LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 2, 2015) - Spark Networks Inc., (
Mr. Brodsky brings to the Spark board a significant amount of experience as an investor, board director and operating executive. Since 2014 he has managed Vajra Asset Management, an investment firm he founded that invests in small public companies. He has also served on a number of publicly traded company boards of directors including serving as Chairman of Determine, Inc, an enterprise SaaS-based to "source-to-pay" solutions provider, since 2013. Previously, he managed a public equity investment fund for the Pritzker Group in Chicago. He also served as Chairman and CEO of Youbet.com and, after its acquisition by Churchill Downs, served on the Churchill board. Mr. Brodsky served as CFO of the Away Network, an on-line travel media company acquired by Orbitz. He holds a MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a J.D. from Northwestern University Law School and a B.A. from Syracuse University.
In announcing the nomination, Michael Egan, Spark Networks' Chief Executive Officer, said, "We look forward to having Mr. Brodsky join the Board of Directors, and to leveraging his perspectives and experience as we continue to execute against our strategic plan."
Mr. Brodsky stated, "I'm excited to be joining the Spark team at this juncture of its turn-around. The company owns highly recognizable brands in an exciting and evolving market and the new executive team is beginning to show solid results. I look forward to partnering with the executives and the other board members to help drive the company forward."
On behalf of the Lloyd Miller Group, Mr. Miller stated, "I've been following the progress of the new Spark Board and management team for a year now and feel that they are on the right path to bringing growth and profitability back into the company. Given Michael's background managing technology businesses as well his experience driving to create shareholder value, I'm very pleased that he is joining the board."
As part of the nomination process, Mr. Miller and Mr. Brodsky have entered into a standard form of indemnification with the company, the details of which have been filed on Form 8-K with the SEC.
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About Spark Networks, Inc.:
The Spark Networks portfolio of consumer Web sites includes, among others, JDate®.com (www.jdate.com), ChristianMingle®.com (www.christianmingle.com), Spark®.com (www.spark.com), BlackSingles.com® (www.blacksingles.com), and SilverSingles®.com (www.silversingles.com).