Yippy names tech chief

FORT MYERS — Yippy announced it has hired Andreas Pleschutzning as its chief technical officer.

“Andreas has been a network engineering contractor with Yippy for the last eight months,” says Rich Granville, the CEO of Yippy, in a statement. “We felt it was time to offer him the executive position which he earned through his diligent efforts,”

Fort Myers-based Yippy specializes in search applications for the Internet for consumers and business. The company's shares are publicly traded (symbol: YIPI; recent price: 41 cents).