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Exhibit 99.1
Press Contact:
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Michael T. Burns |
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Investor Relations |
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Harris Interactive Inc. |
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800-866-7655 x7328 |
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mburns@harrisinteractive.com |
Harris Interactive®
Names Al Angrisani as Interim Chief Executive Officer
New York, N.Y. June 9, 2011 Harris Interactive (NASDAQ:HPOL), a leading global custom
market research firm, today announced the appointment of Al Angrisani as its Interim Chief
Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Angrisani succeeds Kimberly Till, who served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2008. Mr. Angrisani has agreed
to serve as the Companys Interim Chief Executive Officer through June 30, 2012 and, subject to
mutual concurrence, as the Companys President and Chief Executive Officer for the fiscal year
commencing July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013.
Howard Shecter, Chairman of Harris Interactives Board of Directors, said, I have known Al for
more than 15 years and am pleased to welcome him back to Harris. He has an outstanding reputation
as a corporate turnaround executive, a proven track record of success in enhancing shareholder
value, and significant market research industry experience. Given his recent consulting assignment,
which involved conducting a review of Harris strategy and operations, we believe that he
understands what steps Harris must take to improve its performance and fully leverage its strong
brand and innovative culture to benefit its clients and shareholders.
Mr. Angrisani currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Angrisani Turnarounds,
LLC, an advisory firm for underperforming companies. Mr. Angrisani served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Greenfield Online, a provider of global consumer attitudes about products and
services, from September 2005 until it was acquired by the Microsoft Corporation in October 2008,
and then provided consulting services to Microsoft Corporation related to the acquisition until
September 2009. Between November 2001 and April 2004, Mr. Angrisani served as President and Chief
Operating Officer of Harris Interactive. Prior to this role, he served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Total Research Corporation from July 1998 through the Companys merger with
Harris Interactive in November 2001. Earlier in his career, Mr. Angrisani served as President
Reagans U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor and Chief of Staff, and as a Vice President of Chase
Manhattan Bank in New York.
Additional details regarding Mr. Angrisanis appointment and Ms. Tills departure can be found in
the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of
the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements include, among others, statements as to future economic performance, projections as
to financial items, estimates,
and plans and objectives for future operations, products and services. In some cases, you can
identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as, may, should, expects,
plans, anticipates, feel, believes, estimates, predicts, potential, continue,
consider, possibility, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Such risks
and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks detailed in the Risk Factors
©2011 Harris Interactive Inc. | All rights reserved. |
section of
the Companys most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated quarterly in our Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q to reflect additional material risks. The Company has filed its reports
on Forms 10-K and 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and they are available
under the Investor Relations section of our website at http://ir.harrisinteractive.com/. Risks
and uncertainties also include the continued volatility of the global macroeconomic
environment and its impact on the Company and its clients, the Companys ability to sustain
and grow its revenue base, the Companys ability to maintain and improve cost efficient
operations, the impact of reorganization and restructuring and related charges, quarterly
variations in financial results, actions of competitors, the Companys ability to develop and
maintain products and services attractive to the market, and uncertainties surrounding
compliance with certain NASDAQ listing requirements.
You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating such forward-looking
statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. The forward-looking
statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
About Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive is one of the worlds leading custom market research firms, leveraging research,
technology, and business acumen to transform relevant insight into actionable foresight. Known
widely for the Harris Poll and for pioneering innovative research methodologies, Harris offers
expertise in a wide range of industries including healthcare, technology, public affairs, energy,
telecommunications, financial services, insurance, media, retail, restaurant, and consumer package
goods. Serving clients in over 215 countries and territories through our North American, European,
and Asian offices and a network of independent market research firms, Harris specializes in
delivering research solutions that help us and our clients stay ahead of whats next. For
more information, please visit www.harrisinteractive.com.
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