A press release from Branded Cities Network follows:

Branded Cities Network (BCN) has welcomed Robert Crawford, Managing Director of Real Estate Development, to their management team.  Mr. Crawford’s focus will be to increase BCN’s iconic media assets in existing markets as well as growing BCN’s footprint into new top-tier markets.

Mr. Crawford brings over 15 years of experience in the out-of-home sector to the BCN team.  Before joining BCN, Mr. Crawford was the National Director of Real Estate for Big Outdoor and prior to that he was the Vice President of Real Estate at Van Wagner for ten years.  During his tenure at Clear Channel Spectacolor, Mr. Crawford played an integral role in the development of the signage assets at Westgate Entertainment District.

“We are delighted to welcome Robert into our Branded Cities family.  Robert brings with him a significant background of real estate experience as well as extensive industry relationships,” says Steve Ellman, chairman/CEO of BCN.  “We welcome his leadership, vision and business insight as we expand into major US markets and solidify global partnerships.”

“I am very pleased with the opportunity to be joining an incredible team of professionals at Branded Cities,” said Robert Crawford, “and I look forward to participating in the continued growth of the Company.”

About Branded Cities Network:

Branded Cities Network, a subsidiary of EL Media, is a fully integrated, digital, spectacular signage media company. BCN’s current U.S. platform includes Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Denver. EL Media’s current platform, through its Canadian joint venture with Clear Channel Outdoor, includes Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton and Winnipeg. BCN is owned by The Ellman Companies and Cantor Fitzgerald. Ellman is a privately-owned media, real estate and investments company founded in 1972 with diverse ownership interests throughout the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. For more information visit: www.brandedcities.com or www.ellmanco.com. Cantor Fitzgerald is a preeminent capital markets investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking services, prime brokerage and commercial real estate financing. For more information please visit: www.cantor.com.

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