SOURCE: Fortified Holdings Corp.
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September 27, 2007 02:30 ET
Fortified Holdings Officially Announces Advisory Board Roster
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - September 27, 2007) - Fortified Holdings Corp. (OTCBB: FFDH)
("Fortified" or the "Company") is pleased to officially announce the
appointment of several illustrious and exemplary individuals to Fortified
Holdings Advisory Board.
The formal acceptance of the corporate Advisory Board appointees was
officially announced today by Company Management and include Ambassador
Thomas C. Ferguson, a senior Member of the Reagan and Bush Administrations;
Mr. Steve Cooper, former CIO of Information Technology at the American Red
Cross and the former CIO of the Department of Homeland Security; Mr. Pierre
J. Thuot, President of Mach25 Solutions Incorporated and a former
multi-mission NASA astronaut; Rear Admiral Richard A. Appelbaum, United
States Coast Guard (ret.) a 35-year veteran with a distinguished career
both in operational command and senior administrative assignments; and
Everett Alvarez, Jr., a notable naval officer, lawyer, author,
entrepreneur, former Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Administration
and former POW well known for his 8 1/2-year captivity during the Vietnam
era.
During the announcement, Company CEO Brendan T. Reilly stated, "The
combination of business acumen and access to customer prospects that our
Advisory Board members can provide is a valuable asset to our business. We
are very excited to have the help and support of these industry and
business leaders as we grow shareholder value at Fortified Holdings."
Additional information and detailed biographies of the appointees can be
found on Fortified's corporate website at:
www.fortifiedholdings.com/about/leadership.asp.
Fortified Holdings Corp. (OTCBB: FFDH)
Fortified Holdings Corp. aims to become a diversified internationally
focused holding company with a portfolio of dynamic and rapidly expanding
industry leading subsidiaries servicing the needs of first responders, the
military, relief organizations, high-risk industries and similar sectors.
It completed the acquisition of its first such business, Z5 Technologies,
in September 2007. The proposed subsidiaries and the portfolio companies
within them will all share a common goal of designing, developing,
manufacturing and globally marketing products and solutions designed to
enhance the ability of personnel in this sector to collaborate, to provide
improved security services, and to respond to individuals and communities
in need at times of crisis.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains
certain "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, expectations,
beliefs, plans and objectives regarding future activities. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of Fortified Holdings to be materially different from any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include general economic and
business conditions, the ability to acquire and develop future assets, the
ability to fund operations and changes in consumer and business consumption
habits and other factors over which Fortified Holdings Corp., or any
affiliates, has little or no control.
Fortified Holdings Corp.
Brendan Reilly, President & CEO