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Epixtar Subsidiary, Voxx, Appoints
New COO and CFO
Friday, May 6, 2005
Enhances Business Process Outsourcing Expertise
Miami, FL & Manila, Philippines May 6, 2005, PRNewswire– Voxx Corporation (Voxx), a wholly owned subsidiary of
Epixtar Corp. (OTC:BB EPXR) providing business process outsourcing services, today announced the
appointments of Kenneth (Ken) Van Vranken as the new COO and Mahalingam (Mali) Shrinivas as its new CFO.
Chairman and CEO Ilene Kaminsky stated, "I am delighted that we have two new executives with a high
level of industry experience taking on the roles of COO and CFO at Voxx. With direct experience in
building and running call centers in the Philippines, I believe that Ken will be able to continue to
reduce our operational costs and provide cost-effective business process outsourcing services to our
rapidly growing client base."
Van Vranken comes from an extensive background in overseas Call Center operations. He previously held
the position of General Manager for ePerformax Contact Centers in the Philippines where he was responsible
for building and managing the company’s 1,700 station multi-site offshore operations. He has also held
leadership positions in operations at Center Partners, Inc. and Cooperative Marketing Concepts, Inc. in the
United States.
Shrinivas has over 17 years of finance and operations experience. He previously held senior positions
at Deloitte Consulting and Ernst & Young. He has also held CFO positions at Mossimo Inc., Dynarc
Group and Nielsen Systems. Mr. Shrinivas is a chartered accountant/CPA and is fluent in four languages.
He has extensive knowledge of ERP systems, CRM packages, Supply Chain software, and a variety of operating
systems.
David Srour, president and chief operating officer of Epixtar Corp., commented, "As an Ernst &
Young veteran, I have a profound appreciation for the disciplined environment in which Mali was groomed.
His addition will add tremendous value and insight to our senior management team."
Van Vranken will also assume the role of president of Epixtar Philippines IT Enabled Services, Inc.
previously held by company founder and consultant, Todd Fisch, who remains a consultant and global
strategist for the Company and its subsidiaries.
About Epixtar Corp. & Voxx Corporation
Epixtar Corp., based in Miami, Florida, is the parent company of Voxx Corporation (Voxx).
Voxx, Epixtar's most active subsidiary, is a business process outsourcing (BPO) company -- aggregating
contact center capacity and robust telephony infrastructure to deliver comprehensive, turnkey services
to the enterprise market. From campaign design through ongoing management, Epixtar delivers value-driven,
creative outsourcing solutions for customer relationship management (CRM) and telesales initiatives for
its customers. Clients use the Company's marketing expertise and well-trained personnel to acquire,
support, and enhance the customer experience, reduce costs and generate top-line revenue.
Epixtar/Voxx currently maintains seven contact centers in the Philippines and the United States with
developmental plans for additional centers over the next 24 months.
Forward-looking Statements
This Press Release may contain "forward-looking statements" regarding EPIXTAR'S business,
customers, partners, future products and services, estimates of future business prospects or financial
results, statements regarding EPIXTAR'S objectives, expectations, intentions, beliefs or strategies,
or statements containing words such as "believe," "project," "expect,"
"intend," "may," "anticipate," "plans," "seeks," or
similar expressions. It is important to note that EPIXTAR'S actual results could differ materially from
those in such forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.
All forward-looking statements, which may be contained in this Press Release are made as of the date
that such statements are originally published or made, and EPIXTAR undertakes no obligation to update
any such forward-looking statements. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor
for forward- looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the
Exchange Act, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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Contact:
Brandi Piacente
Investor Relations
The Anne McBride Company, Inc.
212-983-1702 x208
Email: bpiacente@annemcbride.com
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