TheLadders.com, the world's largest online platform for $100k+ jobs, announced today the appointment of Steve Berkowitz to its Board of Directors. Most recently, Berkowitz served as senior vice president of the Online Services Group at Microsoft where he was responsible for the marketing, sales and business development related to Microsoft's online services, including MSN.com and Windows Live.
"Steve is an experienced and visionary leader whose proven record of success leading online services makes him an ideal person to join our board," said Marc Cenedella, founder and CEO of TheLadders.com. "I look forward to working with Steve; his insights and experience will be a significant addition to our board."
As senior vice president of the Online Services Group at Microsoft, Berkowtiz oversaw Microsoft's entire online advertising business, including the advertising global sales force, Microsoft adCenter, Live Search, as well as all of its content and advertising supported channels including MSN and Windows Live. Prior to his role at Microsoft, Berkowitz was the CEO of Ask.com where he built the management team that orchestrated the turn around of the search engine, which is currently the second-largest pure search site on the Internet. Previously, Berkowitz was the president and COO of IDG Books, where he successfully expanded the "Dummies" series of books and diversified IDG's holdings establishing the company as a global consumer book brand.
"I am excited to be joining such a dynamic team and a company whose growth opportunities are limitless," said Berkowitz. "I look forward to working with everyone during this next growth phase of TheLadders.com, both here in the U.S. and around the world."
Berkowitz joins current Directors, Nicholas F. Beim, general partner at Matrix Partners; Marc Cenedella, who serves as chairman; Robert Chefitz; founding partner of Egis Capital Partners; Alexandre Douzet, co-founder and executive vice president of TheLadders.com; Andrew J. Kaslow, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at AIG; and Brian Swette, former chief operating officer at eBay.
About TheLadders.com
TheLadders.com is the world's largest online service catering exclusively to the $100k+ job market. Our job is to make the search for senior talent and senior positions quick and effective. With access to the most $100k+ job leads in one place, senior level professionals can get to the next step in their careers faster. Top recruiters value the ability to quickly and easily connect with so much qualified talent in the sales, marketing, finance, HR, legal, tech and operations industries. Founded in 2003 by Marc Cenedella, TheLadders.com has grown into the largest specialty employment website. In addition to traditional job search services, TheLadders.com also provides a host of specialized career development resources, including a proven, one-on-one resume service; advice from career experts; customized online profiles; and e-mail alerts. TheLadders.com is headquartered in New York with offices in London. For more information, please visit www.theladders.com or www.theladders.co.uk.
Release Summary:
TheLadders.com appoints Steve Berkowitz to its board of directors. Steve Berkowitz was recently the leader of the Online Services Group at Microsoft, and previously CEO of Ask.com, and COO of IDG Books before that.
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Story Source: Business Wire
