Zinio Systems Names Executives to Top Posts; Company Grows Marketing and Sales to Widen Its Lead in Digital Magazine Solutions Market.SAN FRANCISCO -- Zinio Systems, Inc., worldwide leader in digital magazine production, distribution and circulation, today announced the appointment of David Zinman as senior vice president of marketing and product management, two senior appointments to the sales organization and promotions in sales, business development and engineering. The company promoted Peter Longo to president of Zinio's publishing division and Jeff Bruce to senior vice president of worldwide sales. Additions to Zinio's sales force include Rita Burke as vice president of sales and David Rock as national sales director. Zinio's sales organization now averages 17 years of combined experience in magazine publishing. Other changes include the promotion of Rich Maggiotto to vice president of business development and Graham Golder to vice president in charge of engineering and network operations. The recent additions to Zinio's management come on the heels of the July appointment of Scott Kauffman as the company's new president and 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. . Mr. Zinman, 37, will be responsible for marketing, product management and customer support of more than 160 digital magazines that Zinio distributes globally. Previously, he founded AdKnowledge, a pioneer of hosted solutions for online advertising and developer of the world's first central ad server, where he filled various roles as CEO, vice president of marketing, sales, business development and client services until the company was successfully sold to CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) in 1999. He also has held senior positions with Banter, Avasta, CoVia and Engage, and was a management consultant at Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Zinman 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 degree from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and graduated magna cum laude with a BA from Tufts University, where he founded Politica Politica is the undergraduate journal of the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Politica solicits original student essays on topics broadly political. , a monthly magazine. Ms. Burke was a Partner at Rising Tide, a strategic sales consulting firm, and brings more than 15 years of experience in a variety of senior positions in publishing. Mr. Rock most recently was director of client relations at Synapse Group, Inc. He also has held various senior circulation positions, working for consumer magazine publishers. Mr. Longo joined Zinio in April 2003, Mr. Bruce has been with the company since 2002, Mr. Golder joined the company in 2001 and Mr. Maggiotto has been with Zinio since the company's inception in 2000. "As Zinio builds on our lead in digital magazine solutions, we are pleased to attract the depth of talent from magazine publishing and web media," said Scott Kauffman, president and CEO of Zinio Systems, Inc. "The magazine publishing experience of our sales team is unprecedented for a provider of any kind. Additionally, Dave Zinman brings marketing and product management expertise from internet media and software companies to help lead the charge in defining and marketing Zinio's services." Since March 2002, Zinio has delivered more than 21 million digital magazines from 160 popular titles, such as BusinessWeek, Motor Trend, Popular Science and U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. , to more than one and a half million customers in more than 200 countries. Zinio's 40 major publishing partners include Hearst, IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) , McGraw-Hill, Primedia, Reed Business Information Reed Business Information is a large business publisher in the United States, United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia and Asia. It is a division of Reed Elsevier. In 2005, Reed Business Information started the Quill Awards, a literary award broadcast on NBC. , Technology Review Inc., U.S. News, VNU VNU Volontaires des Nations Unies (French) VNU Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven (Dutch) VNU Virtual Network User and Ziff Davis. About Zinio Systems, Inc. Zinio Systems (www.zinio.com) delivers magazines in a new, powerful digital form with the same layout, text, and advertisements as the print versions, improving accessibility and reach, convenience and reading experience. Consisting of production services that convert print magazines into digital form, a dedicated reading software application and electronic delivery system, and comprehensive circulation services, Zinio allows magazine readers to enjoy portability, easy navigation and interactivity in a digital version available on desktop and laptop computers while offering publishers an opportunity for circulation growth. Zinio has offices in San Francisco and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Zinio is privately held and investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA NEA abbr. 1. National Education Association 2. National Endowment for the Arts NEA (US) n abbr (= National Education Association) → Verband für das Erziehungswesen ), Apax Partners, Inc., Intel Capital, Odyssey Capital, NetOyster, IDEO Ventures and Centre Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). Ventures. Executive photos available at: http://corp.zinio.com/pressmaterials.html. |
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