Press Release
GiftCards.com, LLC Announces New President
Pittsburgh, PA | November 6, 2007
GiftCards.com, LLC, an industry leader in corporate and consumer Visa gift card distribution, announced today that Jeff Lininger has been named President. With the recent announcement that GiftCards.com will be moving to a new building, strong growth continues to be apparent from GiftCards.com, LLC.
Lininger brings twenty years of extensive knowledge in business and corporate development, strategic planning, product and brand management, operations, marketing, and sales to GiftCards.com. Formerly with Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., he served as Vice President of Business Development. While at Jackson Hewitt, Lininger created and implemented new strategies that enabled the company to achieve outstanding growth. With prior experience as an executive with Reliant Energy and Compaq Computer Corporation (currently HP), Lininger is an established leader that will greatly benefit GiftCards.com.
Commenting on the announcement, Lininger said, "GiftCards.com is a great company with highly innovative and competitive products and processes, highly skilled, loyal and dedicated employees, and a solid customer base. The GiftCards.com team has done a tremendous job focusing its approach to the gift card business. I'm excited about the opportunity to lead GiftCards.com and build on the momentum to grow the business by giving our customers what they want."
Jason Wolfe, CEO of GiftCards.com, LLC added, "Our key initiatives this year including our fulfillment center build out, our customer service center addition, CardTrack™ launch, and international expansion meant that the CEO and President roles needed to be split to fully realize our vision for the company. We are excited to have Jeff Lininger onboard as an executive leader for our Giftcards.com, LLC team and are looking forward to a bright future."
Wolfe has been making enormous advancements with GiftCards.com and is confident that with the help of Lininger, the momentum will continue.
About GiftCards.com, LLC
GiftCards.com was founded in 1999 as a division of Direct Response Technologies, Inc. In January 2006, Direct Response Technologies, Inc. was sold to Digital River (NASDAQ: DRIV) and GiftCards.com was purchased by Direct Sites, Inc. GiftCards.com provides prepaid Visa debit cards to consumers and corporations to expend as gifts, rewards, or incentives. GiftCards.com currently services thousands of corporations for their gift card needs including 25% of the Fortune 1,000. GiftCards.com, LLC is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
CONTACT:
Mark Schnirel
Marketing Specialist
Direct Sites, Inc.
866-739-4914 x151
