Harris Interactive Board Names Kimberly Till as CEO
October 22 2008 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Harris Interactive� (NASDAQ:HPOL) announced today the appointment
of Ms. Kimberly Till as president, CEO and a director of the
company effective immediately. Ms. Till succeeds Mr. Gregory T.
Novak, who has served as the company�s president and CEO since
April 2004 and September 2005, respectively. Ms. Till most recently
served as CEO of TNS North America, the largest custom market
research firm in the US, where she was responsible for the
successful turnaround of that business. �The board of directors and
I are happy to welcome Kimberly to Harris Interactive,� stated
George Bell, chairman. �Her operational discipline and
brand-building strengths combined with her deep knowledge of the
research industry and extensive experience in global,
client-focused organizations will be immensely useful to
re-invigorate growth at Harris Interactive.� �I�m thrilled with the
opportunity to help lead Harris to new levels of growth,� said Ms.
Till. �Harris is known for its intellectual strength, its great
brand and its heritage of utilizing technology to gain competitive
advantage � which will continue to be a main component of our
growth strategy. We now plan to build on this strong foundation to
deliver cutting-edge insights for clients around the world.� Prior
to her time at TNS, Kimberly served as Vice President of the
Worldwide Media and Entertainment Group at Microsoft. Prior to
Microsoft, Kimberly served as Senior Vice President and General
Manager of AOL International, where she helped AOL expand into a
leading global Internet provider. Kimberly has also served as the
Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Marketing for Sony
Corporation of America, where she helped develop and implement key
business strategies and marketing programs together with Sony
Music, Sony Pictures, and Sony Electronics. Prior to Sony, Ms. Till
had served as the Director of Marketing and Operations for Disney
Interactive in Paris, France. Kimberly received her MBA from
Harvard Business School, her J.D. from Duke University Law School
and her BA in History from the University of Alabama. �We also
thank Greg deeply for his service. Greg�s steady hand was much
needed at the time, and we appreciate the way in which he united
the company and built a cohesive team while tackling the hard work
of reconciling the cost structure of the business. We wish him the
best in his future endeavors,� Bell concluded. Mr. Novak will be
assisting in the transition process and will continue to serve as a
consultant to the firm until the end of this year. About Harris
Interactive Harris Interactive is a global leader in custom market
research. With a long and rich history in multimodal research,
powered by our science and technology, we assist clients in
achieving business results. Harris Interactive serves clients
globally through our North American, European and Asian offices and
a network of independent market research firms. For more
information, please visit http://www.harrisinteractive.com/. Safe
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forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
discussed. Additional detailed information concerning a number of
factors that could cause actual results to differ is readily
available in the "Risk Factors" section of the most recent Annual
Report on form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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