NEW YORK, May 13, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Today, The Wall Street Journal Digital Network named Sarabjit "Ruby" Walia as chief technology officer, effective immediately.
Mr. Walia, 47, will be responsible for directing and managing all aspects of technology for the network -- which includes WSJ.com (www.wsj.com), Barrons.com (www.barrons.com) and MarketWatch.com (www.marketwatch.com) -- to ensure full functionality of existing systems as well as the development and implementation of world-class technology systems and products to meet growing business and organizational objectives.
Mr. Walia will be based in New York and will report to Gordon McLeod, president of The Wall Street Journal Digital Network.
"Ruby's success leading digital technology businesses within large media companies in this space will ensure our ability to innovate and continue to bring users the most effective digital experiences possible to our millions of loyal users," said Mr. McLeod.
Prior to joining Dow Jones, Mr. Walia was group chief information officer for Financial Dynamics in New York, a business and financial communications consultancy. He also served as senior vice president and chief information officer, commercial operations, for NBC Universal and as senior vice president and chief information officer for Universal Television Networks. Mr. Walia has also held key management positions with Viacom, Inc., including senior vice president, World Wide Architecture, research and online/interactive services. He began his career in 1981 as founding partner of the Information Engineering Group in Columbia, Mo.
Mr. Walia attended the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Missouri and is a graduate of the Executive Development Program at the Wharton School. Mr. Walia resides in Demarest, N.J., with his wife and two sons.
About The Wall Street Journal Digital Network
The Wall Street Journal Digital Network comprises business and financial news websites including The Wall Street Journal Online (www.wsj.com), the leading provider of business and financial news and analysis on the web with more than one million subscribers; Barron's Online (www.barrons.com), the site of America's premier financial magazine with 127,000 subscribers; MarketWatch.com, a leading investing and financial news site with 100 journalists in 10 bureaus around the world; and AllThingsD.com, a site devoted to news, analysis and opinion on technology, the Internet and media. Marketers seeking business decision-makers and affluent and influential individuals can reach more than 23 million unduplicated, unique visitors each month across The Wall Street Journal Digital Network.
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