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Former AOL, Washington Post, Newsweek Execs Join Freewebs

 



Washington, D.C. - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - February 12, 2007 - Web hosting provider and development company, Freewebs.com, has appointed Liddy Manson as its Chief Operating officer, to build the company's presence, working along with its CEObusiness Systems, Haroon Mokhtarzada.



Ms. Manson is a seasoned senior executive with 15 years experience in strategy, marketing, business development and sales in the media and technology industries. Ms. Manson spent the last 9 years at The WashingtonPost/Newsweek Interactive where she held a variety of senior management roles. Most recently, she was Vice President and General Manager of their online classified, search and ecommerce businesses.



Mr. Mokhtarzada remarked, "We are thrilled to have Liddy join the Freewebs team and are confident that through her stellar experience and enthusiasm she will help continue the current tremendous growth we are experiencing at Freewebs."



Shervin Pishevar, President of Freewebs added, "Liddy has an amazing track record in driving successful businesses in highly strategic growth areas such as product development, business management, strategy, sales, and marketing."



Freewebs is developing its executive team with recent new hires from AOL including Rick Robinson, VP of Products and Programming and Andrea Spiegel, Editor-in-Chief and VP of Content. Freewebs also recently hired seasoned new media advertising executive, Chris Cunningham, as their new VP of Advertising, as well as top designers and developers to meet the need for unique, content-based advertising programs.



Ms. Manson continued,
"It's very exciting to join a company with this kind of momentum and following. I very much believe in the quality team that's already in place at Freewebs and look forward to building a substantial business and being part of the company's bright future."



Ms.
Manson also holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Freewebs currently boasts 13 million websites built by its members worldwide, and is now the second-largest Web host in the world as measured by page views.



Founded in 2001, Freewebs.com offers members a complete personal digital hub that includes web pages, blogs, profile pages, photo sharing, e-commerce, and video, within a unified web presence. The company services more than 12 million users around the globe. Freewebs.com is privately held and based in Silver Spring, Maryland.



For more information about Freewebs.com, please visit: www.freewebs.com.


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