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Executive Team
Doug Stevenson - Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Doug Stevenson serves as the CEO and co-founder of Vibrant Media, leading the company's expansion since it began operations in July 2000. Starting with an initial investment of $500,000, Doug has developed Vibrant Media into a global online advertising business with over 200 employees located in New York, San Francisco, London, Hamburg and Paris. Vibrant Media's in-text advertising reaches over 120M Unique Users on over 3,000 publisher web sites in 13 different languages. Vibrant Media's advertisers include Fortune 500 global brands such as Microsoft, Daimler-Chrysler, Hewlett-Packard and Sony.
Vibrant Media has won numerous awards for its rapid growth, international expansion and its contextual advertising technology. Among these awards, the Company has been recognized by both the Inc. 500 and Deloitte Fast 50 list for two consecutive years. Prior to founding Vibrant Media, Doug worked at AOL Europe as Head of E-commerce and has nineteen years of publishing, media and Internet experience with AOL, CompuServe, Netscape, Haymarket Publishing and BBC Magazines/Redwood Publishing. Doug has a B.S.c. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Edinburgh University.
Craig Gooding - Chief Commercial Officer and Co-founder
Craig Gooding serves as the CCO and co-founder of Vibrant Media, leading the strategy and execution of business development and sales for the company. Craig has overseen the acquisition of over 1,600 publishers and leading advertisers to Vibrant Media's network. Vibrant Media's in-text advertising reaches over 120M Unique Users on over 3000 publisher web sites in 13 different languages. Vibrant Media's advertisers include Fortune 500 global brands such as Apple, BP, Intel and Toyota.
Vibrant Media has won numerous awards for its rapid growth, international expansion and its contextual advertising technology. Among these awards, the Company has been recognized by both the Inc. 500 and Deloitte Fast 50 list for two consecutive years. Craig was formerly AOL Europe's e-commerce Manager and leading dealmaker and has thirteen years of publishing, media and Internet experience gained at AOL, CompuServe, Netscape, and ICQ. He was previously Associate Publisher of MLP's Enterprise Magazine and has been involved in the successful launch of a number of magazines and online media properties. Craig also played a crucial role in the launch of Netscape Online. Craig has a B.A. in Humanities from Hull University.
Richard Brindley - Chief Technology Officer
Richard offers more than 18 years of international IT experience in software design, software development and IT management for a variety of companies, including Kodak and Bank of America.
Sean Finnegan - Chief Media Officer
Sean Finnegan oversees marketing, business development and product innovation for Vibrant Media. Prior to joining Vibrant, he was the Chief Executive Officer of OMG Digital, a unit of Omnicom Media Group. As head of OMG Digital, Sean led its global management team and developed functional services in Digital Investment, Search, Mobile, Gaming, Futures, Analytics and Ad Operations. Sean began his career in the early nineties at BBDO New York, where he focused on spot TV buying and print planning. When the internet became commercial, Sean quickly shifted his focus to new media, working at such interactive agencies as Darwin Digital (Zenith), APL Digital and JWT Digital. Sean then departed the agency world to become Director, Advertising Business Development at AllAdvantage.com. In 2001, Sean left for his native Chicago, where he became Media Director for TribalDDB. A year into his tenure at Tribal, Omnicom formed OMD and Sean became Midwest Director of OMD Digital. Eventually Sean was promoted to lead OMD Digital, a position he held for three years before forming OMG Digital.
Martin Forbes - Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations
Martin Forbes oversees the worldwide operations of Vibrant Media, working to increase global revenue and profitability. Prior to joining Vibrant Media, Martin was a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK working in the Management Transaction Advisory Group. Spending 9½ years specializing in private equity transactions, Martin advised senior management and corporations with investment strategies. Martin graduated from Leeds University in 1997 with Joint Honors in Economics and Management Studies and was admitted to the Association of Taxation Technicians and the Chartered Institute of Taxation in May 2000 and 2001 respectively.
Anna Kassoway - Vice President, Global Marketing and Creative Solutions
Anna Kassoway is the Vice President of Global Marketing & Creative Solutions. Anna is responsible for the company's corporate brand positioning and customized product solutions for strategic partners. Since her arrival in 2003, Anna has helped drive the evolution of the company's product suite, which today reaches more than 120 million unique users worldwide per month. Overseeing the creative department, Anna provides Vibrant Media's custom online product solutions for clients including Sears, New Line Cinema, Microsoft, AT&T and Chrysler. Prior to joining Vibrant Media Anna was the Regional Media Director for Beyond Interactive, the interactive arm of Grey Worldwide. In this role she managed multi-million dollar global media campaigns. Anna is an active member of the IAB, OPA, Advertising Women of NY, and the ABM.
Scott Deutrom – European Sales Director
Scott Deutrom is responsible for expanding Vibrant Media’s footprint across Europe by growing business in its current operating markets and capitalising on opportunities in new European markets. He has extensive knowledge of the online media marketplace, having spent 10 years at Sky Media, the media sales arm of BSkyB, most recently as Head of Online and Commercial Partnerships. Before joining Sky Media, Deutrom held senior roles at leading agencies including Associate Director at MediaVest and TV Buying Director for MEC.
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