San Francisco -- Yelp, the San Francisco-based operator of a popular local business reviews site, on Monday named Robert Gibbs to its board of directors. Gibbs is a senior campaign advisor to President Barack Obama, and previously served as the 28th White House Press Secretary for two years ending in Feb. 2011. The news comes weeks after Yelp signed an eight-year lease for its new headquarters, which will be located at 140 New Montgomery Street, in an iconic Art Deco office building adjacent to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In March the company raised $107 million in its initial public offering (IPO).
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