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April 24, 2007
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Hop-on Appoints Former TCL/Alcatel Executive to Its BoardIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hop-on, Inc. (Pink Sheets:HPNN - News) announced today the appointment of Dr. Chuan Wang, former executive with TCL, to their board of directors. Dr. Wang has over 20 years' experience in Asian markets with an industry history the past decade including billions of dollars in telecommunications sales. Peter Michaels, President of Hop-on, stated, "I am ecstatic to announce the appointment of Chuan Wang to Hop-on's board. His reputation in the Asian telecommunication market makes him an essential part of our team for the future. Dr. Wang's experience places him at the forefront of the wireless handset market and provides the Company with leadership into the emerging gaming market during the years ahead." According to Dr. Wang, "We are living in a time of remarkable opportunity for the wireless handset markets, and I anticipate in the next few years we will see a revolution in development of wireless handheld products. As one of the North America's sole remaining wireless phone manufacturers, Hop-on will be able to capitalize in a unique manner based on this emerging market. I am excited and honored to help lead this company during such an extraordinary time." "The appointment of Dr. Wang secures global market strength necessary for Hop-on's future," said Michaels. "As a proven outstanding engineer, leader and manager in our industry, his appointment will be instrumental in our success. I am confidant based on Dr. Wang's exceptional guidance these past few months his expertise is exactly what our Company was searching for. I look forward to working closely with him in the transition to the mobile gaming market." Dr. Wang, a U.S. citizen currently residing in China, received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Florida. Wang's expertise stems from his post-doctoral work at Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies where his primary focus was speech algorithms for multimedia communications. Dr. Wang's position as Vice President at TCL Communications Technology, one of the largest global cell phone manufacturers, assures the Company access to highly competent technical and commercial resources. Wang's appointment concluded a six-month search by a 5-member committee which presented its results to Hop-on's Board of Directors last March. For more information, visit http://www.Hop-on.com. This news release includes forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, the Company's business and financial plans, strategies and prospects. Although the Company believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot provide assurance that it will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, should, planned, will, may, intend, estimated, and potential, among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this news release include market conditions and those set forth in any reports or documents that the Company may publicly file from time to time. All forward-looking statements attributable to the company or a person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary language.
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