Merriman Holdings, Inc. Appoints James R. Byrne to its Independent Advisory Board

Merriman Holdings, Inc. is a financial services holding company. The Company, through its wholly owned operating subsidiary Merriman Capital, Inc. (MC), provides capital markets advisory and research, corporate and investment banking services. The Company has three operating segments: MC, Financial Entrepreneurial Platform (FEP) and Capital Market Advisory Services (CMAG). The Company's MC segment includes a range of services, such as capital raising and financial advisory services for corporate clients, and brokerage and equity research services for its institutional investor clients. The Company's FEP segment includes capital raising services through a network of independent investment bankers. The Company's CMAG segment includes capital market advisory services, such as assisting corporate issuers in listing on OTCQX, the OTC Market tier, along with other services that facilitate the access to institutional capital markets.