Nearly two months after LinkShare President Steve Denton stepped down, the company announced it has appointed co-presidents.
Jonathan Levine, Chief Technology Officer of LinkShare, and Yasuhisa Iida (“Yaz”), Executive Officer of Rakuten, will serve as co-presidents of the performance network,
The company said the appointment of Levine emphasizes a commitment to technological innovation, while Iida brings experience with merchant services and sales from Rakuten.
The announcement was made today by John Kim, who currently serves as Interim President and Chairman of LinkShare’s board. Kim will remain chairman but plans to step down from his executive roles at Rakuten and LinkShare on July 31, according to a press release from LinkShare.
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1. Full Page Spread » &hellip | June 11th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
[…] And following up on the breaking news from LinkShare this week, I’ll be attending the upcoming LinkShare Symposium in New York on June 24. If you are planning to attend please feel free to contact me at Tobias@RevenueToday.com if you’d like to schedule a time to meet at the event. […]
2. Guest-host on Affiliate T&hellip | June 12th, 2008 at 7:54 am
[…] Linkshare: Their upcoming client event and awards ceremony in NYC in a few weeks. Lisa and I are both up for an award but we didn’t talk much about it because we haven’t seen that they are announced yet. They have also announced new co-presidents. […]
3. Gimme That Golden Link &r&hellip | June 12th, 2008 at 8:47 am
[…] The awards are only two weeks away and I’m getting excited for the gala, the LinkShare Symposium and the chance to meet LinkShare’s new co-presidents. […]
4. TrishaLyn - Cribbed Conte&hellip | June 13th, 2008 at 10:08 am
[…] Linkshare has appointed co-presidents Jonathan Levin (their former CTO) and Yasuhisa Iida (“Yaz”) (Executive Officer of Rakuten). More on the story at RevenueToday.com […]
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