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New Bebo chief appointed
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 30 July 2009
Stephane Panier, previously Chief Operating Office of AOL-owned social networking flim flam Bebo, is about to becoming Head Of Global Operations. That might sound like a pretty similar job, but apparently it’s a promotion. I think it basically puts him in charge – he will report directly to Jon Brod in parent company AOL Ventures.
Prior to Bebo, Painer worked at Google. In his new job he will be charged with the task of turning round Bebo’s fortunes – like MySpace it’s been flagging a little of late amid new competition from Twitter and a newly buoyant Facebook. An expansion of Bebo’s media and content based services may also be on the cards.
Confirming the promotion, Brod said this: “Stephane is a proven strategist and operator with executive experience from some of the world’s leading brands and businesses. He is the ideal leader to build on Bebo’s existing successes, to chart a course for its future and to execute against that vision”.
