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Arise Appoints John A. Meyer Co-Chairman and CEO

Arise Appoints John A. Meyer Co-Chairman and CEO (Photo: Business Wire)

John Meyer has over 28 years of leadership experience with large publicly traded organizations, most recently having served as CEO and President of Acxiom Corporation, a $1.2 billion global interactive marketing services company with more than 6,500 employees. He previously served in various executive positions with Alcatel-Lucent and EDS.

Angela Selden, who has been Chief Executive Officer of Arise since 2005, has been appointed to serve as Co-Chairman. In this position, she will take on a strategic leadership role to accelerate the company's global reach by focusing on business development & global marketing, product & services development, government affairs, and public policy.

J. Michael Cline, the principal shareholder of Arise and Managing Partner of Accretive LLC, said, "John Meyer joins Arise at a key inflection point in the company's trajectory, and I am thrilled he has accepted the roles of Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. John brings broad global experience at large publicly traded companies, strong leadership and execution skills, and deep experience in telecommunications at Alcatel-Lucent and financial services at EDS. His expertise in building high growth organizations both in the United States and internationally is key for Arise as we expand our global footprint. Arise is the pioneer of the virtual business solutions industry, and is fundamentally changing customer care, delivering best quality, cost and value to clients.

"Angie has been instrumental in growing Arise into an industry leader, providing superior results and high client satisfaction and generating outstanding year-over-year revenue growth. Angie is a visionary who established virtual business services as a mainstream solution for Fortune 500 companies and John will continue to shape industry innovations. The partnership between Angie and John will accelerate Arise's momentum as it continues to deliver high value solutions to our portfolio of marquee clients."

John Meyer commented, "Arise has an enviable track record delivering high quality services and results for major global brands. I join Arise with great excitement as we look to expand our innovative solutions internationally and within key industry verticals, such as telecommunications and financial services. By managing virtual platforms, we have developed a new generation of high caliber virtual workers who are much more intimately aligned with the personalized needs of today's demanding customers. Virtualization improves performance, reduces costs, and is clearly the business model of the future. I look forward to working with Angie and the rest of the Arise team to create value for our clients, VSC partners and employees."

Angela Selden added, "With John Meyer joining us, we have an exceptionally talented and experienced executive team to lead Arise through a new growth phase, as we continue our expansion globally and solidify our leadership in virtual business solutions industry. I believe this partnership approach has real benefits in terms of shared wisdom and experience, and I look forward to working with John as we maximize our growth opportunities."

About John Meyer

John served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Acxiom Corporation from February 2008 to March 28, 2011. Prior to this, he served as President of the Global Services group of Alcatel-Lucent for five years, where he was responsible for more than $6 billion in annual revenue and the management of more than 20,000 people. Prior to joining Lucent, he spent almost 20 years in a number of high-profile positions at EDS, including Chairman of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Operating Team, President of Diversified Financial Services and Credit Services Divisions, and CIO for the company's GMAC business. John's global, multi-industry experience at EDS was marked by numerous successes, including doubling revenue in EMEA from $3.6 billion to $7.2 billion in four years.

Before entering the business world, John served as a flight commander and was selected as a captain in the U.S. Air Force. He holds an MBA from the University of Missouri and a BS in management from Pennsylvania State University.

About Arise Virtual Solutions Inc:

Founded in 1997, Arise Virtual Solutions Inc. is the world's leading provider of virtual business solutions for brands seeking to improve business results through their sales and service channels. Arise customizes and delivers high quality voice, e-mail, and chat customer service, technical support, and sales through a network entrepreneurial, self-incorporated home-based Arise Certified Professionals (ACPs) in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Arise adds value for its clients through an unmatched combination of superior service and best cost. Through the guiding principle of Undisputed Top Performanceâ„ , the company's 100 percent virtual model is able to best match ACPs' skills to specific client needs, enabling unparalleled flexibility for companies to grow while improving customer satisfaction.

No other company better understands how to bring the virtual solutions model to life for premium brands. For more information on Arise, please go to www.arise.com.

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Arise Virtual Solutions Inc.
Peter Hargittay, 954-392-2774
VP, Marketing & Sales Operations
marketing@arise.com