Internet America Announces New CFO and Relocation of Headquarters
15 January 2006
DALLAS, Jan. 12 -- Internet America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GEEK), a Dallas-based provider of Internet access services, announced today that Jennifer S. LeBlanc, CPA has been named Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. LeBlanc previously held audit management positions with PKF of Texas and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Prior to that, she was Director of Finance for a unit of National Data Corporation. She is a 1995 graduate of the University of New Orleans.
Billy Ladin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Internet America, said, "We are very excited to have an experienced financial manager such as Jennifer joining our team. Over the past few months, Jennifer, in a consulting role with us, has been leading the restructuring of our financial management and reporting systems to accommodate our continued focus on our wireless Internet access business."
Coincidental with LeBlanc relocating the accounting and finance operations to Houston, the Company also announced that it will relocate its corporate headquarters to Houston from Dallas, Texas and will consolidate some of its operations there. The Company expects the relocation to be completed in approximately two months. Certain operations are expected to remain in Dallas. The Company expects to incur charges in 2006 totaling approximately $130,000 for severance payments to impacted staff and other related relocation costs.
Glen Blackmon, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, explained that, "As we continue to focus on our wireless Internet access business, we believe that our other business lines can be better served by relocating some to Houston while leaving others in Dallas. In particular, our dial-up Internet access call center will remain in Dallas where we have a well-trained staff capable of maintaining that business segment."
Internet America is a leading Internet service provider primarily serving the Texas market. Based in Dallas, Internet America offers businesses and individuals a wide array of Internet services including broadband Internet delivered wirelessly and over DSL, dedicated high-speed access, web hosting, and dial-up Internet access. Internet America provides customers a wide range of related value-added services, including Fax2email, online backup and storage solutions, parental control software, and global roaming solutions. Internet America focuses on the speed and quality of its Internet services and its commitment to providing excellent customer care. Additional information on Internet America is available on the Company's web site at http://www.internetamerica.com .
Source: prnewswire
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