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Packaged Home Solutions, Inc. Unveils Its Directors and Senior Management Team That Have the Expertise to Build a National Home Improvement Company
Executive Management Has Attracted the "Best of the Best" With "Hands-On" Experience in Multiple Industries

By: Marketwire .
Nov. 3, 2006 02:00 PM

CINCINNATI, OH -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/03/06 -- Packaged Home Solutions, Inc. -- (PINKSHEETS: PKGH) -- www.PHSTeam.com -- ("PHS" or "The Company"), is announcing the members of its Board of Directors and Senior Management Team who will be responsible for the national expansion that the Company is presently undertaking. Each member of the executive team and / or board of directors brings an area of expertise critical to the successful acquisition and roll up strategy resulting in PHS expanding from the 7 offices that it has today to offices in 30 markets in next 18 months.

Dan Smith: Age - 44

President / CEO

Mr. Smith, cofounder and president of Packaged Home Solutions, Inc. has over 20 years of direct experience in the building, construction & remodeling trades. He has the hands-on expertise to build cabinets, install kitchens & baths, design a kitchen for a $150,000 home or custom design & build a $2.5 million dollar home, sell in a showroom or in a customer's home, train and oversee an installation team, and be the number salesperson and sales manager for the largest kitchen & bath retailer in the country. Over the years, Smith was recruited into such firms as Sears Home Improvement and The Great Indoors where he became the top person in sales and was responsible for multiple millions in gross revenues each year. Some of his responsibilities included:

--  In charge of training sales staff

--  Personal in-home sales / oversee sales teams

--  Build and set up install programs

--  Train sales on pricing and labor scope

--  Train & Manage Design team

--  Expand territorial sales by acquiring remodeling companies

--  Develop & Build operational systems & technologies for remodeling
    industry

--  Develop/Implement "Excellence in Sales" training course
    

Mr. Smith brings a level of hands on knowledge that is unique in the industry...and he understands how vital it is to surround himself with the best talent inside and outside the home improvement and remodeling arena. He understands what must happen at the core level... which is ultimately solving a problem for the customer -- who wants to make improvements to their home but wants it done quickly, efficiently, & professionally -- within budget without undo headache.

Samuel M. Miller - Age: 58

Director

Mr. Miller currently serves as Vice President of Sales and Marketing as well as being a director of Trumbull Industries, Inc., a diversified distributor of bath, kitchen, and other products related to the residential and commercial construction, home improvement, and industrial markets with gross sales in excess of $90 MM. Since 1994 Mr. Miller has served as President of Top Shelf Laminated Products, Inc., a fabricator of laminated and solid surfaces products for the bath and kitchen industry. Mr. Miller has extensive experience in the manufacturing and marketing of many bath and kitchen products and is well known for the numerous private label programs he has developed for Trumbull as well as other industry buying groups and manufacturers. In addition Mr. Miller serves as a director of: Material Management Services, Inc., a commodity management company specializing in the sourcing, procurement, and management of inventory for industrial plants; Trumbull Manufacturing, Inc., a manufacturer of specialty products for the municipal and wastewater industries; Private Brand Organization, a manufacturing and marketing company involved in the plumbing products industry; and Financial Management Services, Inc., a financial services company specializing in lending to distributors, contractors, and consumers in the construction, home improvement, and industrial markets. Mr. Miller earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree with a major in Finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1976, graduating magna cum laude.

Lois Young - Age: 51

Director / Secretary

Ms. Young joined Packaged Home Solutions in 2006 to fulfill to head up all Corporate administrative aspects of the Cincinnati Regional office which includes Dayton, Indianapolis, Louisville and Columbus branch & satellite offices for Packaged Home Solutions Interior & Exterior operations. Ms. Young brings excellent hands-on skills of operating a service oriented business from the view point of an owner as well as working for a large company that services major home improvement big box stores. Before being recruited to PHS, Ms. Young has had a broad based background in the administration and systems of virtually every area of home improvement from ordering, tracking, confirming, installing and collecting on remodeling jobs. She was responsible for overseeing expeditors, project coordinators, and Installation managers. Ms. Young worked directly with Kraftmaid Cabinetry one of the largest cabinet manufacturers in the world. In this capacity she managed in house sales reps & outside trademark dealers. She interfaced with upper management of Home Depot and Lowes on a daily basis. Prior to the remodeling industry, Young owned and operated Certified Water Treatment Specialists, Inc. As the chief operating officer she oversaw all aspects of the operation including Payroll, account-receivables, HR, dealers, finance, scheduling, receiving, all aspects of installations of water treatment systems, etc. Prior to that Young owned & operated a residential and commercial painting company.

