News out on ONEM...
OneMain.com Appoints Senior Management Team
Business Wire - April 12, 1999 10:02
Jump to first matched term
RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 1999--Stephen E. Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, today announced the appointment of several members of the senior management team of OneMain.com (Nasdaq: ONEM). Martin R. Lyons has been hired as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Cristina Dolan as Executive Vice President and Chief Content and Strategic Alliances Officer, Scott Hoyt as Vice President of Marketing and Daniel Greenfield as Director of Corporate Communications.
On March 25, 1999, OneMain.com raised $187 million in the largest Internet initial public offering in history, selling 8.5 million shares to the public.
"We are thrilled at the depth of experience this team offers to OneMain.com's customers," said Mr. Smith. "This group brings together experience from working with industry leaders like AOL, Oracle, MCI WorldCom, PageNet and Skytel- some of the most well regarded companies in the computer and telecommunications industry. We are confident their collective skills will help us grow our subscriber base, manage new acquisitions, develop local content alliances, market our services and consolidate administrative functions to streamline customer service for our hometown Internet providers."
"We see great opportunities in our business model - which is focused on providing Internet access to the non-metropolitan markets of the United States," Mr. Smith continued. "We are confident that the knowledge, experience and proven track record that this team brings will make OneMain.com a winner with both customers and investors."
Martin R. Lyons, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of OneMain.com. spent three years at America Online where he was Director of Network Operations. Following his tenure at AOL, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sprocket Labs, Inc. a technology consulting firm. Mr. Lyons' responsibilities at OneMain.com will include management of the network infrastructure and all technical issues. Mr. Lyons joined OneMain.com in October 1998.
Cristina Dolan, Executive Vice President in charge of Content and Strategic Alliances, was previously the Director of e-Commerce Sales Strategy for Oracle Corporation for the Americas. Formerly, she was the Director of Operations and Technology for the ABC Multimedia Group. She was also a Director at Hearst's New Media & Technology Group, responsible for the operational and technical aspects of the HomeArts site successful launch. She received her Masters from the MIT Media Labs in 1994. Ms. Dolan will be responsible for establishing relationships with advertisers, content providers and local networks, as well as building the geographic communities within the OneMain.com network. Ms. Dolan joined OneMain.com in January 1999.
Scott Hoyt, Vice President of Marketing, joins OneMain.com from Arch Communications Group, the third largest paging company in the United States, where he was Division President of United States Sales and Marketing. Prior to that he was Vice President of Marketing for Arch Communications, and before that, he served in a similar capacity at PageNet, Inc., the second largest wireless messaging company in the world. He also handled regional sales and marketing for Skytel and McCaw Cellular, now AT&T Wireless. At OneMain.com, Mr. Hoyt will be responsible for community-based marketing, advertising and brand creation for OneMain.com. He will also head up OneMain.com's customer service division.
Daniel Greenfield, Director of Communications, most recently served as Senior Manager of Corporate Communications for MCI WorldCom, Inc. At OneMain.com his responsibilities will include forging relationships with new and existing hometown ISPs and handling community public relations.
OneMain.com, based in Reston, Virginia, provides Internet access and related services throughout the United States to individuals and businesses located predominantly outside of large metropolitan areas. The Company believes individuals in these markets have traditionally been under-served by national on-line service providers and that great opportunity exists to fill that demand. The Company is one of the ten largest independent Internet service providers in the United States with over 331,000 subscribers at December 31, 1998.
CONTACT: Sloane & Company
Darren Brandt or Rebecca Foster, (212)486-9096/9097 |
