SEATTLE—February 4, 2008
WhitePages.com, the popular website for searching, finding and connecting with people, today announced it has expanded its management team by hiring Young Lee as vice president of business development. Lee, who has more than 10 years experience at several leading technology companies, will be instrumental in enabling WhitePages.com to build on its position as the industry's most comprehensive consumer people search application.
Lee joins WhitePages.com after three years as the executive vice president of sales and business development at iParadigms in Oakland, Calif. Prior to that, he managed business development programs at top consumer websites, including Ask Jeeves, Expedia.com and Amazon.com. As vice president of business development at WhitePages.com, he is responsible for developing and executing the business development strategies that support the company's aggressive growth initiatives.
"We are pleased to have someone with Young's depth of experience on the WhitePages.com team," said Max Bardon, president and COO, WhitePages.com. "Our strong partner base will only continue to grow with Young's expertise leading the company's business development strategy."
WhitePages.com's partner base includes all of the major U.S. telecommunications providers: Superpages.com, YellowPages.com and Dex Online, as well as Canada411 and 1,300 other partner sites. One of the top 50 sites on the Web, WhitePages.com averages roughly 40 million unique visitors per month and has consistently been recognized as one of the fastest growing private technology companies in North America by several organizations including Inc. Magazine and Deloitte & Touche.
About WhitePages.com
WhitePages.com, a privately held company based in Seattle, is the most trusted and comprehensive source for consumers to quickly and easily find relevant, accurate contact information in North America. The company's network of sites include WhitePages.com (www.whitepages.com), WhitePages.ca (www.whitepages.ca), 411.com (www.411.com), Address.com (www.address.com), PhoneNumber.com (www.phonenumber.com), and its 1,300 partner sites including Superpages.com, YellowPages.com and Canada411. The on-the-go user can also access contact information via cell phone, Blackberrys and other web-enabled mobile devices.
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Tiffany West
WhitePages.com
twest@whitepages.com
Jill Reed or Gina Titus
Schwartz Communications
415.512.0770
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