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Deja News Names Three New Executives to Management Team; Guy Hoffman, Bill Townsend
and David Wilson Join Leader in Internet Discussion Group Services
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1997--Deja News, Inc. (http://www.dejanews.com)
today introduced its senior management team, composed of new and existing executives
who will lead the company to its next level of achievement.
Guy Hoffman will be leading Deja News as its president and chief executive officer.
He has over 12 years of industry and management experience, most recently serving as
executive vice president and chief operating officer of OpenConnect Systems, Inc.
Bill Townsend, part of the original management team at Lycos, Inc., is Deja News'
new vice president of business development and David Wilson has been named vice
president of marketing. Wilson joins Deja News from Micrografx, Inc. where he was
director of brand management.
These new executives join the existing management team consisting of: Founder and
Chief Technology Officer Steve Madere, Vice President of Technical Operations Rami
El-Charif, Vice President of Sales and Service Wes Schaefer and Vice President of
Software Development Scott Williams.
In just over two years, Deja News has grown from a small start-up operation to the
14th most popular site on the World Wide Web. "It is crucial we have a creative and
experienced management team to take the company to the next level," noted Robert
Fabbio, chairman of Deja News' Board of Directors. "With the addition of our new
executives, I am confident that the company will achieve great success." >Founded in May 1995, Deja News is the World Wide Web's largest source for Internet
Discussion Groups, including Usenet newsgroups. Steve Madere, Deja News' founder,
led the development of the company's infrastructure for archiving and searching IDGs
as well as its innovative technology that enables a new generation of Internet-based
marketing programs, called eMarketing Campaign. In his role as Chief Technology
Officer, Madere will lead the technological wing of the company. "Since I founded
the company, I've been looking for someone with the business acumen and industry
contacts to take the organization to its full potential," Madere said. "We've found
that person in Guy Hoffman and I look forward to working with him and the rest of
the management team to take Deja News to industry prominence."
As President and Chief Executive Officer, Guy Hoffman is responsible for the overall
operation and strategic direction of Deja News and brings a strong management >background to the company. In addition to his COO and executive vice president role
at OpenConnect Systems, Hoffman was vice president of worldwide marketing and >general manager for North America for Eicon Technology Corporation.
"What drew me to Deja News was the opportunity to facilitate electronic community
and pioneer the next generation of Internet-enabled marketing," Hoffman commented.
"Internet Discussion Groups are the heart of the most exciting and powerful aspect
of the Internet -- community -- and I am committed to making Deja News the >undisputed leader in this space. Our highly segmented IDG audience and unique >technology enables us to be the leader in defining a new marketing paradigm, >complete Internet marketing campaigns. I look forward to working with the Deja News
team to establish the company as the preeminent provider in these new business >segments."
The new Vice President of Business Development, Bill Townsend, is responsible for
expanding and enhancing the company's strategic industry partnerships. Townsend has
a strong background in the Internet, advertising and business development arenas.
During his tenure at Lycos, Townsend played a major role in developing the company's
sales, marketing and advertising infrastructure, drawing upon his previous experience
at several companies including Ketchum Advertising, one of the largest advertising
agency networks in the world.
Deja News' other new executive, Vice President of Marketing David Wilson, oversees
all marketing functions including product management, product marketing, public
relations and marketing communications. Before joining Deja News, Wilson built the
consumer division at Micrografx, Inc., creating and launching several successful
products including Crayola Art Studio and American Greetings CreataCard. Wilson most
recently served as director of brand management at Micrografx with responsibility for
its enterprise, web and consumer product lines.
About Deja News, Inc.
Deja News is the operator of the largest search-and-retrieval engine for Internet
Discussion Groups on the World Wide Web. Founded in May 1995, Deja News provides
users with an easy and powerful Web interface for participating in discussions with
people of like interests and for searching Internet Discussion Groups, including
Usenet newsgroups. Building on Deja News' extensive database and proprietary search
technology, Deja News' eMarketing Campaign offers marketers a comprehensive suite of
Internet-based marketing programs for rapidly reaching and influencing large, highly
segmented and dynamic audiences. Deja News serves as the Internet Discussion Group
search resource for America Online, AT&T WorldNet Service, Bell South, Excite, >Infoseek, Lycos, Microsoft's Internet Explorer, The Microsoft Network, Open Text,
WebCrawler and Yahoo! Deja News is free to users and can be found on the Web at
http://www.dejanews.com . -0-
NOTE TO EDITORS: Deja News is a registered trademark of Deja News, Inc. All other
names are the trademarks of their respective companies.
CONTACT: Deja News, Inc.
Claire Campbell, 512/343-6397, ext. 244
clairec@dejanews.com
COPYRIGHT 1997 Business Wire
COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale Group

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