VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 17, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Tradeshow Marketing Company (Pink Sheets:TSHO), a product development and specialty retail company, is pleased to announce today its board of directors has appointed Luniel de Beer as Chief Technical Officer.
As The Tradeshow Marketing Company's CTO, Luniel will be responsible for overseeing TSHO's global technology activities across all businesses, leading new product development efforts and expanding the company's robust technology infrastructure.
"We are committed to using technology to create the most customer-centric solutions and infrastructure," said Bruce Kirk, president and CEO, Tradeshow Marketing Company. "The strong technical and management expertise that Luniel brings to our team will help us explore new growth opportunities and enhance our work, creating the industry's most advanced infrastructure and e-commerce platform products."
Mr. De Beer comes to TSHO from Ekaria, where he acted as Operations Manager for www.shopamex.com, an eCommerce site owned by American Express, as well as the American Express corporate procurement eCommerce solution implemented worldwide. In his capacity, he managed a team of software engineers, project managers, and customer service engineers. During his tenure at Ekaria, shopAmex increased its online sales by an estimated 21%. He has also managed large projects for companies such as Microsoft, where he designed and built out several large-scale data centers against million-dollar budgets, and for the Airports Company of South Africa, where he designed, developed, and maintained their permit access system that managed photo permits and facility access for more than 30,000 permit holders across two of their largest international airports. Luniel brings with him a passion for enterprise solutions and forward-thinking.
TSHO distributes its own proprietary and As Seen On TV products through its retail stores, tradeshows, Television and via its eCommerce platforms soon to be located at www.sandstromdirect.com and www.ontvco.com
About Tradeshow Marketing Company, Inc.
Trade Show Marketing Company is a publicly traded direct sales company focused on the development and distribution of a wide range of proprietary products for the home and office environments. The company operates 2 Sandstrom Brand retail stores in Phoenix Arizona and has plans for an aggressive franchise expansion in early 2006. The company also operates a direct demonstration business via tradeshows and exhibitions throughout North America and will be launching their eCommerce web site in December 2005.
Established in 2003, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors effecting the company's operations, markets, products and prices and other factors discussed in the company's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.