Sedo Announces New VP of Product Management

Former Oversee.net Executive, Sam Nunez Will Lead Product Development, Marketing and Strategy

August 27, 2008; 06:42 AM

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August XX, 2008, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling domain names, announced today the appointment of former Oversee.net executive Sam Nunez as vice president of product management.

Mr. Nunez will manage the product roadmap for the Sedo online marketplace, define marketing requirements and feature changes and drive their execution. 

 “A well known insider within the domain industry, Mr. Nunez is an excellent addition to the Sedo team, “said Tim Schumacher, CEO of Sedo.  “His extensive, global expertise will help Sedo to enhance its leadership position and expand the company’s product offerings.”

Before Sedo, Mr. Nunez worked at Oversee.net, where he was in charge of product management for Domain Sponsor.   In this role, he led the internationalization of Domain Sponsor, revamped its publisher extranet by adding a new lander customization engine and 12 new reports, and enhanced Domain Sponsor optimization to include direct and non-traditional advertisers.  In addition to the product team, Mr. Nunez managed product designers and the project management office.

Prior to Oversee.net, Mr. Nunez worked at Ask.com as Group Product Manager for Search Personalization and Platforms.  Before Ask.com, he was responsible for all e-business initiatives at Silicon Graphics, where he launched, among other things, the company's first online store in 1998.

“I look forward to helping Sedo strengthen its market position in the global domain name marketplace,” said Mr. Nunez.  “Sedo will continue to leverage its tremendous success with online auctions, as it extends other services such as live auctions, globally.”

Mr. Nunez holds a M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Ecole Centrale in Paris, as well as an MBA from U.C. Berkeley.

About Sedo
Sedo, an acronym for "Search Engine for Domain Offers," is the leading online marketplace for buying and selling domain names and websites.  Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Sedo has assembled the world's largest database of domain names for sale, with more than 14 million listings.  The success of Sedo's model has attracted a global membership base of more than 790,000 domain professionals.  Sedo is majority-owned by AdLINK Group (ISIN DE0005490155 / German WKN: 549015), which is part of the German United Internet AG (ISIN DE0005089031/ WKN 508903).  Sedo offers regional versions of its site for the UK (Sedo.co.uk), France (Sedo.fr), Germany (Sedo.de), and Spain (Sedo.com).

 For more information, please contact:

Sandy Dawkins

fama PR

617-758-4271

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