SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 18, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of i-level Media Group Inc. (OTCBB:ILVL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kevin Soong to the position of Vice-President, Sales and Marketing. In this newly-created position, Mr. Soong will assume executive responsibility for i-level's sales and marketing activities and will personally lead the company's business development initiatives with major accounts and media-buying agencies.
Kevin Soong brings more than 15 years of experience in China's media and advertising industry to this new position with i-level. Mr. Soong joins the company from Starcom MediaVest, a major international media and communications agency and a subsidiary of Publicis Groupe, where he was Business Director for their Beijing office. Prior to that, he held similar positions in both Shanghai and Beijing with other top international media-buying agencies, including Mindshare and ZenithOptimedia. In the course of his career, Mr. Soong has developed and managed key client relationships with major advertising accounts including LG Electronics, Red Bull, Nestle, Kraft Foods, IBM, Carrefour, Pepsi, China Telecom, and Unilever.
"i-level Media is a member of an exciting breed of new media companies that are just beginning to tap into an enormous potential in the market here", commented Mr. Soong on his decision to join i-level. "I'm excited about the ability of this media network to captivate viewers and connect with a high-quality audience. It will prove to be a very valuable communication channel for companies looking to build their brand in China."
"We are delighted to have a person of Kevin Soong's caliber joining i-level in this key role", remarked i-level's President and CEO, Aidan Sullivan. "Kevin's experience and contacts in the industry will be a major asset to the company. We look forward to the important contribution he will make to i-level's development, as we expand to become a national new media network in China."
Mr. Soong will officially take up his duties with i-level at the beginning of October.
About i-level: i-level Media Group Inc. (www.i-levelmedia.com) is an emerging media company delivering powerful digital media solutions for out-of-home advertising in China. The company owns and operates one of the largest digital in-taxi advertising networks in existence and also licenses its technology and expertise to third parties seeking mobile digital media solutions. i-level's proprietary technological platform, consisting of high-quality LCD displays mounted inside the passenger compartments of taxis, provides a consistent, reliable and high-impact channel for reaching consumers on the go. Through exclusive distribution agreements with China's leading taxi operators, i-level puts advertisers' messages in front of a highly sought-after audience, in a captive and intimate setting.
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