LocatePLUS Holdings Corporation Appoints Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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Jul 15, 2010, 11:32 ET

BEVERLY, Mass., SANTA ANA, Calif., AUSTIN, Texas and TAMPA, Fla., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LocatePLUS Holdings Corporation (Pink Sheets: LPHC.PK), a business-to-business, business-to-government and business-to-consumer provider of public information via its proprietary data integration solutions announced today the appointment of Brian McHugh as its new Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

Brian, a native of Ireland, received his Bachelor's and Master's degree from Nottingham in England.

He is a seasoned Chief Financial Officer with 29 years of operational, general and financial leadership.

A proven leader with strong communication skills and a track record of building, motivating and reshaping teams towards group goals, Brian has a wide network of professionals in all disciplines and is a qualified accountant, (CPA & FCCA) with MBA equivalent (UK).

Before coming to the United States, Brian worked as a divisional and interim CFO at NEC, DEC and Bailey's Irish Cream. After emigrating to the United States he worked at Lockheed Martin, Leer Automotive, Revlon as well as small to mid-size companies in the telecommunications, "Green" de-manufacturing, construction & development, realty, e-commerce, national retailers and multinational distribution organizations.

"I am delighted to join the management team assembled by the Board of Directors and Ronald Lifton, our new Chief Executive Officer. I have several years of restructuring/ turnaround business experience and then growing businesses in both private and public domains and look forward to the challenges presented within the LocatePLUS group," stated Brian McHugh.

"The Finance team will focus initially in the creation of solid, dependable accounting controls, including performing the tasks required by the SEC and to become SOX compliant. Thereafter, the financial information will be used to provide business matrices, dashboards and pro formas with which we can better understand our business potential."

About LocatePLUS

LocatePLUS Holdings Corporation, through itself and its wholly-owned subsidiaries LocatePLUS Corporation, Beverly, MA; Worldwide Information, Inc., Beverly, MA; Entersect Corporation, Santa Ana, CA; Dataphant, Inc., Austin, TX; Metrigenics, Inc., Beverly, MA; and Employment Screening Profiles, Inc. (d/b/a TruBackgrounds), Tampa, FL; (collectively, the "LocatePLUS Group"), are business-to-business, business-to-government and business-to-consumer providers of public information via our proprietary data integration solutions. We sell a CD-ROM-based product, Worldwide Information™, which enables users to search certain motor vehicle records and driver's license information in multiple states. Our LocatePLUS product, which is accessible through the Internet, contains searchable and cross-referenced public information on individuals throughout the United States, including individuals' names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, prior residences, and, in certain circumstances, real estate holdings, recorded bankruptcies, liens, judgments, drivers' license information and motor vehicle records. Entersect Corporation provides self-screening for both resume and online dating services. Entersect also provides services to law enforcement through an online database called Entersect Police Online. Dataphant provides information on virtually every land-based phone number in the United States and approximately 45% of the cell phone numbers in the United States. Metrigenics, Inc., was formed to develop new ways to integrate biometrics with data. Employment Screening Profiles, Inc. (d/b/a TruBackgrounds), is engaged in the business of developing and delivering integrated, customized web-enabled solutions designed to aid in background verification, applicant management and human resource collaboration processes.

For more information, visit the Company's Website at http://www.locateplus.com.