24/7 Media Inc.in New York City named
former Bell Atlantic executive Ron Johnson as chief information officer and
senior vice president.
The CIO job is a new position created to support the company’s growth through
expansion of its technology infrastructure. The title, chief information
officer, also reflects its efforts to effectively integrate information
management with technology management, the company said.
Reporting directly to CEO David J. Moore, Johnson will be responsible for
driving 24/7 Media’s technology and ad serving application development, as
well as its network operations. He will oversee continuing development of the
company’s Adfinity ad serving solution, as well as production implementation
of its recently announced Profilz co-op database.
Johnson, who will be based in 24/7 Media’s Virginia office, comes to the
company from Bell Atlantic, where he was responsible for spearheading
development and network integration of systems for the company’s start-up
cellular, video, Internet and electronic commerce subsidiaries. He most
recently served as vice president of systems development for Bell Atlantic’s
ISP business as well as Big Yellow, the company’s online yellow pages.
24/7 Media operates the 24/7 Network of more than 100 high profile Web sites,
the CLIQNOW! network comprising more than 85 medium to large Web sites
anchored by flagship sites and ContentZone, a network of over 2,500 small to
medium sites.