Marilyn Harris

Director

Ms Harris is a radio and TV personality, a cooking teacher and a consultant for the food industry. With a B.S. degree in Home Economics with a foods specialty and IACP credentials as a certified culinary professional, Marilyn Harris offers strengths in marketing to men & women who love cooking in functional kitchens as well as recipe development, flavor gain and menu consulting. She is very marketing savvy and is an accomplished and effective media personality. She has a popular radio show in the Cincinnati area for 18 years and makes frequent appearances in the national media. Harris has been acclaimed by Cincinnati Magazine as the city's "gastronomic guru," -- and is Cincinnati's best known cook.

Harris has studied at the prestigious Cordon Bleu School in London, La Varenne and Bistro d'Hubert academies in Paris, and worked in the kitchens of Pierre Troigros, Georges Blanc and Georges Delange in Lyon. She is widely known as an outstanding teacher. Marilyn has authored three cookbooks, "Cooking with Marilyn" and "The Marilyn Harris Cooking School Cookbook," and "Live! From Marilyn's Kitchen" (all with Pelican Publishing, New Orleans). She has written a featured food column in the local newspaper for years and her byline appears often in national magazines, both as a food and travel writer, and on numerous pamphlets and brochures. Her food tips can be seen on TV and she is frequent guest. She is featured in radio and television commercials and it is safe to say that both her voice and her face are familiar to thousands of listeners in the tri-state area who appreciate her solid understanding of food.

Ms. Harris is a local spokes-personality that represents Packaged Home Solutions in the Southwest Ohio market. She also has a working kitchen inside Packaged Home Solutions' Cincinnati showroom that was designed specifically at her direction and is featured as the "Marilyn Harris Designer Kitchen."

In discussing the members of the Company management and advisory team, Dan Smith, CEO of PHS, stated: "Sam Miller, Marilyn Harris, Lois Young, as well as Mike Klieber and Todd Medina, who we recently announced as new senior managers, all bring invaluable experience to the management team and / or the board of directors of Packaged Home Solutions. They bring a functional, broad based experience level in business & marketing overall and in the home improvement and remodeling arena in particular. They have each in their own way had strong experience in managing multi million dollar operations...and being pioneers into new territories. Marilyn Harris might not have direct experience in remodeling business, but she has strong marketing experience, and she knows how to market to women -- who are the decision makers when it comes to major remodeling projects for the home. We know in order to build the Packaged Home Solutions business model effectively, plans will entail hiring the best and the brightest in more than just the home improvement industry. Knowledge of all aspects of marketing, business management and the remodeling industry is essential -- and the team we currently have assembled, and those we will announce in the future, have that level of background experience."

About Packaged Home Solutions

Packaged Home Solutions, Inc., formed in 2004, has created a systematized approach that makes remodeling fast and as "customer-friendly" as possible. The Company's executives have over 138 years of experience in the home improvement business, including senior positions with several of the largest retail home improvement chains in the US. The Company was established to provide consumers with reliable, attractive home improvement solutions, including kitchens, bathrooms, basement and exterior improvements that provide the best in product selection and installation services. The Company focuses on the middle market homes that range from $100,000 to $700,000, specializing in improvements to increase the livability of the home today while maximizing the current and future value of the home in the marketplace.

PHS has offices located in Cincinnati and Dayton Ohio, Indianapolis, Indiana, Louisville, Kentucky, Jacksonville and Miami, Florida. The Company's intention is to open a regional office in Tampa, Florida prior to the year's end, as well opening additional satellite offices in Columbus, OH and Bloomington, IN. The Company also is exploring various acquisition opportunities to vertically integrate its structure. The Company will be opening regional offices in 2007 in Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, Denver and Southern California. These regional offices will then open satellite offices as each market matures. By the end of 2008, the Company plans to have 30 operational offices, making it one, if not the largest, home improvement services company in the United States. At that time, the management of the Company will consider various options to maximize shareholders' value, including a sale to an industry participant.

Stay up to date with current events by joining Packaged Home Solutions' E-Mail Alert List. Join by clicking the link below:

http://www.b2i.us/irpass.asp?BzID=1446&to=ea&s=0

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements about Packaged Home Solutions, Inc.'s expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as the term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Packaged Home Solutions' actual results could differ materially from expected results. Packaged Home Solutions undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances. Should events occur which materially affect any comments made within this press release; Packaged Home Solutions will appropriately inform the public.

Contacts:

Investor Relations Contact:
Gerald Kieft
Ryan Audin
Wall Street Resources, Inc.
2646 SW Mapp Road, Suite 303
Palm City, Florida 34990
772-219-7525
http://www.wallstreetresources.net

Packaged Home Solutions:
Mike Klieber
513-733-1800
888-818-4172

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