Company appoints Jeffrey M. Stibel as the new CEO and three new members to its Board of Directors as a key step in its strategic restructuring.

Interland, a webhosting and an online marketing services company for SMBs, yesterday announced the appointment of CEO Jeffrey M. Stibel effective from August 11, 2005. This was done by Chairman and CEO Joel J. Kocher.

Prior to joining Interland, Mr. Stibel was senior vice president for United Online's web services division, with responsibilities including web hosting, email, online digital photos, search and domain registration across numerous brands. Before that he was the Chairman and CEO of Simpli.com Inc., where as a founder, he led Simpli.com from its inception and played a central role in all areas of the business, including general management, marketing, securing capital, strategic planning and business development. Mr. Stibel also worked at GTE (Verizon) on SuperPages, in mergers and acquisitions at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and in marketing for The Greenfield Consulting Group. He currently serves on the board of directors for several private companies.

"I am extremely pleased to name a successor as uniquely qualified as Jeff. His extensive experience in marketing and technology makes him the perfect fit to take Interland to its goal of being the marketing services and applications leader for small businesses," said Mr. Kocher. "Jeff is a proven industry executive and brings a wealth of experience and capabilities to our company."

In addition, Interland has announced the nomination of three new members to its Board of Directors, which include Seymour Holtzman as Chairman of the Board, Efrem Gerszberg, who is currently President and CEO of MM Companies, Inc., and Alex Kazerani, founder of HostPro and VP of KnowledgeBase Group at Talisma Corporation.