AltaVista names Jeff Lehman Senior Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer for Internet Division; Taps Proven Innovator to Lead Worldwide Revenue Creation.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002 AltaVista(R) Company, a leading global provider of search services and software and a majority-owned operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) , Inc. (Nasdaq:CMGI), has appointed Jeff J. Lehman to the position of senior vice president of Sales and chief revenue officer for its Internet division. Lehman will lead worldwide revenue generation for AltaVista's Internet search division. Lehman brings more than 20 years of sales and market development experience to AltaVista. Most recently he served as a board advisor to numerous technology and marketing companies and as start-up CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for JustArrive, Inc. Previously, he was executive vice president, Sales and chief revenue officer at Flycast Communications, where he managed all major revenue producing divisions. "We are very pleased that Jeff is committing his prodigious talent and expertise to build on the growing momentum we have achieved since our restructuring," said Jim Barnett, CEO of AltaVista. "He has an excellent track record of building highly successful sales teams and has the strategic skills to grow our business significantly." Prior to joining Flycast, Lehman was vice president of advertising sales at RealNetworks. He also held senior management positions at Softbank Interactive Marketing, Inc. and Ziff-Davis. At Ziff-Davis he served in numerous corporate and publication account management positions, including vice president of sales and market development for ZDNet. "The Internet advertising market is poised for a substantial upturn and AltaVista is one of the companies that will reap the benefits," said Lehman. "The opportunity to work with a skilled team of professionals at a focused and re-energized company was too compelling to miss." Lehman received both his BSBA BSBA Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (degree) BSBA British Small Boatbuilders Association BSBA Burnt Swamp Baptist Association BSBA Bell Shoals Baptist Academy BSBA Brandenburgische Straßenbauamt and MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida “UCF” redirects here. For other uses, see UCF (disambiguation). UCF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. UCF was founded in 1963 as Florida Technological University with the goal of providing highly trained personnel to support the Kennedy . He was also a charter member of the Internet Advertising Bureau The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) is a UK trade body created in 1997 to promote online advertising. It works across a range of areas, with internal bodies setting standards and best practices for a range of different online marketing techniques. (IAB (1) See Internet Architecture Board. (2) (Interactive Advertising Bureau, New York, www.iab.net) An industry association founded in 1996 to set standards and guidelines for interactive advertising and marketing. ). About AltaVista Company AltaVista is a leading global provider of search services and software. The company's patented technology continues to set the pace, making AltaVista a leading search engine among Web users and premier provider of high-powered search software to intranet, enterprise and e-commerce clients around the globe. AltaVista is a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI). For more information, see http://www.altavista.com and http://solutions.altavista.com. Note to Editors: AltaVista is a registered trademark of AltaVista Company. |
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