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Bridges.com Hires John B. Walker as Chief Financial Officer
March 3, 2000 Bridges.com Inc. (TSE:BIT) announced today that John Walker, former Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development for Synkoloid Beadex, has accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer for the company. Mr. Walker has extensive experience in the CFO position, primarily with CSR Limited for 12 years in various offices in the United States, Australia and Canada. He brings to the Bridges.com team international experience in acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, information systems and strategic planning. "We are very pleased that an individual as qualified as John Walker will be joining our executive team," said John Simmons, Board Chairman for Bridges.com. "Bridges.com's position as a market leader in North American middle and secondary schools opens up a full range of new commercial opportunities for the company. Mr. Walker's experience as a leader in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures provides our company with an expertise we require in order to take full advantage of these opportunities. " Bridges.com is the market leader in the provision of online career and educational services to North American middle and secondary schools. The company's community of individual planners, featuring over 2.5 million students, recorded over 80 million annualized page views on Bridges.com tools in Q4 1999. Bridges.com's popular Career Explorer subscription service is used in over 5,000 U.S. and Canadian schools. The company also publishes 14 online daily career news services, including customized services in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Manitoba. Bridges.com resources keep people informed about emerging career opportunities, and enable them to take charge of achieving the future they desire. Bridges.com trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange as BIT. Bridges.com For further information contact: Norm Thompson |
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