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Lingo Media Appoints Former Rosetta Stone Executive to Lead Growth Initatives in Asia, North America & Middle East
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Lingo Media Appoints Former Rosetta Stone Executive to Lead Growth Initatives in Asia, North America & Middle East
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - September 22, 2016) - Lingo Media Corporation (TSX VENTURE: LM) (OTCQB: LMDCF) ("Lingo Media" or the "Company"), an EdTech company that is 'Changing the way the world learns English' through innovative online and print-based technologies and solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Laurent Glorieux, MBA, as Senior Sales Director leading the Company's growth strategy in Asia, North America and the Middle East. Formerly Sales Director, Global Resellers at Rosetta Stone and Sales Director at Tell Me More S.A., Mr. Glorieux is an entrepreneurial leader with 16 years of experience in propelling double and triple-digit growth in business-to-business, international software sales.

Prior to joining Lingo Media, Mr. Glorieux was Sales Director, Global Resellers for Rosetta Stone, the market leading $218 million global education-technology developer of language, literacy and brain-fitness software where he built a global strategy, secured partner contracts and specifically led key growth initiatives in emerging markets. Mr. Glorieux also led an enterprise and education sales team in Latin America and the Caribbean achieving 50%+ sales increase in just one year. In 2007, he was Sales Director at Tell Me More S.A., a global language learning company with a robust suite of SaaS-based language learning products and services, which was acquired by Rosetta Stone in 2014.

Michael Kraft, President & CEO of Lingo Media, stated, "We are pleased to have Laurent join the Lingo Media team to lead our growth effort in Asia, North America and the Middle East. Laurent brings to the team a vast and deep understanding of the EdTech industry, building global sales organizations and cultivating channel relationships in markets with major growth potential. Laurent's transition will be seamless given his entrepreneurial background and successes at Rosetta Stone and Tell Me More S.A. Our team welcomes Laurent and looks forward to working with him."

Mr. Glorieux commented, "Lingo Media is at a critical inflection point given its growth opportunities in Asia, North America and the Middle East. My 16-year career in Ed-Tech and language software sales allows me to bring many long-term relationships with individuals and enterprises that are potential clients for Lingo Media. Together with the Lingo Media team, we are executing a specific go-to-market strategy to generate new customers and to build the business."