NEW YORK, May 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TheStreet (Nasdaq:TST), a leading digital financial media company, today announced the appointment of Stefan Chopin as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Chopin is expected to commence employment with the Company early next week.
"I can't be more pleased to announce the hiring of Stefan, who truly is a world-class Chief Technology Officer with incredibly deep expertise in financial information systems," said Elisabeth DeMarse, the Company's Chief Executive Officer. "As Chief Technology Officer of EDGAR Online, Scient, iXL and Pequot Systems over a period of more than 15 years, Stefan has built a variety of cutting-edge technology systems serving the investment and financial services industries. We are truly fortunate to bring him on board as we seek to dramatically improve our technology platforms to support and help accelerate our business."
"I am very excited to be joining TheStreet, a leading company in the financial media sector for over 15 years with a passionate audience of millions of visitors and subscribers each month," said Mr. Chopin. "It will be rewarding to know that our work in upgrading and innovating the Company's technologies will be appreciated by such a huge audience and I can't wait to start."
About TheStreet
TheStreet, Inc. is a leading digital financial media company that distributes its content through online, social media, tablet and mobile channels. The Company's network of brands include: TheStreet, RealMoney, RealMoney Pro, Stockpickr, Action Alerts PLUS, Options Profits, Chat on TheStreet, MainStreet and Rate-Watch. For more information on TheStreet's business, visit www.t.st. For financial and business news, actionable trading ideas, stock quotes and more, visit TheStreet.com via your web browser, follow TheStreet on Facebook and Twitter, visit TheStreet.mobi from your mobile device and access TheStreet through all major tablet platforms.
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