OLDSMAR, FL, USA (SANEPR.com) February 15, 2008 -- HYP Network, LLC, Directorio en Español an ABRY Partners, LLC venture announced today that Jim Butler, a twenty-five year Yellow Pages veteran has joined the company as the new Chicago-area General Sales Manager. He will lead the sales team of the oldest Hispanic Yellow Pages directories publisher in America, now celebrating its 29th anniversary with the Chicago Metro and Suburban editions. Mr. Butler, an Omaha, Nebraska native studied at the University of Nebraska comes to HYP from various distinguished sales positions including 23 years with Dex, 2 years White Directory, plus ten years with telecommunications companies.
About HYP Network (www.hypnetwork.com)
HYP Network is the leading independent publisher of Spanish-language Yellow Pages directories in the United States. The Company presently publishes directories in Atlanta, GA; Tampa, Orlando, and Sarasota/Ft. Myers, FL; Chicago, IL; New York City/Westchester, NY; Dallas and Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Washington, DC; Baltimore, Maryland and Virginia. The Company is majority owned by ABRY Partners of Boston, MA.
About ABRY Partners
ABRY Partners, based in Boston, MA, is one of the oldest and largest private equity funds in North America investing exclusively in media, entertainment and communications companies. ABRY has $3.0 billion of capital under management and since 1989 has completed over $16.0 billion of leveraged acquisitions and other media sector private equity transactions.