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	Management Creative Leadership Our management team has over 30 years of experience in interactive online marketing & promotions, design & development, and Internet technology. Coming from some of the most successful Internet companies in the world and being on the cutting edge of the social media marketing movement our leaders are always thinking of innovative ways we can help our clients achieve their goals. Mike La Rotonda, CEO & Chief Product Officer Mike is a seasoned product leader with over 13 years of experience creating and managing consumer internet services with the past 9 years focused on online communities and user-generated media. He is responsible for strategic vision, product management, product development and operations. Prior to founding Votigo, Mike led the product management efforts for Yahoo! 360°, Yahoo!'s social networking service, helping grow it from its initial beta launch to over 13 million users worldwide. Prior to Yahoo!, Mike served as General Manager of the Consumer Electronics division at ConsumerReview.com (acquired by E-centives), where he had P&L responsibility over a network of community product review sites. He also held the position of Vice President of Business Operations in charge of product management, business development and overall operations for the company. Previously, Mike worked as a Product Manager at PointCast, Inc. Mike has been a panelist and speaker on Social Media and advertising topics at SWAT Summit, Digital Hollywood and Building Blocks and is a regular contributor to Adotas. Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Santa Clara University. Jim Risner, President & Chief Marketing Officer Jim is an award-winning Internet marketing executive with over 13 years of experience creating and marketing world-class consumer websites and software applications. Since co-founding Votigo, Jim has helped several leading consumer brands, including Victoria's Secret PINK, Sharpie, KOHL's, ConocoPhillips, and Gardenburger, as well as top-tier advertising and marketing agencies like Resource Interactive, AMP Agency, Fleishman-Hillard, and MWW Group, develop and implement successful social media marketing solutions. He is responsible for strategic vision, sales and marketing, user experience and design. Before founding Votigo, Jim spent over 6 years at United Online, Inc. where he was a key member of the executive staff helping take it from 1 million users to over 20 million. As Vice President of Interactive Design Jim directed a world-wide team of designers and developers and was responsible for helping to define the marketing and product strategy as well as the consumer experience for the majority of United Online's products and brands including NetZero and Juno. Prior to United Online, Jim helped start a number of Internet companies including AimTV, Inc. (acquired by NetZero) where he was the Director of Web Development. Before that he was the Director of Web Development for digital boutique, Nine O'clock New Media, and began his career as a Web Developer for RandomNoise, Inc. (acquired by Vignette). Jim recently spoke on a panel at the 2009 International CES and has been interviewed on InsideFacebook.com. Jim holds his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Follow Jim on Twitter www.twitter.com/jimrisner Maninder Singh, Vice President of Technology Mandy is the creative and enthusiastic leader of our technology team. He works closely with the executive, product, and sales team to formulate product strategy. His keen insight to the latest trends in technology have been critical to the success of Votigo. Before joining Votigo, Mandy spent 8 years managing developers for United Online, Inc. (Classmates.com, NetZero, Juno, MySite, PhotoSite).


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