Carey Metz Takes Strategic Investment Position in Cinsay, Inc. and Joins Board of Directors

AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - Aug 31, 2011) - Carey Metz has joined the Board of Directors of eCommerce software firm Cinsay, Inc., and has taken a substantial investment position in the company, it was announced today by Christian Briggs, Cinsay, Inc. Chairman of the Board. As Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Whiteside Energy, LP, Metz oversees that Houston-based firm's successful energy hedge fund. Before starting Whiteside, Carey was a founding partner at Alpha Energy Partners, a U.S.-based hedge fund started by former American Electric Power Co. traders.

"I am pleased to accept this position on Cinsay's Board of Directors, as I believe the company's patent pending eCommerce technology is poised to be a game changer for the way business is done online," Metz said. "This groundbreaking technology is the first to provide seamless integration between media of all forms and the ability to transact. The ideas of retail and content are now one. As an investor in Cinsay, I was excited about the company's future, but as a Board member I am committed in a much bigger way for ensuring the success of the business and helping execute the tremendous potential of Cinsay for all involved."

Prior to his role at Alpha Energy Partners, Metz was a member of the inaugural energy trading team at Citadel Investment Group from 2003-2004. His career in the energy arena began in 1997 at Houston Pipe Line Company, and continued with American Electric Power through 2003 after its acquisition of HPL. Metz received his BS from the University of Texas at Dallas, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

CINSAY is an eCommerce software platform that consists of a container accessible through most web browsers and which can feature original content that is syndicated and spread virally over the internet, thus multiplying sales opportunities exponentially. The Cinsay patent pending Smart Container Technology™ also allows customers to email engaging video, pictures and text content to friends and colleagues, thereby driving sales to a much broader audience than ever before possible. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with additional offices in Los Angeles and Dallas.