Crair Named President & COO of Interchange
April 24 2006 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Interchange Corporation (Nasdaq:INCX), owner and operator of
Local.com, a leading local Internet search site, announced today
that Bruce Crair has been named President of the company in
addition to his existing post as Chief Operating Officer. Crair is
responsible for overseeing the company's day-to-day operations,
including technology and product development, marketing, business
development and implementing the strategic plan. He continues to
report to Heath Clarke, Interchange Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer. "This promotion recognizes the considerable contribution
Bruce has made to our company's transition to local search since
joining us in the third quarter of 2005," Clarke said. "He has put
in place the structure needed to achieve our goal of being #1 in
local search. Our team has a much tighter focus and the authority
and accountability they need to achieve our objectives." "Most
importantly of all, Bruce has built a talented and complete
leadership team capable of executing our long-term vision, with a
focus on delivering value to our shareholders," Clarke added. Prior
to joining Interchange last July, Crair was co-founder and COO of
ZeroDegrees, Inc., which was purchased by IAC/InterActiveCorp in
2004 with Crair remaining active in the company until April 2005.
Prior to ZeroDegrees, Crair served as CEO of Technology
Transformation, a management consulting company. From 1999 to 2001,
Crair was president and COO for eVoice, Inc., an integrated IP
telephony services company, which was purchased by America Online
in 2001. Prior to eVoice, Crair served as president and COO of
Micro General, a public spin-off of Fidelity National Financial,
Inc. Crair earned his bachelor's degree in physics from the United
States Naval Academy and his MBA in corporate strategy and
international business from the University of California, Berkeley.
About Interchange Interchange Corporation (Nasdaq:INCX) owns and
operates Local.com (www.local.com), a leading local-search engine
that now draws more than 8 million visitors per month seeking
information on local businesses, products and services. Local.com
is powered by the company's proprietary Keyword DNA(TM) and
local-web indexing technologies. The company serves local and
national Internet, wireless and operator assisted local-search
markets in the United States and Europe. Interchange generates
revenue principally from paid-search advertising associated with
its local web searches. The company recently launched a domain
syndication network in the United States, launched Local.com in the
United Kingdom and plans to expand into additional markets during
2006. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, with
European headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. For more information on
Interchange, please visit: www.interchangeusa.com.
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