Hurray! News
Hurray! Co-founder and CFO Jesse
Liu to Resign from Management Position
BEIJING, May 31, 2007 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Hurray! Holding Co.,
Ltd. (Nasdaq: HRAY - News), a leader in artist development, music
production, wireless music distribution, and other wireless value-added
services in China, today announced that its co-founder Jesse Liu
will, effective June 30, 2007, resign from his position as Chief
Financial Officer, a role he has performed for the past six years.
Following his resignation, Mr. Liu will remain a board member and
continue to assist the company in its strategic transformation towards
becoming a leading entertainment content provider and distributor
in China. Sean Wang, currently President and Chief Operating Officer
of the company, will also assume the role of acting Chief Financial
Officer of the company. Mr Wang has previously been the Chief Financial
Officer of two Nasdaq listed companies in the United States.
“As a co-founder, Jesse has been instrumental in developing and
executing our initial strategy, raising private finance culminating
in our successful IPO on Nasdaq, and more recently working on our
transformation strategies. We appreciate his invaluable contribution
since inception and look forward to benefiting from his continued
support as a member of the board,” remarked QD Wang, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of the company.
“It has been an exciting and fulfilling six years for me to grow
with Hurray! from startup towards becoming a leading digital entertainment
content production and distribution house in China. I have been
hoping to transition away from day-to-day management and focus fully
on our strategic transformation and think the timing now is good,
as our strategic transformation takes shape while our core wireless
business remains remarkably resilient. I have total confidence in
our current management team’s ability to take this company forward
to new heights,” commented Jesse Liu.
About Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
Hurray! is a leader in artist development, music production and
offline distribution in China through its record labels Huayi Brothers
Music, Freeland Music, New Run Entertainment, and Secular Bird.
Hurray! is also a leading online distributor of music and music-related
products such as ringtones, ringbacktones, and truetones to mobile
users in China through the full range of wireless value-added services
platforms over mobile networks and through the internet.
The company also provides a wide range of other wireless value-added
services to mobile users in China, including games, pictures and
animation, community, and other media and entertainment services.
The company has further expanded its reach through a new venture
with Beijing TV Media, the new media channel of Beijing TV, to provide
mobile interactive services for all Beijing TV programs.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature.
These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions
of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You
can identify these forward- looking statements by terminology such
as "will," "expects," "believes" and
similar statements. The accuracy of these statements may be impacted
by a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated,
including risks related to: continued competitive pressures in China's
wireless value-added services market; changes in technology and
consumer demand in this market; the risk that Hurray! may not be
able to control its expenses in future periods; Hurray!'s ability
to succeed in the music development, production and distribution
business, with which it has only limited experience; changes in
the policies of the mobile operators in China or the laws governing
wireless value-added services; the state of Hurray!'s relationships
with China's mobile operators and the risk that Hurray! may be subject
to further sanctions and penalties from them in future periods;
and other risks outlined in Hurray!'s filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement on
Form F-1, as amended. Hurray! does not undertake any obligation
to update this forward-looking information, except as required under
applicable law.
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For more information, please contact:
Phoebe Meng
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: 8610-84555566 x 5532
yfmeng@hurray.com.cn
Source: Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
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