_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Executive Committee
Rob Rebak, Chief Executive Officer
A 20-year healthcare and interactive marketing industry veteran, Rebak brings a broad range of strategic and operational experiences from Fortune 500 companies to early stage ventures within the pharmaceutical, consumer health, and interactive marketing industries. He joined MTS from ParentingTeensNetwork (PTN), an online publishing and community building platform, where he served as CEO since 2007. Prior to PTN, Rebak was President of SimStar, a leading interactive healthcare marketing agency which was acquired by Rosetta, currently the country's largest independent interactive marketing agency. Earlier in his career, Rebak spent 10 years in various commercial roles for Pfizer, Schering-Plough, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, including marketing roles on Claritin, one of the most successful DTC-driven pharmaceutical brands in the history of the industry. Rebak holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago GSB and a B.A. from Vanderbilt University.
Peter Burch, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Burch has 23 years' strategic experience in the health-care sector, including marketing, media, editorial, and sales development. Prior to joining MTS, he was a GM of Catalina Health Resource, a $120 million pharmacy marketing company, where he also served as head of sales and client services. Prior to starting his career at SmithKline Beecham, Burch graduated with honors from Old Dominion University with a B.A. in finance and marketing.
Dan Murphy, Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining Marketing Technology Solutions in 2004, Murphy held several senior executive positions with Thomson Financial, including CFO of its Investment Management Group and, most recently, CFO of Sales, Marketing and Service, an organization that oversaw $1.6 billion in annual revenues. During his decade-long tenure at Thomson, he was responsible for a number of functional areas, and his accomplishments included the integration of several key acquisitions and the dispensation of innumerable non-strategic assets. With a B.B.A. in accounting from St. Bonaventure University, Murphy began his career at Ernst & Young, where he served as a senior accountant.
Ram Rao, Founder and Senior Vice President
Since the company's inception, Rao has led strategy at MTS, driving product development, data strategy, and corporate planning. He plays a critical role in shaping MTS's targeted lead generation and advertising solutions products, including developing consumer profiling and media strategies. Rao is also the general manager of HealthPages.com, responsible for audience acquisition, sales, product development, and overall growth of the site's directories. Prior to MTS, he was director of marketing research at News America Marketing, which is best known for its line of SmartSource products. He received a B.S. in engineering from Columbia University.
Management Team
Ken Kantor, Vice President, Marketing
Having joined MTS in 2008, Kantor is an expert in interactive and database marketing. At MTS, he is responsible for overall website design, member acquisition, retention, and content strategies to maximize consumer engagement. Prior to MTS, Kantor was the Senior Director of Database Marketing & Loyalty at IAC / InterActiveCorp, where he led social media strategies and corporate database marketing initiatives across Match.com, Ticketmaster, HSN, Citysearch, Ask.com, and LendingTree. In addition, Kantor served as Senior Director, Marketing at About.com (The New York Times) and Marketing Director at Time Inc. (Time Warner) and NetActive. He holds an MBA and Masters in Computer Science from Duke University and a B.S. in Computer Science from Lehigh University.
Rob Costanzo, Vice President, Technology
A member of the MTS technology team since 2003, Costanzo has worked hand in hand with various business owners to create QualityHealth.com's proprietary CPA optimization engine. In addition, he has overseen the website's infrastructure as its capacity for monthly visitors has grown from 300,000 to more than 9 million. Prior to joining the company, Costanzo served as a consultant at Fort Point Partners, where he launched several large-scale websites, including e-commerce hubs such as Niketown.com and FinishLine.com and the financial services–trading portal QuickAndReilly.com. He holds a B.S. from Cornell University.
Board of Directors
Russell E. Planitzer, Managing Principal, Lazard Technology Partners
Prior to cofounding Lazard Technology Partners in 1998, Planitzer served as chairman and CEO of Prime Computer, Inc. (which was later renamed Computervision, Inc.). During that time, he reorganized the business to focus on high-end computer-aided design software and restored the company's profitability—an achievement for which he was named 1995 CEO of the Year by D.H. Brown and Associates. Before that time, he spent 12 years as a general partner at J.H. Whitney, where he established a strong investment record by focusing on early-stage technology and emerging growth companies, including Wellfleet Communications, Inc. (renamed Bay Networks, Inc.). Planitzer is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and is a past director of the National Venture Capital Association.
Jay N. Goldberg, Senior Managing Director, Hudson Ventures
Prior to joining Hudson Ventures in 1996, Goldberg served as chairman and CEO of Image Business Systems Corp., a distributor of document management and workflow software, and previously founded Zeitech, Inc., a provider of computer implementation professionals. Before that time, he purchased Money Management Systems, Inc. (MMS), a company that was sold to Sungard Inc., and in the two decades prior, he served as chairman and CEO of Software Design Associates, a systems development firm that was subsequently sold to AGS Computers Inc. Goldberg is also the founder of OpCenter, the founder and chairman of Lexstra PLC, and a board member of several Hudson Ventures portfolio companies, including Poindexter Systems, GlobalServe, Didera, and eNow.com. He holds a B.A. from New York University.
James T. Jahnke, Director of Private Equity, Palisade Capital Management
In his current post at Palisade Capital, Jahnke leads the private equity team, which is responsible for portfolio monitoring of existing investments and financial analysis, valuation determination, deal structuring, and due diligence of new investments. Jahnke, together with principals of the firm, is responsible for sourcing of new private equity investments. Prior to joining Palisade in 2005, he held various positions over an 18-year period at Chrysler and DaimlerChrysler in control, treasury, mergers and acquisitions, and investor relations. Jahnke holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree from the University of Denver.
|
