Fitplay, the Internet Fitness Lifestyle Manager, Announces Two Senior Management Additions, Names Advisor.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2000 Matt Harris, VP Engineering, and Julia Hartman, VP Marketing, Join Fast-Growing Startup, John Curran to Serve as Advisor Fitplay, a startup company developing an Internet fitness lifestyle management service, has announced the appointment of two senior-level managers. It also announced that John Curran, an industry authority on the Internet, would serve as Advisor to the company. Matt Harris joins as VP of Engineering, Julia Hartman as VP of Marketing. These management additions fill key positions at this fast-growing startup, which is funded by in part 100x, an Internet Startup Accelerator. Fitplay continues to staff up as it drives towards a fourth quarter launch of its premier offering, Fitplay.com. Peter Schnorr, Fitplay 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. , said, "We're very pleased to welcome Matt and Julia to the senior management team at Fitplay, and John Curran to our Advisory Board. Matt and Julia come with excellent credentials and will be key to the success of Fitplay. John's technical reputation in the industry is absolutely outstanding, and in him we've found a tremendous friend and senior management resource. We're building a team where professional skill, enthusiasm, and a focus on enabling technologies interact within a very cool culture where each individual is valued highly." Matt Harris will oversee the Engineering team at Fitplay, which is developing the technology engine that will run the Fitplay.com offering. He formerly held a director-level position at Reed Elsevier, a leading provider of legal and business publications. At Reed Elsevier, he was responsible for the group of engineers that delivered strategic information to Cahner's portals, utilizing leading-edge technology. He also led development teams at CADRE Technologies. Harris holds a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester The University of Rochester (UR) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research university located in Rochester, New York. The university is one of 62 elected members of the Association of American Universities. and a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Julia Hartman will handle all Marketing activities for Fitplay. She has 15 years of marketing and sales experience, most recently with Individual.com as director of Internet and Database Marketing. While at Individual.com, she was responsible for online advertising, affiliate marketing, online site analysis systems, online customer newsletters, and hybrid online/offline database marketing campaigns. Prior marketing roles were held at Citibank, Cigna, Equifax, Clarita, and Advo. Hartman holds 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 Columbia Business School Columbia Business School (part of Columbia University), officially named the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and also known as CBS, was established in 1916 to provide business training and professional preparation for undergraduate and graduate . John Curran, widely considered one of the nation's authorities on the Internet, will serve as an Advisor to Fitplay. Curran is VP of Internet Technology for NEXTLINK Communications and head of the newly formed NEXTLINK Internet Design Center. Curran has been involved in CSNET CSNET - Computers and Science Network, operated by CREN for US computer science institutes. It provides electronic mail service via dial-up lines, X.25 and Internet services. , NEARNET NEARNET New England Academic and Research Network , NSFNET (National Science Foundation NETwork) The network funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, which linked five supercomputer sites across the country in the mid-1980s. Universities were also allowed to connect to it. Network Service, IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force , and is Chairman of the American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers, Chantilly, VA, www.arin.net) An organization founded in 1997 to dispense IP addresses in North and South America, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa. This was previous handled by Network Solutions, Inc., (InterNIC), which manages domain names. ). About Fitplay Fitplay, located in Waltham, MA, is a fast-growing, early-stage company developing a fitness lifestyle management service, Fitplay.com, to match, motivate, and coordinate people interested in fitness. Fitplay plans on a fall 2000 launch. Fitplay is funded in part by 100x, an Internet Startup Accelerator. More information on the company can be found at www.fitplay.com. About 100x Accelerating Startups to Warp Speed 100x is an Internet Startup Accelerator devoted to accelerating the pace, value-creation, and reduction of risk in involved in creating new companies. 100x is part Venture Capitalist Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. , part Incubator, part Consulting Services Company, and part Technology Research Center known as the 100x Waltham Area Research Park (WARP). 100x's mission is to provide emerging companies with intensive, strategic support in engineering, business design, operations, marketing, and investment partnership development. Unique emphasis is placed upon its delivery of intensive, world-class technology services to its portfolio companies, and upon the development of stand-alone capacities in the portfolio companies themselves. The company was founded by Ken Lang, the former CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Lycos (www.lycos.com) and founder of Wisewire, one of the Web's first personalization companies. Visit www.100x.com for more information. |
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