Reunion.com Names Internet Industry Veteran Dipik Rai Vice President of Strategy.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Reunion.com, the online leader in helping adults find, reconnect, and keep in touch with their friends and family, today announced the appointment of Dipik Rai as Vice President of Business Analysis and Strategy. In this capacity, Rai will be responsible for building a business intelligence function that will help shape strategic goals and execute against operational plans. With over 12 years of B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. and B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business Internet experience, Reunion.com marks Rai's fifth involvement with an Internet start-up company start-up company A new business. . Prior to joining Reunion.com, Rai served as Vice President of Business Development and Product for Engage.com, the world's first online relationship service, where he helped raise a $5 million 'Series A' financing round and grew the customer database from zero to its first 200,000 members in the competitive online dating space. "Dipik's Internet industry success, broad market knowledge, and proven track record make him a perfect fit for our company," says Jeffrey Tinsley, 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. of Reunion.com. "We look forward to his innovation and execution contributions as we continue to expand on and transform the online social networking experience for our unique service." Prior to Engage.com, Rai was Senior Director of Marketing for Knight Ridder Digital where he was responsible for building a local database-advertising product in nine local markets. Based on successful performance, his role grew to include all online marketing and product functions for 31 local newspaper websites. "I am thrilled to join a team that is full of seasoned executives with impressive professional backgrounds," says Rai. "Reunion.com was a natural fit for me, and I am up for the challenge of helping the company build upon its market-leading position to dominate our unique customer market." Adding to his vast experience, Rai also served as Senior Director - Direct Marketing at Yahoo!, where he was tasked with building a team of 30 people to work across all business properties, selling directly to consumers. In order to maximize business opportunities for Yahoo!'s premium services, Rai and his team focused on Y! Personals, Y! Small Business, Y! SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Access, Y! Games, etc. In addition, Rai was responsible for developing Yahoo!'s database email marketing strategy to optimally leverage its 100MM user database and drive its premium subscriptions. Rai has also had success in numerous operating roles for other online businesses including Classmates.com, Online Interactive, Inc., and Aptimus Inc. (formerly FreeShop.com). Rai holds a joint honors degree in Business Administration and Economics from Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University, main campus at Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; provincially supported; coeducational; chartered 1963, opened 1965. The Harbour Centre campus in downtown Vancouver opened in 1989. in Burnaby, B.C. About Reunion.com Reunion.com is the leader in helping adults find and reconnect with old friends, family, classmates Classmates can refer to either:
A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , Reunion.com is based in Los Angeles, California. For more information, please visit www.Reunion.com. |
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