March 23, 2009

PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwire – March 23, 2009) – FLG Partners, LLC announced today the addition of another partner, Bern Whitney, to the consulting firm, bringing the total number of professionals to 19.

FLG’s newest partner, Bernard J. Whitney, is a seasoned CFO with significant management and operating experience with both public and private companies.

“Bern is a terrific addition to the FLG team,” said Jeffrey Kuhn, managing partner of FLG. “Bern’s extensive experience is precisely the skill set that our clients and the investor community seek. With his addition we continue to build on FLG’s position as the leading CFO consulting and advisory firm in Northern California, and we are very pleased to welcome Bern to the firm.”

“I am very excited about joining FLG Partners; it’s a unique model and firm with an enviable reputation,” said Mr. Whitney. “FLG’s value proposition to startups and billion dollar companies alike are extremely compelling, and I look forward to contributing to the high standard of expertise that FLG provides its clients.”

Mr. Whitney has 28 years of financial experience including extensive merger and acquisition, restructuring and divestiture activity for high tech companies. Presently, Mr. Whitney serves as Audit Chair for Digimarc Corporation as well serving as director and advisor for a number of private and non-profit entities. Formerly, Mr. Whitney was the CFO of Handspring, Inc. through its IPO, the CFO of Sanmina Corp., and has held finance positions at Network General, Conner Peripherals, Alcatel-Friden, and Randtron Systems. Mr. Whitney holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the California State University, Chico, and an M.B.A. from California State University, San Jose.

About FLG Partners, LLC

Founded in 2004, FLG Partners  provides financial and operational guidance to companies from newly funded startups to billion dollar public companies across many industries and sectors. The firm’s partners, each with long CFO credentials, accept interim or permanent assignments in leadership roles that vary from consulting engagements to employed corporate officer. Averaging more than 20 years’ experience each, FLG’s partners bring substantial expertise, objectivity and industry best-practices leadership to key transactional requirements, including business planning and execution; financings; SEC reporting and compliance; mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; and troubled-company turnarounds and restructurings.