Announcements
JiWire Enhances Management Team with Business Development V.P.
Yahoo!'s Skip Brand Joins Wi-Fi Leader to Drive Corporate Alliances and Partnerships
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17, 2006 - JiWire, the Wi-Fi company, today announced that Skip Brand has joined JiWire as its vice president of business development. Prior to joining JiWire, Skip was a senior director of strategy and business development at Yahoo!. At JiWire, Skip will lead the company?s strategic partnering efforts related to its Wi-Fi hotspot directory, software products, and Wi-Fi advertising network. More information about JiWire and biographies of the entire JiWire leadership team are available at: http://www.jiwire.com/corp-executive-bios.htm.
"Skip's deep experience in building corporate alliances and partnerships will be instrumental in extending JiWire's Wi-Fi market leadership," said Kevin McKenzie, chief executive officer of JiWire. "I'm very pleased to welcome him to the company."
At Yahoo!, Skip created and executed strategic initiatives to generate new products and revenue streams for the company's Connected Life business unit. There, he helped manage Yahoo!'s strategic partnerships with network providers and device manufacturers, including Motorola, Samsung, Intel, Sony, HP, Dell, and Toshiba. He also developed and executed Yahoo!'s Wi-Fi strategy and other alternative broadband strategies.
Prior to joining the Connected Life business unit, Skip was a director and the interim vice president of Yahoo!'s Global Alliances group, where he defined strategy and led the overall execution of Yahoo!'s worldwide partnership and alliance efforts.
Before joining Yahoo!, Skip was the vice president of product and business development at SimpleDevices. Skip also held executive positions at Excite@Home and Cox Communications. He holds a B.S., a Master's in Public Information Management, and a Ph.D. in Technology Policy from Arizona State University.
About JiWire
JiWire is the Wi-Fi company. JiWire leverages the world's most complete and accurate directory of verified public Wi-Fi hotspots to enable Wi-Fi users to connect to the Internet quickly and securely, Wi-Fi hotspot operators to monetize their network investments, and marketers to deliver highly targeted hotspot advertising. JiWire's Wi-Fi directory, software products, and services have been selected by leading companies, including CNET Networks, iPass, USATODAY.com and the Wi-Fi Alliance®. For more information and free downloads, please visit www.jiwire.com.
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