NEP Broadcasting Announces Bart R. Huchel as Chief Financial Officer

NEP Broadcasting Announces Bart R. Huchel as Chief Financial Officer

PITTSBURGH, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- NEP Broadcasting, LLC, the leading national provider of outsourced media services critical to the delivery of live sports and entertainment events, announced today that Bart R. Huchel has joined the organization as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Huchel will be responsible for the fiscal management of all divisions of NEP including NEP Supershooters, NEP Denali, NEP Screenworks, NEP Studios and NEP Visions which is located in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Huchel recently served as Corporate Controller for WESCO Distribution Inc. where he was responsible for all accounting functions including internal and external reporting with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), financial planning, budgeting, acquisition analysis and implementation, in addition to serving as a co-leader of WESCO's Sarbanes Oxley compliance team.

Prior to WESCO, Mr. Huchel was the Chief Financial Officer for Iron Age Corporation, a privately owned distributor of safety products, where he was responsible for directing the financial activities of the company including financial reporting, filing of financial reports with the SEC, cash management, budgets, forecasts, strategic planning, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, commercial insurance, audit/tax activities and bank and investor relations. Mr. Huchel also has served as Chief Financial Officer for HVL Inc., a privately owned manufacturer and distributor of dietary supplements, where he directed the company's financial operations including financial reporting, bank and investor relations, capital management, financial planning and legal affairs. Mr. Huchel's diversified progressive, financial management experience also includes serving as the Vice President of Corporate Development for Centimark Corporation and Senior Manager of Valuation Services with Ernst & Young, LLP.

"NEP has had significant change and growth over the last few years and with Bart Huchel joining the NEP team, we are confident that he can add value immediately while directing and enhancing all financial activities for the organization," stated Lou Borrelli, CEO of NEP Broadcasting. "Bart has had an extensive career in finance and his breadth and depth of knowledge will not only help us on our path of continued growth but will also assist NEP to continue to be both strategically and financially successful as the industry leader," added Borrelli.

Jacqueline Reses of Apax Partners affirmed, "We are excited about Bart coming onboard with NEP. Bart will enhance our entire team and help us to continue to build upon our successes." Kevin Maroni of Spectrum Equity Investors added, "NEP has a great future and sound financial management is key. Bart is a great addition to the company and can help guide NEP financially into the future as we move forward with our strategic plans and continue to grow the company."

About NEP

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, NEP Broadcasting provides a wide range of broadcast services to the sports and entertainment industries. NEP Supershooters provides remote broadcast facilities, management personnel, and engineering expertise for many of the high-profile television events presented by the sports and entertainment industry in both digital and high-definition formats. NEP also possesses the industry's deepest engineering staff in terms of expertise, creativity and technical savvy. NEP Screenworks, located in Corona, CA (near Los Angeles), is the leading provider of mobile video systems and indoor and outdoor LED screens and video production services. NEP Studios provides television production studio facilities in New York City. NEP Visions located in the UK provides remote broadcast facilities, management personnel and engineering expertise in both digital and high-definition formats for many high profile television events. NEP is majority owned by Apax Partners and Spectrum Equity Investors. Additional information on NEP is available at http://www.nepinc.com/.

Michele James of James & Company of New York assisted with the executive search process.

Source: NEP Broadcasting, LLC

CONTACT: Terence M. Brady of NEP Broadcasting, LLC, +1-800-444-0054, or terenceb@nepinc.com

Web site: http://www.nepinc.com/

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