Dow Jones Appoints Nathan Richardson as Senior Vice President, General Manager of Dow Jones Online; Mr. Richardson Will Be Responsible for Driving Continued Growth, Further Innovation and Seamless Coordination Across Dow Jones Online Sites.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance & Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DJ) today announced that Nathan A. Richardson has been appointed senior vice president and general manager of Dow Jones Online, which includes The Wall Street Journal Online, MarketWatch, Barron's Online and the Company's free, Journal-branded Web sites*. He will report to Todd Larsen, president of Dow Jones' Consumer Electronic Publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. division. Mr. Richardson, who joins the Company on July 6, will be responsible for driving continued growth, further innovation and seamless coordination across Dow Jones Online sites. "Dow Jones is the largest publisher on the Web of proprietary business and financial news and information, having tripled our online audience and doubled our Internet revenue this year with the acquisition of MarketWatch," said Mr. Larsen. "We're delighted that Nathan is joining Dow Jones to help grow our position as the leading publisher of digitally delivered business and financial content for consumers--how, when and where they want it." Prior to joining Dow Jones Online, Mr. Richardson was the general manager of Yahoo! Finance, a position he held since 2002. In this role, he initiated and executed a number of strategic initiatives, including the creation of new editorial franchises, the development of a ticker plant, site redesign, and he oversaw relationships with content, data and technology partners. He joined Yahoo! in 2000 as a business development manager and director. Before joining Yahoo!, Mr. Richardson was a vice president and global emerging markets management associate at Citigroup. This year, Institutional Investor Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. ranked Mr. Richardson No. 1 in its sixth annual Online Finance 40 ranking. "I look forward to helping Dow Jones make the most of its essential business and finance brands and content," Mr. Richardson said. "With The Wall Street Journal Online, MarketWatch, Barron's Online and our other Web sites, there is an enormous opportunity to continue to grow and serve the existing audience beyond the nine million people who use the sites now." Mr. Richardson received a bachelor's degree from Babson College Babson College, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts (zoned as "Babson Park," ZIP code 02457),[1] is a private business school that grants all undergraduates a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. The F. W. and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University Georgetown University, in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.; Jesuit; coeducational; founded 1789 by John Carroll, chartered 1815, inc. 1844. Its law and medical schools are noteworthy, and its archives are especially rich in letters and manuscripts by and . Notes to the Editor * Includes CareerJournal.com, OpinionJournal.com, StartupJournal.com, RealEstateJournal.com and CollegeJournal.com. About Dow Jones Consumer Electronic Publishing The Consumer Electronic Publishing unit of Dow Jones includes The Wall Street Journal Online and its vertical sites (CareerJournal.com, OpinionJournal.com, StartupJournal.com, RealEstateJournal.com and CollegeJournal.com), Barron's Online, and the recently acquired MarketWatch Network--which includes MarketWatch.com, BigCharts.com and VirtualStockExchange.com. Marketers aiming to target business decision-makers or affluent/influential individuals now can reach Dow Jones Online's nine million unduplicated unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month. Dow Jones Online is a leader in providing targeting solutions. Through Interest-Based Targeting, which it pioneered in 2003, marketers can direct specific advertisements--from a broad range of categories including business and personal technology, travel, automotive, investments health, and leisure--to visitors wherever they go on Dow Jones Online. About The Wall Street Journal Online The Wall Street Journal Online at WSJ WSJ Wall Street Journal WSJ Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) WSJ Web Services Journal WSJ Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina) WSJ Wagle Street Journal (Kathmandu, Nepal blog) .com, published by Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; www.dowjones.com), is the largest paid subscription news site on the Web. Launched in 1996, the Online Journal continues to attract quality subscribers that are at the top of their industries, with 731,000 subscribers world-wide as of Q1, 2005. The Online Journal provides in-depth business news and financial information 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with insight and analysis, including breaking business and technology news and analysis from around the world. It draws on the Dow Jones network of nearly 1,700 business and financial news staff--the largest network of business and financial journalists in the world. The Online Journal also features exclusive content, including interactive graphics on business and world news, and online-only columns about the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. , technology, personal finance and more. The Online Journal offers two industry-specific editions: the award-winning Health Industry Edition and the Media & Marketing Edition. The Health Industry Edition offers authoritative analysis, breaking news and commentary from top industry journalists. The Media & Marketing Edition is designed for professionals in the advertising, marketing, entertainment and media industries. Subscribers to both online editions also get access to the full content of the Online Journal. In 2004, the Online Journal received several honors. The Online Journal was awarded a Codie Award for Best Online Business News Service, and its Health Industry Edition was awarded Best Online Medical Information Service for the second consecutive year. It also received an EPpy Award for Best Internet Business Service over 1 million monthly visitors. The Wall Street Journal Online network includes CareerJournal.com, OpinionJournal.com, StartupJournal.com, RealEstateJournal.com and CollegeJournal.com. About MarketWatch, Inc. MarketWatch, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Dow Jones & Company and is a leading provider of business news, financial information and analytical tools. The Company operates two award-winning Web sites, MarketWatch.com and BigCharts.com, as well as the stock market simulation site, VirtualStockExchange.com. The Company produces the syndicated MarketWatch Weekend television program and provides radio updates every 30 minutes on the MarketWatch.com Radio Network. MarketWatch also offers subscription products for individual investors, including the Hulbert Financial Digest Hulbert Financial Digest A monthly newsletter devoted to information about investment advisory letters. The publication includes a top-five ranking of advisory letters during short and extended periods, along with commentary and detailed suite of products, Retirement Weekly and ETF ETF See Exchange Traded Fund. ETF See exchange-traded fund (ETF). Trader. The Company's MarketWatch Information Services See Information Systems. group is a leading licensor of market news, data, investment analysis tools and other online applications to financial services firms, media companies, wireless carriers and Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . |
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