ATLANTA, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Interactive Media (CIM) has announced
the creation of a studio management group comprised of three group vice
presidents who will assume immediate P&L responsibility for CIM products and
services.
The company has also announced the promotion of four directors to vice
president. The announcements were made by Peter M. Winter, president of CIM.
Executives named to the studio management group are:
-- Stephen N. Becker*, who has been serving as vice president of
commercial broadband services for Cox Communications, Inc. (CCI) since
1996.
As CIM group vice president, he will immediately assume responsibility
for markets in which CIM is building local Internet media businesses
in partnership with CCI.
-- David C. Scott*, who has been working as CIM vice president of site
development since the inception of CIM in October, 1996.
In addition to serving as group vice president of select CIM local
studios, he will retain the title of vice president of site
development. In this capacity, he will continue to lead the rollout
of the company's key product initiatives, including enhanced
navigation options and subscriber mail services.
-- Gary R. Mills*, moving up from senior business manager for CIM.
Mills managed the financial affairs of CIM during its first year. He
joined the Cox team in 1982 working with Cox Communications at its
Pensacola, Fla. office, and then, with Cox Radio, Inc. in Miami. He
will be responsible for CIM brands primarily in markets where Cox has
a major broadcasting presence.
Additionally, the following directors have been promoted to vice president
of their respective areas of responsibility:
Debbie C. Craig* becomes vice president of sales
Hilary Goodall* becomes vice president of content programming
Keith L. Herndon* becomes vice president of operations
Michael Q. Parker* becomes vice president of marketing
"Now that we are close to completing our aggressive roll-out in key Cox
markets around the United States, our focus needs to evolve from market
positioning to revenue growth," said Winter. "The newly formed studio
management group will ensure that we maintain that focus with intensity.
"I am delighted also to announce the promotion of the company's key
directors. They have played a pivotal role in building the largest network of
local web sites on the Internet. Their promotion is further evidence of Cox's
deep management bench strength."
CIM is the nation's largest provider of local content on the Internet,
surpassing every traditional media company and online provider. In the past
year, the Atlanta-based company has experienced explosive growth, going from a
two-person shop to employing more than 225 people. By mid-1998, CIM will
employ 450 people. The company operates the nation's most extensive network
of city, regional and national brands, CIMnet(TM). To date, CIMnet includes
18 city sites and six specialty sites.
Cox Interactive Media, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., is
headquartered in Atlanta. A leading media company, Cox Enterprises includes
Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, direct mail marketing, book publishing), Cox
Broadcasting, Inc. (TV, spot sales, television production, research, publicly-
traded Cox Radio, Inc. (NYSE: CXR)) and publicly traded Cox Communications,
Inc. (NYSE: COX) (cable distribution, programming, broadband communications)
in addition to Cox Interactive Media. The company is also the world's largest
operator of automobile auctions through Manheim Auctions, providing financial
services, government auctions, online services and price guides.
* Biographical information follows.
Biographical Information
Site Management Group
-- Stephen N. Becker, group vice president of site management
Since 1996, he served as vice president of commercial broadband
services for Cox Communications, following various positions in the
Communications' broadband services group. Becker joined Cox
Enterprises in 1988, where he served as planning analyst and planning
manager. A magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University with an
A.B. in public and international affairs, Mr. Becker also holds an
M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
In his new position, Becker is responsible for Cox Interactive Media
(CIM) studios in Hampton Roads, Va.; New Orleans; Oklahoma City;
Omaha, Neb.; Orange County, Calif.; Phoenix, Ariz.;
Providence/Hartford, R.I.; San Diego; Syracuse, N.Y. and Tulsa, Okla.
-- David C. Scott, group vice president and vice president of site
development
Scott was formerly vice president of site development for CIM. Before
joining CIM, he was vice president of Internet development for Cox
Enterprises' new media department. He also served as publisher of
electronic information services for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
and vice president for Cox Newspapers. Scott supervised the launch
and initial operation of AccessAtlanta on the Prodigy network.
Scott will oversee the studio in Dayton, Ohio, a range of sites
developed in support of Cox newspaper and radio properties, and the
process of site development.
-- Gary R. Mills, group vice president of site management
Most recently, Mills was senior business manager for CIM. He has a
history of service to Cox. He was the controller for Cox Radio's
Miami stations from 1988 to 1995. Then, beginning in 1982, Mills
worked at the Cox Communications' Pensacola, Fla., system, first as
regional business manager and later as controller. With an
undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Stetson
University, Mills went on to complete his M.B.A. at the University of
West Florida with honors.
Mills will initially oversee CIM studios in the following Cox markets:
Austin, Texas; Charlotte, N.C.; Pittsburgh; Orlando, Fla.; San
Antonio, Texas; South Florida (Miami and West Palm Beach); San
Francisco; Seattle and Tampa, Fla.
(Note: The Atlanta studio will continue to report to Peter Winter,
president of CIM)
Advertising, Content Programming, Operations, and Marketing
-- Debbie Craig, vice president, advertising sales
Craig most recently held the position of advertising sales director
for CIM. Before joining CIM, she served as advertising manager for
The Interactive Studio @ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. From 1987
to 1993, Craig was a major accounts sales manager for the newspaper.
She joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 1983 as an account
executive.
-- Hilary Goodall, vice president of content programming
Goodall was formerly content programming director for CIM. She also
played a key role in building and launching content service for the
@Home Network, a high-speed online service delivered over cable. (Cox
Communications, the broadband communications subsidiary of Cox
Enterprises, Inc., is one of several investors in @Home.) Prior to
that, Goodall developed content for Apple's eWorld online service and
Web site, and for Taft Broadcasting's interactive division in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Her interactive career began at the British
Broadcasting Company (BBC) where, in the 1970s, she helped develop
CEEFAX, a pioneering electronic news and information service.
-- Keith L. Herndon, vice president of operations
Before his promotion, Herndon was operations director for CIM.
Herndon previously served as administrative editor at The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, where he was responsible for newsroom technology
and budget. He chaired a task force that led the conversion to
client-server computing in the newsroom, and was part of a team that
developed and implemented Cox Newspapers' wide-area computer network.
Herndon joined the newspaper in 1982 as a business writer.
-- Michael Q. Parker, vice president of marketing
Previously marketing director for CIM, Parker formerly served as
circulation marketing director for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Prior to that, he was senior product manager for The Regina Company;
southeast regional sales planner and product manager for McCormick &
Company; and assistant product manager for General Mills, Inc. Parker
holds A.B. and M.P.A. degrees from University of North Carolina -
Chapel Hill, and completed his M.B.A. at Atlanta University.
SOURCE Cox Interactive Media
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