Jack Haire Joins TopTenREVIEWS Board of Directors

Business Wire, June 09, 2009

OGDEN, Utah -- Bringing a vast reservoir of experience, Jack Haire, recently named CEO of PARADE Publications, has become the newest member of the board of directors of TopTenREVIEWS, a Utah-based online company that compares products in the world of technology, including software, Web services and electronics.

“It will be a pleasure working with Jack,” said Jerry Ropelato, CEO and founder of TopTenREVIEWS. “He will be a tremendous asset to our team with his vision, experience and contacts in the publishing industry.”

No stranger to the online world, Mr. Haire helped launch CNNMoney.com, CNN’s exclusive business website, during his tenure as President of the Fortune/Money Group. He also spent 28 years with Time Warner Inc. (1978-2006), where he became both well respected and well-known in the publishing community.

Mr. Haire began his career at McGraw-Hill in 1974 and has since held a variety of executive positions with leading publications. From 1993 to 1998 Mr. Haire was the publisher of Time Magazine until he became the Executive Vice President of Time Inc. and the President of the Fortune/Money Group from 1998 to 2005. Mr. Haire spent time as the Chairman of the Time Warner Advertising Council and most recently has led his own company – Haire Media Ventures – assisting various other companies, including CNET Networks, in developing their advertising and media strategies.

Commenting on TopTenREVIEWS’ value to the consumer, Mr. Haire said, “I am really looking forward to working with the talented team at TopTenREVIEWS. In a world of converging personal and business technology tools, TopTenREVIEWS helps our users find the right product, at the right place … and for the right price. A highly valuable service during this uncertain time!”

Mr. Haire is the fifth member of the TopTenREVIEWS board along with Bo Peabody, Managing General Partner of Village Ventures; Mark Solon, Managing Partner, Highway 12 Ventures; and TopTenREVIEWS’ principals Jerry Ropelato and Stan Bassett.

About TopTenREVIEWS

TopTenREVIEWS ranks in the top 20 technology news sites according to comScore. It provides expert advice in the world of technology, offering hands-on reviews, side-by-side product comparisons, daily tech news and a tech column that appears in papers across the country. TopTenREVIEWS makes tech easy and accessible for today’s consumer.

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