Rightside,
the domain name services division of Demand
Media (NYSE: DMD),
today is pleased to announce the recent appointments of Tracy Knox as
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Kelly Johnson as Senior Vice President
of Marketing. Both will join the team in Kirkland, Washington, and serve
to further strengthen the company’s position as the world’s largest
wholesale domain name registrar and expansion into its new domain name
registry services.
“We are excited to welcome Tracy and Kelly to the Rightside team. They
will play important roles in helping to accelerate company growth and
build brand awareness,” said Taryn Naidu, who will become Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Rightside when the spinoff is completed.
“Each brings a wealth of experience, innovative thinking and strong
leadership skills that will prove invaluable at a time when we are
bringing to market our first new gTLD extensions. They will round out
the seasoned executive team in place today and be an integral part of
our success as we help usher in this new era of the Internet.”
In her new role as CFO, Tracy Knox will lead the company’s financial
operations including accounting and financial reporting, treasury and
investor relations. Knox brings nearly 20 years of extensive experience
in global finance across diverse industries including software
development and ecommerce. Most recently, Knox was CFO for private
equity-backed A Place for Mom, Inc., overseeing the company’s operating
and capital plans, and directing all finance, accounting, human
resources and training activities. During her career, Knox served as the
CFO of Drugstore.com, leading the financial operations, business
development and investor relations divisions of the company, as well as
overseeing the company’s sale to Walgreen Co. in 2011. Prior to joining
Drugstore.com, Knox worked for Western Wireless International as the
Director of International Accounting where she managed the company’s
global financial operations.
Kelly Johnson will oversee all marketing and strategic branding efforts
for the Rightside brand, as well as lead the marketing and
communications teams across the company’s portfolio of brands.
Throughout her career, Johnson has led teams in the technology industry
to drive brand innovation and product positioning. For the past ten
years, Johnson was the owner and principal consultant of VELA trio, LLC.
Johnson’s approach to strategic marketing development for both
business-to-business and business-to-consumer products and services
facilitated her company’s overall growth. Johnson also spent 13 years
working for Microsoft Corporation in both product management and
business development roles where she honed her brand building and
management talents.
About Rightside
Rightside inspires and delivers new possibilities for consumers and
businesses to define and present themselves online. The company will be
a leading provider of domain name services, offering one of the
industry’s most comprehensive platforms for the discovery, registration,
development, and monetization of domain names. This will include 15
million names under management, the most widely used domain name
reseller platform, more than 20,000 distribution partners, an
award-winning retail registrar, the leading domain name auction service
and an interest in more than 100 new Top Level Domain
applications. Rightside will be home to some of the most admired brands
in the industry, including eNom,
Name.com,
United
TLD and NameJet
(in partnership with Web.com). Headquartered in Kirkland, WA, Rightside
will have offices in North America and Europe. For more information
please visit www.rightside.co.
About Demand Media
Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD) is a leading digital media and domain
services company that informs and entertains one of the internet’s
largest audiences, helps advertisers find innovative ways to engage with
their customers and enables publishers, individuals and businesses to
expand their online presence. Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Demand
Media has offices in North America, South America and Europe. For more
information about Demand Media, please visit www.demandmedia.com.
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