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Marriages
Made in Heaven? Industry Exec Craig Snyder Exchanges
Vows With Oversee.net While Real Wedding Bells Ring for
IDN Investor Dave Wrixon
While
I was away on vacation last week
the domain business, as it always does, marched on
with a variety of news items and events. In the next
couple of Lowdown posts I'll put that information on the
record. I always try to put people first, so I'll start
with those items, then tomorrow we'll recap some events
and company news from the past week.
In
a key addition to the management team at Oversee.net®
(the parent company of DomainSponsor.com, Moniker.com
and SnapNames.com), Craig Snyder
came on board as the General Manager of
Oversee's Registrar and Aftermarket division.
Snyder is now responsible for management and growth of
the
SnapNames and Moniker businesses. He will work closely
with Monte Cahn whose duties remain unchanged
(Monte also has responsibilities at DomainSponsor).
Snyder
comes to Oversee after three years as CEO of Internet
REIT, where he successfully rebuilt
the
company's senior management ranks and closed a $30
million round of equity financing. Prior to
Internet REIT, he was Executive Vice President of Marchex,
where he led its Enhance Interactive, goClick
and TrafficLeader business units.
Craig
Snyder General Manager
Registrar & Aftermarket Divisions
Oversee.net
Snyder
will report to Peter Celeste, Oversee’s Senior
Vice President for Domain Services,
who said "Craig has
the
right blend of experience and knowledge to assume
leadership of SnapNames and Moniker. Not only does he
understand
the
industry deeply, he has extensive experience in managing
multiple lines of business. Craig is a very strong
fit for this role."
Snyder is excited about his new assignment. He said,
"SnapNames and Moniker are two of
the
most trusted names in
the
industry. The division's technology, sales, marketing and
operations teams are outstanding, and I'm looking forward
to helping
the
businesses grow and extend
the
ir client bases."
Newlyweds
Lenka and Dave Wrixon
While Craig Snyder
was anticipating a long and happy business
relationship with Oversee.net, veteran domain
investor Dave Wrixon was making an even
bigger commitment near Opava in the
Czech Republic. That's where he and new bride Lenka
Spacilova were married after a three-year
engagement.
Dave is the CEO of Chinese
Domains Ltd., a company that controls about
3800 generic IDN domains, mostly dot coms
in Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and Hindi
with registration dates going back to 2004 when
most others were over-looking the international
market.
Wrixon is also
Co-Founder of IDNForums.com,
although he said he leaves the day to day
administration of the forum to others these days.
With the lovely Lenka at his side, I can certainly
understand that. Wrixon has also been an active
advocate of IDNs on general interest forums. If
you frequent
the major forums you
may know him best as Rubber Duck. Our
congratulations to the happy couple and best wishes
for a wonderful lifetime together!
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