SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Yelp Inc. (NYSE:
YELP), the company that connects consumers with great local
businesses, today announced that Mariam
Naficy has been appointed to the company's board of
directors effective January 21, 2014.
Ms. Naficy replaces Keith Rabois who
has resigned from the board of directors effective January 17, 2014.
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"We are pleased to welcome Mariam to our board of directors,"
said Jeremy Stoppelman, chief
executive officer and co-founder of Yelp. "As a pioneer of consumer
internet models, her experience leading innovative companies and
building a global community of artists and designers at Minted will
be extremely helpful as we continue to build Yelp communities
around the world and grow our business. I would also like to
express my deep appreciation for Keith's long service to Yelp. He
has provided invaluable counsel and strategic guidance as we have
grown the company from a nascent start-up to the public company it
is today and I am grateful for his contributions to Yelp's
success."
Ms. Naficy is the founder and chief executive officer of Minted.
She founded the online marketplace for independent design and art
in 2007. From 2003 to 2007, she served as the general manager of
the e-commerce division at The Body Shop. Previously, she
co-founded Eve.com, the first online cosmetics retailer. Ms. Naficy
sits on the Board of Every Mother Counts. She started her career in
investment banking at Goldman Sachs and is an alumna of
Stanford University's Graduate School
of Business and Williams College.
"Yelp has revolutionized the way millions of consumers discover
great local businesses," said Ms. Naficy. "I'm excited to join a
company whose success is driven by its focus on community and the
consumer experience, and I look forward to helping contribute to
Yelp's growth around the world."
"I'm delighted to have been able to help guide the company from
its earliest days to its current position as a market-leading
public company that has transformed local commerce for consumers
and small businesses alike," said Mr. Rabois. "I'm extremely proud
of what the company accomplished, and am confident that it is in an
excellent position to continue its success as I increase my focus
on the responsibilities related to my work at Khosla Ventures and
our portfolio companies."
About Yelp
Yelp Inc. (http://www.yelp.com) connects
people with great local businesses. Yelp was founded in
San Francisco in July 2004. Since then, Yelp communities have
taken root in major metros across the U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, The
Netherlands, Spain,
Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Singapore, Poland, Turkey, New
Zealand, the Czech
Republic, Brazil and
Portugal. Yelp had a monthly
average of approximately 117 million unique visitors in the third
quarter 2013*. By the end of the same quarter, Yelpers had written
more than 47 million rich, local reviews, making Yelp the leading
local guide for real word-of-mouth on everything from boutiques and
mechanics to restaurants and dentists. Yelp's mobile applications
were used on approximately 11.2 million unique mobile devices on a
monthly average basis during the third quarter of 2013.
*Source: Google Analytics
Media Contact Information
:
Yelp Press Office
Vince Sollitto
(415) 230-6506
press@yelp.com
Investor Relations Contact Information
:
The Blueshirt Group
Nicole Gunderson
(415) 217-7722
yelp@blueshirtgroup.com
SOURCE Yelp Inc.