LIMELIFE ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AND
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING
(Menlo Park, Calif.—March 13, 2006) LimeLife, Inc.,
the only mobile consumer software publisher focused exclusively
on content for women, today announced the addition of Paul
Abbassi and Barbara Rybka to the company's executive team.
Abbassi was named Chief Technology Officer and Rybka was named
Vice President, Marketing.
Abbassi comes to LimeLife after founding and growing Lavastorm
Entertainment, one of the mobile industry's most respected and
prolific developers of games and wireless applications,
including over 50 products for top publishers including Disney,
EA, THQ, JAMDAT, SEGA, GLU, MForma, CAPCOM, Warner and
Weather.com. Prior to Lavastorm, Abbassi was founder and
Managing Partner of Kronecker LLC, a technical consultancy that
counted a number of Fortune 500 aerospace companies among its
customers.
Rybka joins LimeLife as a veteran marketing executive with years
of consumer marketing and strategic consulting experience at
top-tier brands such as American Express, Blue Nile, Accenture
and Roundarch (founded by the WPP Group and Deloitte
Consulting). As the Vice President of Marketing at Blue Nile,
Rybka led the online marketing, public relations and front-end
web design teams. At Roundarch, an eCRM consultancy, she led the
User Experience practice, drove sales pursuits and managed
strategic projects at MCI and Autodesk. At American Express,
Rybka drove strategic initiatives, launching co-branded and
affinity card products in the U.S. and international markets.
“Paul and Barbara are terrific additions to LimeLife's stellar
executive team,” said Kristin McDonnell, CEO, LimeLife, Inc.
“Paul has the technical strength and understanding of a
top-flight technology executive and renowned mobile content
developer. Barbara brings the creativity and overall management
prowess every growing company wishes for, along with the
invaluable strategic experience of working with some of the
world's best-known multinational brands.”
About LimeLife, Inc.
LimeLife Inc., based in Menlo Park, California, is the only
publisher of wireless content and applications exclusively
focused on the women's market. LimeLife's products are based on
unique insights about what women seek in mobile entertainment
experiences derived from the company's proprietary research
conducted with women ages 15+. LimeLife’s products include
wireless games, lifestyle applications and other branded
content. LimeLife distributes its mobile applications through
the company's partnerships with multiple wireless carriers,
including Cingular, Sprint and Verizon. For more information
about LimeLife's product portfolio, visit www.LimeLife.com