NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TheStreet, Inc.
(NASDAQ: TST), a leading financial news and information
company, announced today that industry veterans Claire Wachter and Wade
Anderson have been named VP of Strategy & Business
Development and VP of Product, respectively. Both will be
instrumental in managing and propelling the growth of TheStreet's
paid content strategy and subscription products.
Wachter brings close to 20 years of experience in financial
services and digital media. She joins TheStreet from Dow Jones
& Company where she was VP, Strategy & Business
Development, responsible for structure, negotiation and
implementation of multi-platform global business partnerships for
Dow Jones Media Group properties. Prior to that, she held strategy,
partnership and development positions at Amazon, The Associated
Press and Bloomberg.
Anderson joins TheStreet from Major League Soccer, where he was
Director, Product Management and responsible for digital solutions
for all 23 MLS Clubs. He brings 17 years of experience building
both free and paid financial and investing products, providing
strategic direction and vision from conception through delivery.
Also a Dow Jones & Company alumnus, he served as Director of
Product Management for Dow Jones Professional and in various
product management roles for the Wall Street Journal and
MarketWatch.
"These newly-created positions are a part of TheStreet's
strategic initiative to expand reach and grow paid content
offerings," said Margaret de Luna,
President of TheStreet.com. "Wade and Claire will be essential as
we onboard new products and audiences."
After signing Jim Cramer to a new
four-year contract in late 2017, TheStreet expanded investment in
its paid content business, including hiring industry-leading
executives such as Anderson and Wachter and creating new
subscription products.
For more information, contact Terri
Smith, terri.smith@thestreet.com.
About TheStreet
TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ: TST, www.t.st) is a leading financial
news and information provider to investors and institutions
worldwide. The Company's flagship brand, TheStreet
(www.thestreet.com), has produced unbiased business news and market
analysis for individual investors for more than 20 years. The
Company's portfolio of institutional brands includes The Deal
(www.thedeal.com), which provides actionable, intraday coverage of
mergers, acquisitions and all other changes in corporate control;
BoardEx (www.boardex.com), a relationship mapping service of
corporate directors and officers; and RateWatch
(www.rate-watch.com), which supplies rate and fee data from banks
and credit unions across the U.S.
Contact: Terri Smith, terri.smith
at thestreet.com
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