Minyanville Media Names All-Star Board of Advisors

Tom Eggers, Former Dreyfus CEO, also Named Chief Operating Officer

NEW YORK, October 28, 2008--Minyanville Media, the fast-growing financial intelligence and entertainment media company, today announced the formation of a new Board of Advisors, including Tom Eggers, who will also serve as Minyanville’s COO to help guide the company moving forward.

“With the success and expansion of Minyanville, we wanted to surround ourselves with the finest human capital,” said Todd Harrison, CEO and Founder of Minyanville. “Their expertise in media, finance and entertainment aligns perfectly with our business objectives. You would be hard-pressed to find a more stellar set of advisors than the members of our board.”

Thomas Eggers, former CEO of Dreyfus Corporation and Scudder Investments, has been appointed as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. He will be responsible for helping the management team navigate the next phase of Minyanville’s growth.

“Tom will be a tremendous asset as we grow Minyanville,” said Kevin Wassong, President of Minyanville. “His counsel, and that of our entire board, will be key to our success in the next few years.”

Members of Minyanville’s new Board of Advisors include:
 

  • Bill Cella - CEO, The Cella Group and former CEO, Magna Global Worldwide

  • Chris Dixon - Managing Director, GGCP, Inc.

  • Tom Eggers - Former CEO of Dreyfus Corporation and Scudder Investments

  • Roger Goldman - Director and Audit Committee Chairman, American Express Bank

  • Larry Kramer - Senior Advisor Polaris Venture Partners, Founder and former CEO of MarketWatch

  • Wenda Harris Millard - President, Media and Co-CEO, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

  • Leonard Spivak - Retired Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

  • John Succo - Partner, Vicis Capital


They will be joined on the board by members of Minyanville’s internal management team:
 

  • Todd Harrison - Founder and CEO

  • Kevin Wassong - President

  • Charles Mangano - Chief Marketing Officer


About Minyanville Media

Minyanville Media is a next-generation digital media company that creates branded content to inform, educate and entertain all generations about the world of finance.

Led by a cast of animated "Critters" -- including Hoofy the Bull and Boo the Bear -- Minyanville uses a combination of smart analysis and entertainment to highlight the need for better financial understanding.

Targeting segments at all stages -- from kids to the most sophisticated professional investors -- Minyanville reaches its audiences through its Buzz & Banter subscription product, a website (www.minyanville.com) attracting nearly 1.5 million monthly unique visitors and content distribution deals with Yahoo! Finance, TD Ameritrade, Dow Jones MarketWatch, Bloomberg, AOL, MSN and others.

They have the first and only animated business news show -- Minyanville's World In Review -- that airs weekly on Yahoo! Finance. Minyanville "professors" are regulars on the Fox Business Network, CNBC and Nightly Business Network.

The company is also reaching more than 230,000 children through an educational virtual world at www.minyanland.com.