Ruben Buell Tapped to Lead the Company
DALLAS - April 14, 2004 - TRUEBeginnings(TM), the relationship-building
online service, today announced the appointment of Ruben Buell as president,
effective immediately. In this position, Buell will manage the day-to-day
operations and will oversee the company's 60 employees. He most recently
served as chief information officer (CIO) of TRUEBeginnings, responsible for
all technology-related development, operations, information systems and site
application support.
"Ruben is a dynamic individual who has the vision and the experience to
lead TRUEBeginnings to new heights," said Herb Vest, founder and CEO,
TRUEBeginnings. "Under his leadership, I anticipate that TRUEBeginnings will
flourish and exceed our original goals. We will remain dedicated to providing
singles with superior tools to meet compatible mates in a safe and secure
environment."
"Working with the incredibly talented and creative team at TRUEBeginnings,
I am committed to providing 'best-in-class' solutions for our customers," said
Buell. "This is a unique opportunity -- in what other business do you measure
success by counting how many of your customers have fallen in love?"
Buell brings more than 10 years experience in management, technical and
customer service, and product and service introductions. Prior to joining
TRUEBeginnings, he was director of brokerage technology at Wells Fargo and
Co., where he was responsible for the development of IBIS, an integrated
portal containing 80 applications that were used by brokers. Prior to that,
he served as chief technology officer at H.D. Vest, a Dallas-based financial
company traded on NASDAQ. Buell was also the founder and president of Rose
Software, developer of customized time and billing software for the accounting
and legal industries.
About TRUEBeginnings
TRUEBeginnings, the Dallas-based online relationship-building service, was
established in 2003 specifically to help singles in the US find a compatible
partner that they can establish a meaningful and successful relationship with.
Founded on the premise that the most important factor to finding a long-
lasting relationship is compatibility, the company has invested millions of
dollars in research and development to deliver quality results to its members
via its TRUE Compatibility Test, a proprietary, patent pending analysis and
its TRUE Compatibility Index, which is generated following this test --
helping members to discover themselves as well as find partners who are truly
compatible. In addition, TRUEBeginnings is the only site to offer its members
peace of mind as they search for their perfect partners with criminal
background screening for all communicating members. For more information, log
on to http://www.truebeginnings.com .
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SOURCE TRUEBeginnings