What Happened?
Toronto, ON-based Genesis Media has Appointed Chris Durand as Vice President of Technology and Engineering
About the Company
Genesis Media is a video ad solutions company that uses its engagement-based platform to solve the premium content monetization challenges for tier-1 publishers worldwide. The Genesis Platform creates new, premium video inventory and revenue streams for its publishing partners and substantially improves engagement and brand lift for its major advertisers with transparent, cost-per-view video distribution at scale.
About the Person
As VP of Technology and Engineering, Chris Durand will lead Genesis Media’s technology team in developing its core platform, video, mobile and data products. Durand will also be responsible for building out the NY-based technology team, key vendor selection, QA and managing core technology operations and infrastructure.
Before joining Genesis Media, Durand was the vice president of Client Operations for SelectMinds, a company that specializes in social recruiting/community management software. At SelectMinds, which was acquired by Oracle, Durand managed a 15-person international client deployment department. The department was responsible for technology deployments, support and custom RFPs for products that constituted over 95 percent of the company's revenues.
Prior to joining SelectMinds, Durand was a senior associate at Infosys Consulting, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing.
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