Show Partners Taps Industry Veteran as VP of Sales & Marketing

Show Partners Taps Industry Veteran as VP of Sales & Marketing

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Show Partners, a leading production, operations and engineering company of high-quality television programs and stage shows, today announced the addition of Troy B. Phillips, III as Vice President of Sales & Marketing.

"We are excited to have Troy Phillips join the Show Partners team. His sales and marketing expertise is a critical part of our strategic growth plan," said Show Partners CEO and Founder, Michael S. Mantovani. "As our business has substantially expanded, we felt that the timing was right to bring in a top sales and industry veteran to assist us during this time of focused growth and market expansion, as well as the pursuit of additional industry verticals."

As Creator & Executive Producer of two technology-themed cable broadcast programs, Phillips brings over 19 years in sales and executive-level management within software, communications and consulting services companies that include Level 3 Communications, Qwest and GTE Internetworking.

Upon his appointment, Phillips stated, "I am very excited about joining such a talented team. Clearly Show Partners has a significant number of highly-regarded and well-established clients, and the emerging market for media and entertainment in the corporate, government and educational sectors are very compelling."

He added, "Our value proposition as a one-stop shop for production, crewing and scenic services is a strong differentiator, and our clients attest to the fact that Show Partners has a known reputation for it's technical expertise and attention to detail."

In this newly created role, Phillips will be responsible for developing strategic business and sales initiatives, leading marketing strategies and for building alliance relationships. Phillips will report to Show Partners Executive Vice President, Larry R. Rogers.

In conjunction with this announcement, Mantovani stated that as part of it's strategic growth plan, Show Partners will debut a new branding and marketing campaign in 2008, as well as plans to better serve clients by adding staff in key geographic markets.

Founded in 1985, Show Partners reported $34 million in revenue during 2006 and is privately held by Michael S. Mantovani and Larry R. Rogers.

About Show Partners(R)

Show Partners is a professional services company that offers national broadcast, cable and corporate clients an effective, single-source provider of high-value television production, operations and engineering solutions. Founded in 1985, is highly regarded by clients such FOX, CBS Sports, NBC Universal and SPEED for our ability to design, execute and manage complex shows, many with unique and challenging constraints. Members of the Show Partners staff have been recognized with a total of 15 National Sports Emmy (R) Awards, including the 2006 "Outstanding Technical Team Studio" award for MansionPoker.net Poker Dome Challenge on Fox Sports Net. Show Partners credits during 2007 include: The Rolex 24 at Daytona (SPEED / FOX), Formula One United States Grand Prix (SPEED / FOX); Poker After Dark (Poker Productions / NBC), National Heads-Up Poker Championship (NBC); World Series of Blackjack (GSN), French Open Tennis Championships (Tennis Channel), High Stakes Poker (GSN), World Series of Poker Live on Pay-Per View (Poker Productions / ESPN), Aussie Millions Poker Championship (Fox Sports Entertainment) and The Action Sports World Tour (ASA Entertainment). For more information, visit www.ShowPartners.com or contact Troy Phillips, III at 321-257-1850.

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CONTACT: Media, Troy B. Phillips, III, of Show Partners, +1-321-257-1850,
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Web site: http://www.showpartners.com/
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