AdMob hires Niren Hiro as VP of business development, plus other interactive industry new hires and partnerships.
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AOL announced that Maneesh Dhir will lead the company's international operations as executive vice president. In this role, Dhir will oversee the growth of AOL's international portals and review new overseas business opportunities in Europe, Asia and the Americas, working from the company's offices in Bangalore, India.
AdMob, the world's largest mobile advertising marketplace, announced that Niren Hiro has come aboard as vice president of business development.
BrightWave Marketing, an Atlanta based email marketing & customer relationship services firm was hired by Lowe's to advise and consult on its email marketing programs.
MediaSpan, a provider of digital content management and online advertising solutions for over 4,000 local media properties, announced that its Network business unit has opened a West Coast online ad sales office in San Francisco and hired Patrick Thomas in the newly created position of manager of network ad sales, west.
PowerReviews announced that retail industry veteran Paul Gaffney has joined its board of directors. Gaffney is an eCommerce and operations executive who has created substantial market value at some of the world's most admired retail and online consumer companies including Staples, Office Depot and Charles Schwab.
RowenWarren has named Ben Cruz as chief creative officer. RowenWarren is a full-service agency that specializes in campaigns that combine branding and direct response- often in the same ads.
Scripps Networks Interactive has promoted Ron Feinbaum to executive vice president of business development for the company.
[x+1], which helps marketers increase website and online advertising conversion rates, announced that Nancy Marzouk, an online advertising executive with ten years of management and sales experience, has joined the company as vice president media sales, a newly created position