MANDALAY MEDIA, INC. APPOINTS MOBILE
GAMING VETERAN
TO BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
LOS ANGELES
– October 20, 2009
– Mandalay Media, Inc. (OTC Bulletin
Board: MNDL) announced today that it has appointed
Keith McCurdy to the board of directors, effective October 14, 2009. Mr. McCurdy is a
long-time veteran and leader in the mobile gaming
industry.
During a 10-year career at Electronic
Arts (EA), a leading interactive entertainment software company, Mr. McCurdy
held several senior positions including Vice President of Product Development,
Vice President of Technology, and Vice President of Online. He founded EA's
Online Division, leading the company's strategy and technology effort onto the
Internet. As Vice President of Technology for World Wide Studios, he was a
member of the Office of the President where he played a key role in the
company's M&A efforts, strategic relationships, and platform transition
strategies.
Mr. McCurdy is currently CEO and
Co-Founder of Vivaty, a web platform and online service for highly immersive,
personalized, and easy-to-use 3D virtual worlds easily accessed in the web
browser and integrated with existing web communities and content.
His 20-year career also includes previously serving as CEO of Blaze
Entertainment, where he built the company into a global mobile publisher,
distributing mobile games on 100 carriers worldwide. Mr. McCurdy is a board
member of Majesco Entertainment (NASDAQ:COOL).
“We look forward to Keith being an active
voice on our board in a time of enormous innovation and change in the mobile
gaming industry,” stated
Peter Guber, Mandalay Co-Chairman. “His hands-on experience as a CEO, entrepreneur and board member make him a great fit for our company as
we navigate through our current growth phase.”
About Mandalay Media,
Inc.:
Managed by leading media and technology
industry executives, MNDL’s mission is to build a unique combination of new
media distribution and content companies through acquisitions with domestic and
foreign businesses with strong management teams and historical financial
performance. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Twistbox Entertainment, Inc.
(“Twistbox”), MNDL is a leading global producer and publisher of mobile
entertainment. Twistbox has exclusive licenses with industry-leading brands,
direct distribution with more than 120 wireless operators in over 45 countries
and provides an extensive portfolio of award-winning games, WAP sites and mobile
TV channels. Its wholly-owned subsidiary AMV Holding Limited is a European
leader in direct-to-consumer mobile Internet content and
services.
For more information, please visit
www.mandalaymediainc.com or www.twistbox.com.
Safe
Harbor: This press release
contains forward-looking statements about MNDL within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements including words such as
"estimate", "expect", "anticipate" or "believe" and statements in the future
tense are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or actual
future results to differ materially from the expectations set forth in the
forward-looking statements. Some of the factors which could cause t MNDL’s
results to differ materially from the expectations include the following:
consumer demand for the MNDL’s products; consumer spending trends; fluctuations
in the currencies of the countries in which MNDL operates against the US dollar;
timely development and release of MNDL’s products; competition in the industry;
the MNDL’s ability to manage expenses; MNDL’s ability to manage and sufficiently
integrate acquisitions of other companies; adverse changes in the securities
markets; and other factors described in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2009. MNDL does not undertake, and specifically disclaim
any obligation, to release publicly the results of any revisions that may be
made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated
or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such
statements.