TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioEye®,
Inc. (OTCQB: AEYE) ("AudioEye" or the "Company"), creator of the
Audio Internet™ patented audio browsing and automated
publishing technology platform, today announced that Joyce Bender, and Bernie
Kossar have joined the Company's Advisory Board.
"We are very excited to welcome Joyce, and Bernie to our
Advisory Board," stated Paul Arena,
Executive Chairman of AudioEye, Inc. "These are great names
to have associated with us as we grow our business. Each of
these individuals has extensive experience and credibility within
their spheres of influence."
Ms. Joyce Bender
Joyce A. Bender is the founder
and CEO of Bender Consulting Services, Inc., a firm that recruits
and hires people with disabilities in the public and private
sectors who are trained in engineering, information technology,
finance/accounting, human resources, and general business. In
2001, Joyce also incorporated Bender Consulting Services of
Canada, Inc., a company that
focuses on creating competitive employment opportunities for
Canadians with disabilities. Bender Consulting is
headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA
and operates in 19 states in the U.S. and two provinces in
Canada.
Accomplishments
In 2003, Joyce was selected as a Bush Administration New Freedom
Initiative Award winner. Received from Secretary of Labor,
Elaine Chao, this award was given to
those who have demonstrated exemplary and innovative efforts in
furthering the employment objectives of President George W. Bush's New Freedom Initiative.
In 1999, Joyce was selected President Clinton as the President's
Award winner. This is the highest honor awarded by the
President of the United States to
an American who furthers the employment and empowerment of people
with disabilities.
In 2008, Joyce was selected by the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh as a Tribute to Women
Awardee in the Entrepreneur category for her work in empowering
women and girls to reach their personal and professional
goals. She was also honored with the Diamond Award from the
Pittsburgh Business Times for her leadership style,
relationship with employees, and contributions to the
community.
Bender Consulting was also the recipient of the 2013 Justice for
All (JFA) Corporate Award sponsored by the American Association of
People with Disabilities (AAPD). The JFA Corporate Award
is given to a business that demonstrates a commitment to promoting
the rights of people with disabilities. In September 2002, Bender Consulting received the
Employer of the Year Award from the National Epilepsy
Foundation. The company also received the 1999 Employer of
the Year Award from hireAbility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the 1997 Power of
Work Award from Goodwill Industries; and was selected as the 1996
Small Employer of the Year by the Pennsylvania Governor's Committee on
Employment of People with Disabilities. In 2002, Bender
Consulting of Canada received the
Diversity in the Workplace Award from the Canadian Paraplegic
Association of Ontario.
Joyce is the 2007 recipient of ACHIEVA's Sattler Humanitarian
Award, the highest honor ACHIEVA bestows. She also received
the 2005 UCP of Pittsburgh's
Gertrude Labowitz Lifetime Achievement Award, which is given to an
individual or organization in recognition of their outstanding
record of enhancing the quality of life for people with
disabilities. Joyce has received the 2000 James F. Compton
Humanitarian Award for her efforts in improving the quality of life
for people with disabilities by removing barriers to employment and
creating other employment opportunities. Additionally, she
was named one of Pennsylvania's 50
Best Women in Business in 1998 and was selected as a 1996 Carlow
University Woman of Spirit.
Background
Joyce began her career in 1979 as a search consultant, and in
1988 founded Bender and Associates International, Inc., an
executive search firm specializing in technology and management
search assignments. In 1985, Joyce had a life-threatening
accident due to epilepsy, resulting in a cerebral hemorrhage that
required subsequent brain surgery. Against all odds, Joyce
recovered from this accident, which left her with a 60 percent
hearing loss in one ear and a realization that she suffered from
epilepsy. As a result of her personal experience, she
developed a passion for helping people with disabilities,
establishing Bender Consulting Services, Inc. in September 1995 and Bender Consulting Services of
Canada, Inc. in October 2001.
Affiliations
Joyce is the immediate past-chair of the board of the American
Association of People with Disabilities and the former chair of the
national Epilepsy Foundation board of directors. Joyce is
serves on the boards of the 2013 Geneva
College Advancement Board, the Epilepsy Foundation of
Western and Central Pennsylvania,
Variety the Children's Charity of Pittsburgh, and Volunteers of America of
Pennsylvania. Additionally, she is
on the Board of Advisors for the Homeless Children's Education Fund
and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Carlow University. She is the host of
"Disability Matters with Joyce
Bender", a radio show that airs
on www.voice.voiceamerica.com, and speaks throughout
the United States and Canada.
Mr. Bernie Kossar
Mr. Kossar, who has extensive senior level business experience,
is the founder of Millennium Partners, LLC, an investment
partnership.
For the past twenty years Mr. Kossar has been a principal of
Millenium Partners, LLC. From 1988 to 1994, Mr. Kossar was
the founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
OW Office Warehouse, which was acquired by the Office Max Division
of K-Mart Corporation in 1994. Previously, he was the
founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of HQ
Home Quarters, which Mr. Kossar purchased from NYSE-listed
W.R. Grace and later sold to
Hechinger's. From 1982 to 1988, Mr. Kossar served as a Senior
Vice President in W.R. Grace's
retail group, which had eight operating subsidiaries with combined
annual sales in excess of $1.5
billion. During 1981, Mr. Kossar was President and COO
of Regal Accessories and Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. Prior thereto (1978
to 1980), he was President and COO of Vornado, a NYSE-listed
company engaged in retail and real estate activities. From
1965 to 1978, Mr. Kossar was President and COO of Franklin Stores, a NYSE-listed company that
operated 278 retail apparel and discount department stores
throughout the United States. He practiced law with the firm
of Van Buren, Schreiber & Kaplan
from 1960 to 1965. Mr. Kossar previously served on the Boards
of Directors of Natures Elements International, Netmatics, Grace
Venture Fund and Cereus Technology Partners.
Mr. Kossar currently serves as a Trustee of Syracuse University, Chairman of the Advisory Board
and guest lecturer at the Syracuse
University Whitman School of Management, and a member of the
Advisory Board at the Syracuse
University College of Law. He is a member of the Board
of the Tel-Aviv Foundation - American Committee.
About AudioEye, Inc.
Incorporated in 2005, AudioEye focuses on working to improve the
mobility, usability and accessibility of all Internet-based content
through the development, sale, licensing and use of its proprietary
accessibility technologies. The Audio Internet® is a
technology that utilizes patented architecture to deliver a fully
accessible audio equivalent of a visual or mobile website in a
compliant format that can be navigated, utilized, interacted with
and transacted from, without the use of a monitor or mouse, by
individuals with visual impairments. For individuals with hearing
impairments, Audio Internet® provides captioning for
websites, and the challenges of reaching those with other
impairments are also addressed by the technology platform.
Complete with an ever-growing suite of utilities tailored to the
needs of different disabled users, the AudioEye® Audio
Internet® Accessibility Platform is a fully scalable
cloud-based solution designed and developed to meet the needs and
compliance mandates for an ever-growing demographic.
AudioEye's common stock trades on the OTCQB under the symbol
"AEYE". Please visit www.audioeye.com for more
information.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements contained
within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All
statements regarding the Company's expected future financial
position, results of operations, cash flows, financing plans,
business strategy, products and services, competitive positions,
growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future
operations, as well as statements that include words such as
"anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect,"
"intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar
expressions are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking
statements involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of
which are beyond the Company's control, which may cause actual
results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from
anticipated results, performance, or achievements. Factors that may
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements include those set forth in the Company's
Form 10-K and other reports filed with the SEC. AudioEye, Inc. is
under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation
to) update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE AudioEye, Inc.