SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA (June 7, 2000) - ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCLK) a leading global provider of performance-based Internet advertising solutions, today announced the addition of Sam Paisley as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, John Ardis as Vice President of Marketing, and David Boardman as Vice President of Product Management.
"We are confident that Sam, David and John will help us maintain our position as the undisputed leader in performance-based advertising," said Jim Zarley, chairman and CEO of ValueClick. "These new members of the ValueClick team bring with them a wealth of experience and relationships which will be vital as we move to our next stage of growth."
Paisley brings to ValueClick nearly three decades of experience in general management and corporate strategy. As the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, he will be responsible for mergers and acquisitions and partnering arrangements. Prior to joining ValueClick, Paisley served as Executive Vice President and CFO at Automata International, where he directed the financial, administrative, and information systems activities in the manufacturing of high performance printed circuit boards. Previously, Paisley held several positions at KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, a leading professional services firm, finishing his tenure as a senior partner in Information, Communications and Entertainment.
"ValueClick is an outstanding business opportunity, and it's an exciting time to be joining the team," Paisley said. "We have a profitable enterprise and an aggressive strategy for capturing larger market shares and finding new ways to serve customers."
Ardis brings over ten years experience to ValueClick in the direct marketing and creative development arena. As Vice President of Marketing, Ardis will be overseeing Product Management, Public Relations, Advertising and Promotions, and Market Research. Ardis came to ValueClick from ChoicePoint Direct, a top ten full service database marketing company, where he acted as Vice President and Managing Director. Ardis was responsible for client management and new business development and was also involved with corporate strategy.
Overseeing the Product Management and Market Research areas for Ardis will be David Boardman. Boardman comes to ValueClick with more than twenty years of product management and marketing experience. As Vice President of Product Management, Boardman will be responsible for extending and enhancing ValueClick's offering of online advertising solutions. Before joining ValueClick, Boardman directed product management at MetaCreations Corporation and also worked extensively with Netscape, Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corporation in defining their Internet product lines.
ValueClick's network delivers measurable results and guarantees traffic to advertiser's sites. The unique approach delivers advertisements on niche properties with targeted reach - both in the United States and abroad. ValueClick delivers over 60 million online advertisements per day and reaches more than 30% of U.S. Internet users.
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