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Local Matters Announces the Appointment of Five Key Executives



    Local Matters, Inc. today announced the appointment of five key
    executives.

    Alison Kane joined Local Matters as Executive Vice President of
    Online Media in January 2007. She comes to Local Matters from
    aQuantive, Inc., which was acquired by Microsoft Corporation in 2007,
    where she served as General Manager and Vice President of Atlas
    Search. Prior to Atlas, Alison was the Chief Operating Officer and
    Vice President of The Fidelis Group, a consultant to Pinnacle
    Ventures, and Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at TRIP.com.
    She has a BA in Business Administration and Computer Science from The
    University of Denver, an MS in Management from Purdue University and
    an MBA from the Budapest University of Economic Sciences.

    David Haupt joined Local Matters as Vice President of Marketing
    and Consumer Market Development in July 2007. He has worked in media
    and online publishing for over 13 years. Prior to Local Matters, David
    served as Director of Marketing and Business Development for Dasabo
    Software Solutions. In 1995, David founded and served as President at
    George Joyce Inc., publishers of The Onion Newspaper. David founded O
    Publishing, publishers of collegiate day planners, in 2002. David
    holds a BA in Economics from The University of Wisconsin and an MBA
    from The University of Denver.

    Nico Brooks joined Local Matters as Vice President of Search
    Strategy in November 2007. Nico has worked in online marketing and
    e-commerce since 1997. Nico has extensive experience working with
    marketers and advertising agencies and has been involved in the
    development of automated tools for search marketing campaign
    management. Mr. Brooks served as Director of Search Strategy for
    Atlas/aQuantive from 2004 to 2008. He has a BA in Mathematics from
    Earlham College, Indiana.

    Henry Ruiz joined Local Matters as Vice President of Media
    Solutions and Partnerships in Asia/Pacific Rim in November 2007.
    Henry´s online and mobile experience includes over 10 years of work in
    local search, product development, executive producing and general
    management in new media space. Henry was previously the Group Manager
    for New Media at Truvo Nederland BV, formerly World Directories Group,
    based in The Netherlands. Prior to that, he worked in numerous roles
    for the Digital Media group at Sensis Corporation in Australia. Henry
    holds a B.B.Sc with Honors from Latrobe University and a Master´s in
    Applied Psychology from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

    Rounding out our international delivery management team is Dave
    Kinnear, Vice President of Media Solutions for Europe. Dave joined
    Local Matters in February 2008. Dave previously worked for Telstra
    Corporation Limited where he served in a variety of roles including
    Group Manager, Wireless and Online Content. Prior, Dave served as
    Operations Manager at Sirex Group Pty. Ltd. in Melbourne.

    Local Matters´ CEO, Perry Evans, commented on the hires, "I am
    enthusiastic that we continue to be able to fill these critical
    positions with talented individuals with deep industry experience."

    About Local Matters, Inc.

    Local Matters, Inc. is a media technology solutions provider and
    specialized online media publisher, focused on the local search
    industry. It offers solutions that enable consumers to search for
    local content on the Internet and through voice-based directory
    assistance. It also owns and operates a network of thousands of
    locally oriented websites with content directed at consumers seeking
    extensive information about specific local shopping or planning
    activities. Local Matters delivers its media technology solutions to
    16 Yellow Pages publishers in nine countries, and 21 directory
    assistance service providers in 11 countries.