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
“Local.com is experiencing strong growth. I’m excited to be joining this
dynamic executive team to execute upon their strategy of making
Local.com the premier local search site and network,” said Plonski. “I
look forward to leveraging my technology, consumer and product
experience to enhance and extend the Local.com platform, and further
solidify Local.com’s leadership position.”
About Local.com®
Local.com (NASDAQ: LOCM) owns and operates a leading local search site
and the largest private label, local search network in the United
States. The company uses patented technologies to provide over 20
million consumers each month with the most relevant search results for
local businesses, products and services on Local.com and over 700
regional media sites. Businesses can target ready-to-purchase consumers
using a variety of advertising products. To advertise, or for more
information visit: www.local.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that are
based upon current expectations and involve certain risks and
uncertainties within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words or expressions such as "plan,"
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These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors,
some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
forecasted in the forward-looking statements. Additional key risks are
described in Local.com's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K,
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on
Form 8-K and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. We
undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking
statement for any reason.
Media and Investor Relations Contact:
Local.com
Cameron
Triebwasser
949-789-5223
ctriebwasser@local.com
