Allen Karp will bring more than 30 years of management experience to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee.

Tucows Inc., a web services provider, yesterday announced that Allen Karp, Q.C. has been appointed to its Board of Directors and will be a member of the Audit Committee.

Tucows says that Mr. Karp has a distinguished background in Canadian business with more than 30 years of experience as a lawyer and senior executive. He joined Cineplex Odeon Corporation in 1986 as Senior Executive Vice President, became President and CEO in 1990, served as CEO until 2002 and was Chairman until 2004. He currently serves as a director for several companies, including IBI Group, Royal Lepage Franchise Services Fund, Teknion Corporation, Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. and is Chair of the Toronto International Film Festival Group.

"Mr. Karp's global business acumen and strategic insight are a valuable addition to the Board as Tucows continues to grow and mature as a public company," said Elliot Noss, CEO of Tucows. "We look forward to his guidance and counsel as we continue to execute our strategy to build upon our position in the wholesale domain market by adding services that address high growth segments of the Internet."