/24-7PressRelease/ - MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, July 21, 2008 — HAPPYneuron (www.happy-neuron.com), a leading provider of scientifically-based online brain training programs, announces the promotion of Laura Fay from Chief Operating Officer to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Fay's role of CEO is effective immediately.
"The success of HAPPYneuron is a credit to the talented and passionate team behind the products, and Laura has been a critical part of this team," stated Dr. Michel Noir, Chairman of the board of HAPPYneuron. "Laura has been an integral part of HAPPYneuron's growth in North America and we are confident that she will do a tremendous job as CEO."
Fay is a seasoned executive with more than twenty years experience in servicing customers, driving growth and bringing new products to market. Teaming up with HAPPYneuron in July 2007, Fay has served as COO and has been an essential part of the HAPPYneuron introduction to the U.S. market. As CEO, she will be leading a team of people in strategic direction, sales and operations for HAPPYneuron.
Prior to joining HAPPYneuron, Fay served a broad range of customers through the development of a wide variety of enterprise, on-demand, wireless and data commutations products for large enterprises such as E*Trade Financial, Lotus Development Corporation and IBM. In addition, she worked with early stage companies such as Scalix (founding executive), ISOCOR, Peerless Systems and Retix (co-founder).
Fay received her Bachelor's degree with honors in Computer Science from Trinity College, Dublin University, Ireland, and her MBA from Santa Clara University, California. She currently resides in Los Altos, CA with her husband and two sons.
"I am thrilled about leading HAPPYneuron as CEO and leveraging our market position to expand the size and scope of our brain training programs," said Fay. "The increasing popularity of the brain fitness category is very exciting for us and I look forward to growing the HAPPYneuron brand."
For additional information about HAPPYneuron, visit http://www.happy-neuron.com
About HAPPYneuron
HAPPYneuron Inc, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., was founded in 2000 to offer a broad range of scientifically-proven and personalized brain training workouts. Designed for people of any age, the programs maximize the brain's capacity to learn, adapt to new information, enable mental sharpness and minimize the natural effects of aging. Used by both direct consumers and in senior facilities worldwide, program effectiveness is optimized through the availability of thousands of hours of fun and challenging brain games, guided by an online personal coach. To learn more about HAPPYneuron, Inc. visit http://www.happy-neuron.com.
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