Amaru Announces New Members to Board of Directors
March 21 2007 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Amaru, Inc. (OTCBB:AMRU), a leading provider of interactive
broadband entertainment and media on demand, announced today new
members, including two independent directors, to its Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors has also appointed Mr. Sakae
Torisawa as the Chairman of Amaru, Inc. �These new appointments
demonstrate our commitment to enhancing our corporate governance
and increasing the Board�s independence,� said Mr. Torisawa,
Chairman of Amaru, Inc. �They each offer a significant amount of
professional experience and knowledge which will add tremendous
value to Amaru as we continue to build a global new media company.
We are also in the process of establishing several board committees
including the audit and remuneration committees.� Mr. Sakae
Torisawa was appointed as director, effective January 8, 2007, and
appointed as the Chairman of Amaru, Inc., effective March 5, 2007.
Presently, Mr. Torisawa works for C & P Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore
as a Senior Advisor. He was appointed as a director of Auston
International Group, a company trading on the Singapore Stock
Exchange, effective December 28, 2006. Mr. Torisawa�s professional
experience includes being a partner at Glencore Far East Ag in
Switzerland, an international trading and industrial firm. He has
also worked at Union Carbide USA as a U.S. representative in the
Tokyo office for the Metal division and Hockmetals Group, a global
trading and mining firm, as a trader. Mr. Ngiam Zee Moey was
appointed as an independent director effective March 5, 2007. From
2004 until present, Mr. Moey has been Joint Company Secretary for
AEI Corporation Ltd. From 1987 until March 2005, Mr. Moey served as
the Group Financial Controller for Lauw & Sons Group of
Companies. He was responsible for all financial matters of the
Group's Singapore operations, development and implementation of
marketing programs of the Group's properties and identifying and
developing investment opportunities. He also reviewed quarterly
financial and management reports of several companies in USA,
Taiwan and Australia. Mr. Moey is a member of the Institute of
Certified Public Accountants of Singapore; he is a member of the
Marketing Institute of Singapore, and a Fellow of Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants UK. Mr. Lewis Marks was appointed
an independent director as of March 5, 2007. Mr. Marks has been a
Director of CBH Resources Co., Ltd., Sydney, Australia since 2003,
and has been a Director of Coeau Vert Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan since
2002. From 2002 until present, he has been a Managing Member of
M.I.C. Global Partners, LLC. He graduated from the Georgetown
University of Foreign Service (BSFS 1973) and SUNY Buffalo School
of Law (1977). Mr. Marks is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and
Japanese. About Amaru, Inc. Amaru, Inc., through its subsidiaries
under the M2B brand, is a leader in the Broadband Media
Entertainment business, and a major provider of interactive
Entertainment-on-demand, Education-on-demand and e-commerce
streaming over Broadband channels, Internet portals, and 3G
devices. To date, the Company has launched multiple Broadband TV
websites for Hollywood and Asian entertainment, education and
online shopping, with over 100 channels designed to cater to
various consumer segments and lifestyles. Its content covers
diverse genres such as movies, dramas, comedies, documentaries,
music, fashion, lifestyle, edutainment, and more. The M2B brand has
established its competitive edge by offering access to an expansive
range of content libraries for aggregation, distribution and
syndication on Broadband and other media; including rights for
merchandising, product branding, promotion and publicity. For more
information, visit www.amaruinc.com. This press release contains
forward-looking statements, which are subject to change. The
information posted in this release may contain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by use of the
words "may," "will," "should," "plans," "expects," "anticipates,"
"continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," and similar
expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected or anticipated. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, growth and demand for broadband
services, the unproven nature of the subscriber model, consumer
adaptation of set-top boxes, the ability to execute content deals
on favorable terms, government controls on media & gaming in
various regions, the ability to manage rapid growth, disruptions to
networks, competitors and new entrants, changes in product mix, our
efforts to establish independent broadband sites in countries where
conditions are suitable, our ability to expand our offerings of
content in entertainment and education, and various other factors
beyond the Company�s control.
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