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Net Nanny appoints new vice-president
Net Nanny Software International Inc NNS
Shares issued 12,097,248 Jan 14 close $1.59
Mon 17 Jan 2000 News Release
Ms. Nika Herford reports
Andrew B. Tull has been appointed as the company's new vice-president of
electronic commerce. Mr. Tull is the fourth senior manager, appointed in
recent months, to help the company fulfill its aggressive growth plans. Mr.
Tull brings to Net Nanny over eight years of experience in the consumer
goods industry through positions at Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson,
where he streamlined sales and technology infrastructure, managed e-sales
operations, and enhanced on-line branding efforts.
"Andrew has an impressive track record of sales achievement, development
and streamlining of business processes, and familiarity with one of our
major target audiences -- families," said Buzz Leonard, chief operating
officer. "By combining his experience with our valuable brand recognition,
established Web traffic, and increasingly popular product offerings, we
have the tools necessary to execute a compelling e-commerce division."
Mr. Tull will be chiefly responsible for designing and implementing the
company's e-commerce strategy by forming strategic alliances with key
Internet partners to increase Web site traffic and create multiple
conversion opportunities, through advertising revenue, product sales and
content sharing. Currently the company's Web site is among the top 5,000
for traffic generated on the Internet (source: Alexa.com). With over 1.4
million visitors per month and approximately 600,000 unique visitors,
netnanny.com has the potential to generate substantial revenue
and provide a lucrative distribution channel for multiple products that fit
within Net Nanny's target audiences. The strategy will build on the
company's commitment to fulfill its customers' needs and maintain customer
loyalty.
Previously, Mr. Tull was Western region division manager for Johnson &
Johnson personal products, where he managed a $23-million consumer products
channel and focused primarily on business development and strategic
relationship building in the e-commerce arena. Promoted to director, sales
technology and e-commerce, he provided initial analysis and final
recommendations on complete stratification and go-to-market strategy with
"Brick & Mortar" retailers, pure on-line plays, and alternate channels of
business development. He developed and implemented guidelines for the
corporation's Internet policies and procedures, including management of
digital imaging, linking strategies, sharing of content, and evaluation of
strategic partnership opportunities, and developed a new "e" class of
measurement tools and analysis. He also was recognized as Best of the Best
for 1998 and 1999.
Mr. Tull began his career at Procter & Gamble, where he spent six years in
a variety of sales and training-related roles, including operations manager
for the West Coast-based wholesale customer business development team.
During his tenure, he developed a retail communication process that was
adopted by the company as the national standard, substantially decreased
time-to-shelf for new products and regularly exceeded sales projections and
budgetary goals. He received several awards and commendations including
Operations Manager of the Year, and the Chairman's Award for most
outstanding team performance.
"I joined Net Nanny because the company is a leader in two very important
areas -- Internet filtering and security software," said Mr. Tull. "I was
also attracted by its tremendous name recognition, its growing group of
talented senior managers and employees and its incredible potential for
building new revenue streams. I look forward to using my background to
build on the success that Net Nanny has already achieved."
Mr. Tull holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a
concentration in marketing from the University of Texas at Austin. He lives
in Issaquah, Wash., with his wife and daughter.
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