Atevo Travel Inc. Receives Investment from the Lotte Group.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1997--Atevo Travel Inc., a premier on-line travel company, today announced that it has received its first round of financing from the Lotte Group, headquartered in Seoul, Korea. Since its March 1997 launch, Atevo has gained recognition as an innovative force in the rapidly growing on-line travel industry. Lotte's investment supports Atevo's ongoing site enrichment, business development, and increased marketing presence. Also announced today is the appointment of Carrie Lavine as Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Formerly Associate Publisher-Consumer Market for Sybex, she was responsible for the company's successful line of Internet books and partnered software. Prior to this, Lavine spent over ten years as a marketing executive with Silicon Valley firms including Apple Computer and Software Publishing. She began her career managing market research with Procter and Gamble. Lavine has an undergraduate degree “First degree” redirects here. For the BBC television series, see First Degree. An undergraduate degree (sometimes called a first degree or simply a degree in marketing from Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. . Business Development and Marketing are managed by Monica Lee and Tamar Zuckerman, respectively. Prior to joining Atevo, Lee was Marketing Manager for Match.com, a subscription-based Web startup. She also has several years of experience in high technology including business development with Forval and investment research and analysis with Charter Venture Capital. She holds an AB degree in Psychology from Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. and an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management. Zuckerman joined Atevo from American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the where she was Area Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → for Northern California. Prior to American, Zuckerman held various marketing positions with Mountain Travel-Sobek, Grey Advertising, and DDB DDB - device independent bitmap Needham. She holds a BS degree in Mass Communications from the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
About Lotte Group The Lotte Group, with primary presence in South Korea and Japan, is a $17 billion conglomerate whose interests include advertising, department stores, amusement parks, and hotels. Lotte is a pioneer in the South Korean Internet market with leading on-line shopping and bookstore sites. About Atevo Travel Based in Burlingame, Calif., Atevo Travel is a distinctive full-service travel company that nurtures the exchange of information among leisure travelers. The site also offers in-depth information on more than 300 destinations worldwide and essential tools for travel planning including maps, driving directions, weather reports, and currency exchange rates. The daily travel features, photos, and advice from fellow travel experts are coupled with an on-line reservation system, allowing Atevo customers to plan, manage, and share their travel experiences with the Atevo community (www.atevo.com). CONTACT: Atevo Travel Inc., Burlingame Carrie Lavine, 650/652-1000, ext. 2201 carrie@atevo.com |
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