MANDALAY
MEDIA, INC. APPOINTS MOBILE GAMING VETERAN AS
PRESIDENT
LOS ANGELES – October 28, 2009 – Mandalay Media, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: MNDL) announced today
that it has elected Ray Schaaf as President, effective October 27,
2009.
Mr.
Schaaf, a veteran in the mobile entertainment industry, joins Mandalay Media as
President from Arcadia Entertainment, Inc. where he served as President and
CEO. Ray also served as the former President of Publishing for Glu
Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) where he built and grew the company into one of the top
world-wide mobile game publishers.
In
connection with Mr. Schaaf’s election, Jim Lefkowitz was named Chief
Operating Officer of Mandalay Media.
Mr. Guber
stated: “Ray is a gifted senior manager with seasoned international mobile
gaming and content experience. I personally believe he is the right person to
help us further grow our entertainment business globally while overseeing our
day-to-day operations. I look forward to seeing great leadership and innovation
from the new Mandalay Media team."
Ray
Schaaf’s 25 years of digital media experience spans games, content, ecommerce,
and mobile industries. He has led and managed companies in North America, Asia,
and Europe. Prior to Arcadia, Mr. Schaaf was COO of Navio, a digital content,
ecommerce, and promotions solution provider to Fox Interactive Media, Shockwave,
Disney, Sony BMG, EMI, and MasterCard.
Prior to
Navio, he was President of Publishing at Glu Mobile (previously Sorrent) where
he built the company into a top-tier global mobile game developer/publisher. As
President of Intershop, he oversaw the Americas and APAC operations, managing
both operations to profitability. Prior to Intershop, Mr. Schaaf was CEO and
President of XMARC, where he launched the first location-based application
deployed on a public wireless network. He has also held executive management
positions at Veritas Software, NeXT Computers, and Ziff Davis. Mr. Schaaf
received his B.S. degree in business from Boston College.
Mr.
Lefkowitz is a 20 year entertainment industry veteran with a wide range of
experience in law, business, finance, film and television. Mr. Lefkowitz joined
Mandalay in 2007 from Cantor Fitzgerald, where he was managing director of
Cantor Entertainment. Prior to Cantor, Mr. Lefkowitz was an agent for eight
years at Creative Artists Agency, a leading talent agency in Hollywood, where he
represented clients in connection with film, television, and other media
ventures. He began his career as an attorney at the law firm of Manatt, Phelps,
and Phillips in Los Angeles. He subsequently worked for six years as a business
affairs executive at Walt Disney Studios and Touchstone Pictures. Mr. Lefkowitz
is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Business Administration
and Michigan Law School.
About
Mandalay Media, Inc.:
Managed
by leading media and technology industry executives, the Company'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., the Company 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.
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fluctuations in the currencies of the countries in which the Company operates
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competition in the industry; the Company's ability to manage expenses; the
Company'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 SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. The Company does not undertake, and
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