Local.com Corp., an online local media company, announced the appointment of Lowell W. Robinson to its board of directors.
According to a release, Robinson brings more than twenty years of senior level strategic management experience in the media, Internet, software and marketing services industries. He has served on five publicly-traded company boards and is currently serving as a board member for The Jones Group, where he serves on their compensation and audit committees. Robinson is also chairman of the board and chairman of the compensation committee for American Consolidated Media Holdings.
From 2007 to 2009, Robinson served as CFO and COO of MIVA, Inc., a publicly-traded online advertising network and digital marketing company, until the company was acquired by Adknowledge. He joined MIVA in 2006 as CFO and chief administrative officer. He also served as senior executive vice president, CFO and chief administrative officer for HotJobs.com from 2000 to 2002. After helping to bring the company to profitability a year ahead of expectations, HotJobs was sold to Yahoo! for approximately $500 million. Prior to joining HotJobs, Robinson was also executive vice president and CFO for PRT Group, a software and IT services company, which raised $62 million in its IPO.
"Lowell is a great fit for our company due to his considerable operational experience with major online and offline marketing and advertising companies," said Heath Clarke, Local.com chairman and CEO. "He is a seasoned executive and board member for publicly-traded companies, and we look forward to his contribution to our continued success."
More company information:
www.local.com
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