The board of directors of Southern States Sign Company appointed Joseph Martin Benoit as a director of the company. Mr. Benoit, 51 years old, has been a director of Retail Real Estate Consultants Srl since October 2007. From 1995 to June 2006, Mr. Benoit was a commercial real estate consultant /retail specialist with the firm of Gallivan Company, and from January 1990 - December 1994, he was Vice-President of Cottage Realty Services Inc.