NEW YORK, April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Interactive
(NASDAQ: HPOL), a leading innovative global market research firm,
today announced the appointment of Alan
Gould to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
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Gould is currently an Executive in Residence at Greycroft
Partners, a venture capital fund focused on digital media. From
May 2009 to November 2010, Gould served as CEO of Advertiser
Solutions, a business unit of The Nielsen Company that offers
end-to-end marketing solutions to advertisers. In 2000, he founded
IAG Research, a provider of real time advertising effectiveness
measures of television programming viewed on TV, the Internet and
mobile devices, and served as its co-CEO until its acquisition by
The Nielsen Company in May 2008 for
$250 million. After the acquisition,
IAG Research was rebranded as Nielsen IAG and Gould continued in
his position as co-CEO until April
2009. Gould was involved in all aspects of IAG's product
development, sales and ongoing financing, and built the company
into the leading provider of engagement metrics in the television
industry, serving many of the world's largest advertisers and media
companies.
Howard Shecter, Chairman of
Harris Interactive's Board of Directors, said, "We are pleased to
welcome Alan to our Board. For more than 20 years, he has been a
successful executive and entrepreneur in the market research and
media industries. Alan's deep experience in driving growth through
innovation will be a tremendous asset as the company further
develops its mobile strategy, leverages its Research Lifestreaming
platform, and pursues other new product initiatives. We look
forward to benefiting from the extensive and relevant experience
that Alan will bring to our Board, and are excited about the
prospect of him chairing our newly established Product Innovation
Committee."
"I am pleased to join Harris Interactive's Board of Directors,"
commented Gould. "The Harris brand is one of the most well-known
and respected in the market research industry, and I am excited to
become part of a company with that tradition. Having led companies
that have grown through innovation, I look forward to working with
my fellow directors and the executive team to help the company
achieve positive business results and maximize its potential for
success."
Gould is a graduate of the New York
University School of Law (J.D.), Harvard University's John
F. Kennedy School of Government (M.P.P.), and the
Georgetown University School of Foreign
Service (B.S.F.S.).
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About Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive is one of the world's leading custom market
research firms, leveraging research, technology, and business
acumen to transform relevant insight into actionable foresight.
Known widely for the Harris Poll and for pioneering innovative
research methodologies, Harris offers expertise in a wide range of
industries including healthcare, technology, public affairs,
energy, telecommunications, financial services, insurance, media,
retail, restaurant, and consumer package goods. Serving clients in
over 215 countries and territories through our North American,
European, and Asian offices and a network of independent market
research firms, Harris specializes in delivering research solutions
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Harris Interactive Inc.
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