Digital Shelf Space Hires Former GAIAM Senior Executive as Its New President and Chief Operating Officer
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 27, 2014) - Digital Shelf Space Corp. (the "Company" or "DSS") (TSX VENTURE:DSS)(DTSRF) is pleased to announce that effective June 1, 2014, the Company has hired former GAIAM Inc. (GAIA) senior executive Mr. Patrick Baynes as its new President and Chief Operating Officer (overseeing US operations). Mr. Baynes will be taking over as President from Mr. Jeffrey Sharpe. Mr. Sharpe will remain as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Baynes spent the past 14 years with GAIAM Inc. (formerly Good Times Entertainment) originally as Vice President-Finance and Operations from May 2001 - August 2010 where he managed finance for the Retail and Direct to Consumer divisions including Direct Response (Infomercial), Catalogue, Web/Internet and Retail distribution channels. Since August of 2010 Mr. Baynes held the position of Vice President-General Manager-Direct Response where he was responsible for managing all aspects of the Direct Response division, including the creation and marketing of product advertisements using the internet, social media and long form 30-minute infomercial television spots.
"We are very pleased to have an experienced industry executive in Patrick Baynes taking over the leadership of our day-to-day operations and growth strategy," said Jeffrey Sharpe, CEO for DSS. "With the recent capitalization of the Company it has allowed us to add a key piece to the management team and with Patrick's leadership and experience we are optimistic about the future of DSS. Our goal under Patrick's leadership is to take DSS to the next level and become an industry leader."
"I am excited to become a part of DSS with its flagship products already in hand and a new project with FLO RIDA to execute." said Mr. Baynes. "Having spent the better part of 8 months working with DSS, I am certain we have a top notch management team in place and I am eager to take on this tremendous opportunity. I am confident now that the Company has been capitalized that we can move the business forward."
About Digital Shelf Space Corp.
Digital Shelf Space is an independent creator, producer and distributor of home entertainment content targeted at the fitness and sports instruction market. Digital Shelf Space's overall content partnership strategy is to align itself with world-class, global brand partners. For more information please visit www.digitalshelfspace.com and to view the Company's products please visit www.gsprushfit.com and www.touracademydvds.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Jeffrey Sharpe, CEO
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In connection with the forward-looking information contained in this news release, Digital Shelf Space has made numerous assumptions. While Digital Shelf Space considers these assumptions to be reasonable, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies.
Additionally, there are known and unknown risk factors which could cause Digital Shelf Space's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information contained herein. Known risk factors include, among others: Digital Shelf Space may not use funds received from the Offering as currently contemplated; reliance on the health and marketability of celebrity fitness talent in productions owned by Digital Shelf Space; actual results from the use of celebrity fitness products may differ substantially from anticipated results; the substantial investment of capital required to produce and market video and entertainment productions, limitations imposed by our financing abilities, unpredictability of the commercial success of our programming, difficulties in integrating technological changes and other trends affecting the entertainment industry.
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