Glam Media gets Jacobs as SVP - brand advertising

Indiantelevision.com Team

(16 October 2009 8:00 pm)

MUMBAI: Glam Media, a provider of vertical content in US, has appointed former Yahoo executive Josh Jacobs as senior vice president - brand advertising products and marketing.

In his new capacity, Jacobs will report to Glam Media (North America) president Jack Rotolo. He will also be part of the global executive team led by chairman and CEO Samir Arora.

As part of his new mandate, Jacobs will oversee Glam Media's brand advertising products, the Glam Publisher Network of 1,400 publishers, Glam's agencies and also brand advertising partners.

Said Arora, "Josh Jacobs is a driving force in the development of premium display as it relates to the niche content that now powers the web. Josh will leverage his publishing and digital media experience as a key member of our company's executive leadership team."

Prior to this, Jacobs was vice president and GM marketing technology at Yahoo. He was also head of strategy and marketing for the Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN).