Hostway Appoints Chief Financial Officer

CHICAGO - Hostway Corporation, the leading global provider of Web hosting and online services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Donald K. Eldert as the company's first Chief Financial Officer. Eldert, 47, joins Hostway from Bayer AG, where he served as CFO of Bayer Health Care's Diabetes Care Division, a $1 billion dollar global medical device manufacturer.

As CFO, Eldert will lead Hostway's worldwide finance organization and have responsibility for all aspects of Hostway's accounting, financial planning, treasury, tax and audit functions. Eldert will be based in the company's Chicago headquarters and will report to Lucas Roh, the company's CEO and Founder.

"Hostway is poised for continuing global growth," said Roh. "Don's extensive operational and financial management experience makes him an ideal addition to the Hostway leadership team." Adds Roh, "His thorough understanding and deep expertise in finance, operations and business strategy gives him a unique ability to contribute to Hostway as we expand our portfolio of Internet-based services businesses in various international markets."

As CFO for Bayer Health Care's Diabetes Care Division, Eldert led a series of business initiatives that successfully repositioned the division for sustainable market growth. Before joining Bayer, Eldert was Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management at NiSource, a diversified and integrated energy distribution and service company. He also held various senior management positions at FMC Corp. and Amoco Corp. (BP) where he was a group controller and marketing manager.

Eldert received his bachelor's degrees in accounting and agribusiness from Illinois State University where he graduated Magna cum laude. Eldert is also a CPA and CMA and holds a Master's degree with a concentration in Management Strategy and Finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Eldert resides in Munster, Indiana along with his wife, Robin and their five children.

About Hostway

Hostway Corporation provides domain registration, Web hosting, Web design and online marketing services to more than 400,000 customers worldwide. Hostway helps individuals, small businesses and large enterprises achieve more value from state-of-the-art Web-based technologies by reducing their complexity and cost. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the five largest Web hosting companies in the world with offices in North America (Chicago (HQ), Austin, Tampa and Vancouver), Europe (Belgium, France, Frankfurt, Hannover, London and Netherlands), Asia (Korea) and Australia (Sydney). For more information about Hostway Corporation, please visit www.hostway.com or call 1-866-467-8929.