Barry Briggs to Resign as President and Chief Operating Officer of CNET Networks.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), www.cnetnetworks.com, today announced that Barry Briggs Barry Briggs MBE (born 30 December 1934) from Christchurch, New Zealand is a former Speedway rider. He won the World Individual title four times - in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966[1]. , President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , has decided to resign from his position with the company to pursue personal and other business interests. Mr. Briggs' resignation is effective as of January 12, 2007. The company does not have plans to replace the position at this time. "CNET Networks is known for building world class brands for people and the things they are passionate about. Barry has been an instrumental component of the company's success over the past ten years and we thank him for his significant contributions," said Neil Ashe, Chief Executive Officer. "It has been my pleasure to work with Barry and I know I speak for all of the people of CNET Networks in wishing him well in his future endeavors." Mr. Briggs, 51, joined CNET Networks in 2000 following the company's acquisition of ZDNet, Inc., where he served as President. Mr. Briggs has been a key player in CNET Networks' long history of online ad innovation, from introducing the Interactive Messaging Unit (IMU Noun 1. IMU - a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries ) in 2001 Co which became a catalyst for going "beyond the banner" Co to evangelizing the importance of back-end data intelligence to providing insights into marketing effectiveness Marketing Effectiveness is the function of improving how marketers go to market with the goal of optimizing their marketing spend to achieve even better results for both the short-term and long-term. Also related to Marketing ROI and Return on Marketing Investment (ROMI). . "I am proud of all that CNET Networks has accomplished and am confident in its future success," said Barry Briggs. "The company's vision and leadership are unique assets and I am honored to have been a part of what truly is a different kind of media company." Before joining ZDNet, Mr. Briggs was publisher of the Disney/Ziff-Davis publication FamilyPC magazine. Prior to that, he held various executive sales, publishing, and marketing roles with Time magazine and Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. . About CNET Networks, Inc. CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET, www.cnetnetworks.com) is a global media company with world class interactive media brands that address people's areas of passion. The company's leading brands include CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, Webshots, CHOW, ZDNet and TechRepublic. Founded in 1993, CNET Networks has a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe. |
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