SPi Publishing Expands European Sales Team With Appointment of Guy Saunders as Account Executive


LONDON--(Marketwire - March 2, 2010) - SPi Publishing, a global provider of editorial, content production, and business process outsourcing solutions (BPO) for publishers and information providers, today announced the appointment of Guy Saunders as Account Executive for the United Kingdom.

Guy has over fifteen years of business development and account management experience across multiple content and information technology domains and will be responsible for selling SPi's Content BPO solutions to information providers and content aggregators. Prior to his appointment at SPi, Guy was Regional Sales Manager for the Yankee Group.

Welcoming Guy to the SPi family, Rob O'Dell, President, SPi Publishing, said, "Europe and the United Kingdom are strategically important markets for us and this appointment is another example of our increased investments in growing these markets. Guy's experience with content technologies and his relationships across the information industry will help us expand our market presence in the United Kingdom."

About SPi

SPi is a leading full-service BPO provider with offices and facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia. SPi has over 14,000 employees delivering a wide range of Knowledge Process and Customer Interaction solutions to diversified markets, including financial services, healthcare, legal, and publishing. SPi consistently improves operating efficiency, lowers costs, and helps to strengthen the competitive position of more than 500 clients.

SPi is 100% owned by ePLDT, Inc. ePLDT, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines. PLDT is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PHP: TEL), and its American Depository Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: PHI).

For more information on SPi, visit www.spi-bpo.com.

Contact Information:

Contact:
Sameer Raina
Director, Global Marketing
+1 (201) 793 0974