Arbinet-thexchange, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARBX) , announced today that David C. Reymann, has been appointed to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Reymann will stand for election at the 2009 Arbinet annual meeting of shareholders. lArbinet is a provider of innovative voice and IP solutions for buying and selling telecommunications capacity,

Shawn O'Donnell, Arbinet's Chief Executive Officer and President, acknowledged, "I am very pleased to announce the appointment David Reymann to our Board of Directors. David brings more than 25 years of business and financial experience to his role on the Board."

"I look forward to working with the entire Arbinet team," said Mr. Reymann. "In these challenging economic times, Arbinet has a strong balance sheet and is poised for growth."

Mr. Reymann is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Critical Response Networks, LLC where he is responsible for the financial and operational aspects of the company. Prior to his position as the Chief Financial Officer for Critical Response Networks, Mr. Reymann was the Chief Financial Officer for Aether Systems for eight years. Mr. Reymann played a pivotal roll in successfully restructuring Aether's business model while routinely conforming to all Sarbanes Oxley requirements. In addition, Mr. Reymann serves on the Board of Directors of Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTC:AVSO) (BULLETIN BOARD: AVSO) while serving as their Audit Committee Chairman. He is also on the Board for The Believe in Tomorrow Foundation.