LinkShare Appoints Co-Presidents

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LinkShare announced today that the company will be lead by Jonathan Levine, Chief Technology Officer of LinkShare, and Yasuhisa Iida (“Yaz”), Executive Officer of Rakuten. They will serve as co-presidents.

This announcement was made by John J-H Kim, currently serving as Interim President, as well as Chairman of LinkShare’s board.

“Jonathan brings extensive knowledge of LinkShare’s technology and businesses to the organization’s presidency,” said Kim. “His appointment emphasizes our commitment to technological innovation and leadership and comes at a time when LinkShare is delivering innovative new services for our advertiser and publisher partners.”

Kim added: “Yaz brings deep experience with merchant services and sales from Rakuten, where he managed those functions during a period of great growth. As co-president he will direct LinkShare’s services, sales, network development and marketing, and continue to leverage Rakuten’s experience and resources as we grow and diversify our business.”

Also, the LinkShare Symposium 2008 is sneaking up fast - it takes place June 24, 2008 in NYC, and the Golden Link Awards are the night before.

I am looking forward to the keynotes at the LinkShare Symposium, especially James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds.