Technology Function Exec & Board Appointments 4/4 to 5/12 2012
Written by Dora VellAOL Appoints CTO with Strong Publishing/Education/Online Credentials
AOL appointed iCTO Curtis Brown, 40, as EVP & CTO. Brown is an accomplished technology leader with over 20 years experience building and managing global technology teams, products, data, systems, infrastructure, and consumer web sites. He has served as CTO at Skymall, Oxygen Media, The Princeton Review, CTB/McGraw-Hill and Kaplan Test Prep.
Healthcare IT Exec & Board Appointments 4/4 to 5/12 2012
Written by Dora VellMcKesson's President of Specialty Health Resigns from Other Role as EVP, Corp Strategy & BD Resigns
Marc E. Owen, 51, resigned as EVP, Corporate Strategy & BD of McKesson. He will continue to serve as President of McKesson Specialty Health. Prior to McKesson, he was a Senior Partner at McKinsey and CEO at MindCrossing, a knowledge commerce company.
Internet Infrastructure Exec & Board Appointments 4/4 to 5/5 2012
Written by Dora VellCloud Services Provider Announces CMO from BMC
Riverbed Technology selected David Greene as CMO. Before joining Riverbed, he was the VP, WW Marketing for the IT management portfolio at BMC. Prior to BMC, he held marketing roles at Data Center Automation Company, Active Reasoning, Exodus Communications, HiFive.net, and HP.
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards 4/4 to 5/5 2012
Written by Dora VellWal-Mart Names New Board Member – Google VP Marissa Mayer
Wal-Mart nominated Marissa Mayer, 36, a VP at Google, to its board of directors. Mayer has been VP of Local and Maps for Google since 2010. She oversees product management and engineering work for Google Maps, Street View, Google Earth and local search products. Mayer was also VP of Search Products & User Experience at Google. Mayer joined Google in 1999 and was the company’s first female engineer.
Wal-Mart Names New Board Member – Google VP Marissa Mayer
Retail giant Wal-Mart nominated Marissa Mayer, 36, a VP at Google, to its board of directors. Mayer has been VP of Local and Maps for Google since 2010. She oversees product management and engineering work for Google Maps, Street View, Google Earth and local search products. Mayer was also VP, Search Products and User Experience at Google. Mayer joined Google in 1999 and was the company’s first female engineer.
Giant Tech Companies Exec & Board Appointments 3/31 to 4/27 2012
Written by Dora VellExecutive Reorganization at Microsoft
Microsoft Greater China Region CEO Simon Leung has left the company for personal reasons. Before joining Microsoft, he was the President of the Asia Pacific region at Motorola. While at Motorola, Leung also served as SVP & Corporate VP. Prior to Motorola, he was President of the Asia Pacific region at Brightpoint and Managing Director at Tandem Computers.
Canadian Telecom Company Appoints Community Board Chairman
TELUS has appointed Claude Benoit as Chairman of the TELUS Montreal Community Board. Currently, she serves as the CEO of the Old Port of Montreal Corporation. Before being named CEO, she served as the company’s VP and oversaw the development of the Montreal Science Centre. Benoit is a member of the Order of Canada and has been awarded the McNeil Medal from the Royal Society of Canada.
New Chairman & Board Appointments 3/31 to 4/27 2012
Written by Dora VellCanadian Telecom Company Appoints Community Board Chairman
TELUS has appointed Claude Benoit as Chairman of the TELUS Montreal Community Board. Currently, she serves as the CEO of the Old Port of Montreal Corporation. Before being named CEO, she served as the company’s VP and oversaw the development of the Montreal Science Centre. Benoit is a member of the Order of Canada and has been awarded the McNeil Medal from the Royal Society of Canada.
Telecom Products Exec & Board Appointments 3/26 to 4/23 2012
Written by Dora VellUbiquiti Networks Selects New Board Member and General Counsel
Ubiquiti Networks, a multinational technology company, announced that Bill Gurley, 45, has joined the company's Board of Directors. Currently, Gurley serves as a General Partner at Benchmark Capital and sits on the board of directors of Demandforce, Opentable, Uber, and Zillow. Prior to working in venture capital, he was a Research Analyst on Wall Street and covered companies such as Dell, Compaq, Microsoft, and Amazon. Earlier in his career, Gurley was a Design Engineer at Compaq Computer.
B2C Internet Exec & Board Appointments 3/24 to 4/23 2012
Written by Dora VellExecutive & Board Restructuring Continues at Yahoo!
Yahoo! has appointed John Hayes, 56, as a Director. Currently, Hayes serves as EVP & Chief Marketing Officer at American Express. Previously, he was the EVP of Global Advertising & Brand Management at American Express and the President of Lowe & Partners. Earlier in his career, Hayes was a director of the Association of National Advertisers and Wyndham Vacation Resorts.
