Network Solutions® Names New Vice President of Web Storefront

Pragnesh Shah to lead the development and execution of the company’s Web channels and enhance the user experience

June 17, 2009; 10:43 AM

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Network Solutions® announced today that Pragnesh Shah has been named Vice President of Web Storefront. In this position, Shah will be responsible for the company’s web channels, user experience, and content strategy.

“I am very pleased to have Pragnesh join the operations team,” said Tim Kelly, President of Network Solutions. “He’s a great complement to the existing team members and his proven track record of driving customer acquisition, retention, and revenue growth through online channels will be a tremendous asset to the company.”

“I am excited about joining the team at Network Solutions,” said Pragnesh Shah. “I am attracted by the company’s continued strength as an innovative, multi-faceted web services provider.”

Prior to joining Network Solutions, Shah was the CEO of Mobilians International, a mobile and Internet payments company. He serves as an advisor to Web 2.0 and mobile start-ups.

His past experience includes leading the online and mobile Web for the Wireless Division of Sprint Corporation as Vice President/General Manager Internet Business Unit. During his executive career with Sprint, Shah drove web strategy, online marketing, usability and user experience, and web analytics. In addition, as Vice President Product Innovation, he led the incubation and business planning in several emerging areas.

Shah previously spent five years in aerospace engineering with NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

Shah earned an M.B.A. from The Harvard Business School, M.S. Space Systems Engineering and B.S. Mechanical Engineering degrees from The George Washington University. He lives in the DC Metro area with his wife and son.

About Network Solutions, LLC:

Network Solutions is focused on helping small businesses start and market their companies on the Internet by offering a full range of Web-based services that include: hosting, Web site design, ecommerce solutions, online security, search engine marketing and domain name registration services. Drawing on 30 years of experience, we make it simple and affordable for our customers to build and manage an online presence. Our customers receive the best customer service in the industry, which has been recognized by J.D. Power and Associates® Certified Call Center program for providing “An Outstanding Customer Service Experience” for the last four consecutive years. Customers around the globe trust us to manage more than 7 million domains, over 2 million e-mailboxes, and hundreds of thousands of Web sites. We make it easy for small businesses to get online so they can have more time to do what they do best – run their companies. For more information about Network Solutions visit www.about.networksolutions.com

Contacts:

Network Solutions
Susan Wade, 703-668-5057
[email protected]

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