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DigitalTown Names Jan K. Andersen as CEO
| Quelle: DigitalTown, Inc.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - January 27, 2009) - The board of directors of DigitalTown, Inc.
(OTCBB : DGTW ) today named Jan K. Andersen to the new position of Chief
Executive Officer. Richard A. Pomije will continue as Chairman of the
Corporation
Andersen most recently served as President and CEO of Bellacor.com, which
he led from its inception in 2000 to become a leading e-tailer in the home
furnishings category. While at Bellacor.com, he grew revenues by more than
50% annually and brought the company to profitability within a year of its
initial launch. He was also an early pioneer of several e-tail strategies
now commonplace.
Prior to Bellacor.com, as VP of Marketing, he was a driving force at
NetRadio.com, a pioneer in streaming audio on-line. While at NetRadio, he
designed the strategy that led to the company becoming a leader in
streaming music on-line by originating the concept of "narrowcasting" or
highly specialized music programming.
"I am extremely excited about joining DigitalTown, Inc.," said Andersen,
"and looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead. DigitalTown presents
the opportunity to launch one of the largest locally based community
networks in the country. Digital Town's 27,000 online communities centered
on the local high school represent enormous potential to integrate the
grassroots with national outreach and networking. This integration will
deliver new opportunities to students, their schools and communities and to
our partners serving them."
Andersen, who originally stems from Denmark, received his MBA from the
University of St Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Richard A. Pomije, founder and chairman, said of Andersen, "With Jan's 14
years of internet experience, multiyear performance profitability and
leadership, DigitalTown has an able captain to lead our team through this
time of rapid growth."
About DigitalTown
DigitalTown, Inc in Burnsville, Minn., is developing a nationwide network
of more than 27,000 local online communities for high school students,
alumni, boosters and local citizens.
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