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Sojern Strengthens Executive Team with New VPs of Marketing and US Advertising Sales
San Francisco, CA October 10, 2011 – Sojern, the leading travel data and media company, today announced the appointment of Brad King as Vice President of Marketing & Vertical Sales and Chris Marrow as Vice President of US Advertising Sales. King will focus on strengthening the company’s vertical product and strategic marketing efforts. Marrow, who had been the company’s vice president for western region sales, will build on his success in that position to drive sales nationally. Both executives will be based in San Francisco and will report to Mark Rabe, CEO of Sojern.
“Brad and Chris will be key additions to the executive team as we continue our path of rapid growth,” said Rabe. “Brad’s broad expertise in data, marketing and the travel industry will be vital to increasing Sojern’s market visibility as we continue to expand our platform and introduce new products, services and partners. Meanwhile, Chris’ demonstrated advertising sales and data knowledge – coupled with his understanding of the company and our airline partners – will be critical as we continue to increase revenue and foster key industry relationships.” (more…)
Sojern’s New Boarding Pass and Social Integration Capabilities Take Off
San Francisco, CA, September 28, 2011 – Sojern, the leading travel data and media company, today announced the release of their new Boarding Pass design that provides highly targeted content to travelers that check-in for flights online. As part of the new product, Sojern introduced new social integration features that will allow travelers to share their travel plans with friends and followers on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Porsche has also announced that they will be using the premium platform to target an influential audience for the introduction of the new four-door Panamera S Hybrid model.
Sojern Expands Operation with New Sales Leaders
San Francisco, CA, September 14, 2011 – Sojern, the largest travel media company, today announced the appointment of Parag Vohra as General Manager, Vertical Development and Jeff Mills as VP of Strategic Partnerships and Western Region sales. Based in New York, Vohra will work with travel endemic clients to accelerate Sojern’s revenue growth. Based in San Francisco, Mills will leverage his extensive experience in advertising sales and partnerships to expand the company’s market presence in the digital media space.
Sojern Founder Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Central Midwest Finalist
Omaha, NE, April 20, 2011 — Sojern, the leading travel data and content company, today announced that founder Gordon Whitten has been named a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011. Whitten is a previous regional winner of the Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year award. The group of outstanding entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous winners of the award, leading CEOs, private capital investors and other regional business leaders. The winners will be announced on June 7.
Sojern Announces New CEO
Mark Rabe to drive revenue expansion as Sojern’s CEO
Sojern, the leading travel data and content company, today announced the appointment of Mark Rabe as Chief Executive Officer. Founder Gordon Whitten, who has served as CEO since the company’s inception in 2007, will remain with the company focusing on next generation partnerships and product expansion plans. He will also maintain his position on the Board of Directors. Whitten is a former VP of New Product Initiatives at Intuit and a previous regional winner of the Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year award.
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Sojern Named Technology Company of the Year by AIM Institute
The AIM Institute has announced the recipients of its 2011 Technology Celebration Awards, which honor area companies and individuals for their outstanding contributions to Nebraska’s thriving information technology scene. Sojern, the first company to exclusively partner with the top airlines in the world providing relevant destination information and products for travelers in conjunction with strategic marketing programs for advertisers, has been named Technology Company of the Year.
Sojern Expands Board of Directors with Addition of Travel Industry Veteran Ellen Keszler
Omaha, NE, January 27, 2011 — Sojern, which joined forces with the top airlines in the world to create a proprietary targeted travel advertising platform that now reaches nearly 100 million travelers per year, today announced the appointment of Ellen Keszler to its Board of Directors. Ms. Keszler is the president and CEO of Clear Sky Associates, a management and strategy consulting firm focused on the technology and travel industries, and has more than 20 years executive management experience in the travel industry.
Sojern Hires Hotwire.com Sales Executive Lara O’Brien
Omaha, NE, November 4, 2010 — Sojern, the first company to exclusively partner with the airline and travel industry to provide targeted contextual and non-contextual advertising, today announced it has hired Lara O’Brien as Regional Sales Director for the Eastern Region. O’Brien brings more than 15 years of sales experience to Sojern with a focus on the travel, pharmaceutical and media industries. In her new role, she will be responsible for working with agency and client partners in the NY market to increase revenue growth for Sojern and will report to Dave Wrieden, VP Eastern Sales. (more…)
Yahoo! Home Page Product Management Leader Joins Sojern
Omaha, NE, October 14, 2010 — Sojern, the first company to exclusively partner with the top airlines in the world providing relevant destination information and products for travelers in conjunction with strategic marketing programs for advertisers, today announced it has hired Jennifer Faenza as Vice President of Consumer Facing Products. Faenza brings more than ten years of front-line consumer product management experience and will initially focus on enhancing Sojern’s boarding pass efforts that currently serves 70 million passengers per year. She will also be responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and management for new Sojern consumer facing products and properties. Jen will report to Founder and CEO, Gordon Whitten and will be based in Sojern’s San Francisco office. (more…)
Sojern Expands Executive Sales Team with David Wrieden
Omaha, NE, September 17, 2009 — Sojern, the first company to bring customized, destination-oriented content to travelers on printed boarding passes, today announced it has hired David Wrieden as vice president of sales for the Eastern Region. Wrieden brings more than twenty years of sales leadership and management experience to Sojern. He will be responsible for driving customer and revenue growth for Sojern and its airline partners. He will report to Matt Arkin, Sojern’s chief revenue officer and will be based in Pennsylvania. “Dave’s deep media background along with the incredible respect he has in the marketplace is a great asset to Sojern.” said Matt Arkin, chief revenue officer at Sojern. “Dave’s online and travel knowledge is a perfect fit for the Sojern sales team and we are thrilled to have him on board.” (more…)
