Uncle Gerry...First your daughter leaves BNET and then Mike Wehrs decides to take an interim CEO job somewhere other than BNET!! Did Mike find out BNET is a scam?? Uncle Gerry, does this mean you are still running BNET communications?? LMAO All imo.
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 03/26/10 -- Winmax Trading Group, Inc. (Winmax) (PINKSHEETS: WNMX) is pleased to announce that it has completed the transaction to spinout its bnetTV subsidiary for a payment in shares and cash in the new company. The decision to do this transaction was announced in October 2009 and it includes the transfer of all bnetTV.com, Inc. related assets, brands, equities and its valued video library to the new independent company, bNET Communications, Inc.
Management of Winmax felt it was time to unlock the substantial value of this asset. This required being independent and having new leadership focused on the media company business model of bnetTV.com, Inc., to catalyze its strategy for growth. President and CEO of Winmax, Gerald Sklar, stated, "Shareholder value is a priority, and the successful incubation of bnetTV is what created such a strong asset base for this spinout to bNET Communications, Inc. The Winmax Board is confident that this transaction is the best way to unlock an undervalued asset which will increase shareholder value." bNET Communications, Inc. has secured a well known and highly respected industry veteran with senior leadership experience with Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft and AOL to lead the company. The company's new president and CEO along with the leadership team will be announced by bNET Communications, Inc.
New York, NY – Aug. 9, 2010 – Scanbuy, Inc. (www.scanbuy.com), the global leader in mobile barcode solutions, announced today that the Board of Directors has appointed Mike Wehrs on an interim basis to assume the responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer and President and to join the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Wehrs succeeds Jonathan Bulkeley, who after serving since 2006 resigned to pursue other interests. "The Board is grateful for Jonathan's vision and leadership of Scanbuy over the last four years. His tenure has been marked with outstanding service. We wish him well in his new endeavors," said Steve Smith of Masthead Ventures and a Scanbuy board member.
Most recently, Mr. Wehrs served as President and CEO of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). In that role, Mr. Wehrs oversaw the association's day-to-day operations, global expansion and market development promoting the use of mobile marketing worldwide. Prior to the MMA, Mr. Wehrs served as Chief Evangelist and Vice President of Industry Affairs at Nuance Communications, Inc. Prior to Nuance Communications, Mr. Wehrs served as Vice President, Product Management and Global Marketing for Tegic Communications, an AOL company. As the product management visionary for Tegic's wireless platform and embedded products, and global marketing group leader, he also served as an industry standards and public policy representative within a number of industry bodies. Prior to Tegic Communications, Mr. Wehrs worked for Microsoft Corporation, where he was responsible for driving industry adoption and business development opportunities in support of many of Microsoft's products. During his tenure at Microsoft, Mr. Wehrs held various senior roles, working on technology and standards, as well as directing market research and product planning for Microsoft's Windows and Mobile and Embedded Devices divisions. Previously, Mr. Wehrs was Director of New Technology at Samsung Electronics America and Executive Vice President for Orcatron Communications, Ltd. He has also held director positions at Sony Electronics, Inc. and Conner Peripherals, Inc.
