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IB Bolsters Team With Online Veterans: Appoints COO and Adds GM of Local Media Network
New Management Structure Aimed at Delivering and Innovating Products and Services for Distribution to Partners, and to Web at Large; Announces Expansion of Local Media Network and Customer Solutions Team
| Source: Internet Broadcasting
SAINT PAUL, MN and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - February 27, 2008) - Internet Broadcasting, a
leader in local internet audience aggregation and advertising, announced
today that it has appointed online veterans, Jeff Kimball, as Chief
Operating Officer, and Tony Dunaif, as GM/Local Media Network, to its
Management team.
Jeff Kimball as Chief Operating Officer
Internet and technology industry executive Jeff Kimball brings to IB more
than twenty years of experience building, growing and operating successful
Internet and start-up companies. With specific experience running Product
Marketing, Program Management, Design, Operations, Technology and QA teams,
Jeff will be responsible for all aspects of customer solutions and product
delivery. In this capacity, Jeff will approach the objective of winning in
local by developing innovative tools, web products and services that
empower publishers to create large web audiences and to serve advertisers
at scale. Jeff will be based out of St. Paul, MN, and will report directly
to David Lebow, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
Most recently, Jeff was Senior Vice President of Product Development at
Vive Computing (formerly NHC Systems, Inc.) where he was responsible for
delivering complete solutions -- product and technology -- to help Vive
fundamentally alter the way consumers and small businesses purchased, used
and received support for computers. Prior to Vive, Jeff spent 11 years at
AOL where he held numerous positions developing at-scale customer,
advertiser, and publishing solutions. At AOL Jeff led the business and
product planning for more than 10 major releases of the AOL service; he was
responsible for the product direction and delivery for the most successful
consumer facing products AOL ever produced (including AOL.com, e-mail,
instant messaging, search, parental controls). In addition to his work
domestically, Jeff also led the unified European product and technology
strategy -- managing teams in London, Hamburg, Paris, Dublin, Luxembourg,
California and Virginia.
Tony Dunaif as GM of Local Media Networks
Media and business development executive Tony Dunaif joins IB as GM of the
newly created Local Media Network, and will be responsible for building and
growing major external relationships across the broadcast stations and
groups, CNN and expanding to develop new distribution partnerships.
Additionally, Tony will work with the Customer Solutions team in their
delivery of solutions to partners and advertisers. Tony will be based out
of New York, NY, reporting directly to David Lebow.
Most recently, Tony was Vice President, Content Partnerships and
International Development at Brightcove -- the leading Internet TV platform
that enables content owners to create, publish and monetize broadband
channels. In this capacity, he was responsible for closing business
agreements with leading media companies, both domestically and abroad.
Prior to Brightcove, Tony held several senior posts throughout his 12-year
tenure at MTV Networks. As Senior Vice President of Business Development,
he successfully created new businesses, revenue streams and strategic plans
that supported and enhanced the MTV brand. He also played a key role in
developing Broadband, Gaming, Mobile, Satellite Radio, Hispanic Media,
Video on Demand, and HDTV initiatives.
"IB is undergoing a fundamental transformation, and we're organizing our
management team around aggressive goals for the Company and our customers.
I'm delighted to have Jeff Kimball and Tony Dunaif join our pursuit of
making local work on the Internet," said David Lebow, President and CEO of
Internet Broadcasting. "We are committed to innovating for the next era of
the Internet by investing in our relationships with publishers, advertisers
and web consumers. We're equally committed to becoming more relevant for
our TV partners by providing tools and services at scale that will help
them achieve local Internet ubiquity. With the addition of Jeff and Tony to
our team, we have the skills and expertise to make our vision a reality."
About Internet Broadcasting
Established in 1996, Internet Broadcasting is the leading local publisher
and online ad network. The company enables publishers and advertisers to
reach local in-market consumers through its national network of more than
450 local media Web sites reaching more than 40 million monthly visitors.
The Company creates Web products and distributes them as part of strategic
partnerships with Hearst-Argyle Television, Post-Newsweek Stations,
McGraw-Hill Broadcasting, NBC, Telemundo, Cox Television, and Meredith
Broadcasting among others. The Company also has a strategic partnership
with CNN.com. Company investors include Hearst-Argyle, Post-Newsweek,
McGraw-Hill, CNN and Split Rock Partners. Internet Broadcasting is
headquartered in St. Paul, MN and New York, NY, with additional offices in
Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, and Atlanta. For more
information, visit www.ibsys.com.