Go2Net Appoints James Allard as Vice President of Operations
PR Newswire - February 24, 1999 08:46
SEATTLE, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Go2Net, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNET), a network of branded, technology- and community-driven Web sites, today announced the hiring of James Allard as vice president of operations. Allard joins Go2Net from Microsoft Corporation, where he served as the senior business manager for Microsoft's worldwide operations.
Allard will play a leading role in the development and expansion of Go2Net's electronic commerce offerings through the Go2Net Network, including HyperMart ( hypermart.net ), Go2Net's free business hosting service, which recently unveiled a comprehensive ecommerce strategy for calendar year 1999. The service currently includes more than 150,000 small- and medium-sized businesses and is growing at the rate of more than 15,000 new members per month.
"James brings an unusually strong mix of software industry leadership and proven expertise in the area of electronic commerce to Go2Net's senior management team," said Russell C. Horowitz, Go2Net CEO. "As HyperMart and other key commerce components of the Go2Net Network continue to evolve, we're delighted that James will be here to help lead these efforts and ensure that they're consistent with the overall development of our network."
Prior to joining Microsoft, Allard served as an attorney for the U.S. Department of Treasury and previously was a corporate and international trade attorney with the law firm of Graham & James. He has a master's of business administration degree from Columbia University, a JD from Georgetown Law Center and a bachelor's of arts from Columbia University.
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