AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arden Operating Company, owner of RCR Wireless News and TelecomCareers.com announced that is has named former Kiplinger Washington Editors’s head of digital business development, Wallace Ryland, as executive in residence, and Marshall Kirkpatrick, former lead writer at Tech Crunch and vice president of content at Read Write Web, as vice president audience development, They will be part of Arden’s executive team and lead efforts to increase audience, enter new vertical and geographic markets, and explore new opportunities for Arden’s emerging portfolio of companies.
“Arden is in the midst of a growth mode in terms of scaling our existing portfolio companies and looking to expand our audience with new potential properties,” said Jeff Mucci, CEO of Arden Operating Company. “The opportunity to enhance our companies with proven digital media leadership by adding Marshall, a proven leader and Wallace, a member of the 2011 Folio40 sends a signal to our clients and the market in general about our commitment to growth, editorial excellence, premium client services and new products.”
Kirkpatrick will be working primarily with RCR Wireless News and driving the content and audience development strategy across all of the Arden brands.
Ryland will be focusing on both the revenue growth and brand awareness of RCR Wireless News and Telecomcareers.com while evaluating new companies and opportunities to add to the Arden portfolio.
“I’m excited about the opportunity to lead the editorial and content strategy of our current brands while at the same time collaborating with the Arden team to apply it in the creation of new publications, products and technologies,” said Kirkpatrick.
“RCR Wireless and TelcomCareers are both proven brands in the world’s fastest growing industry,” said Ryland, “I am looking forward to leveraging them to find new audiences as well as creating new products and information resources to serve them. Publishers are being asked by marketers to provide more services and more results; Arden is positioning itself well to respond to those needs.”
About RCR Wireless News
Published since 1981, RCR Wireless News engages and informs readers with breaking stories, analysis, and invaluable industry insight, while connecting technology companies, in-person, in print, and online, with their industries, their customers and talent using its portfolio of publications, websites and events. RCR Wireless News, along with its affiliated company, TelecomCareers.com, pairs credible industry information with measurable sales and recruitment lead generation programs to procure customers and talent.
About TelecomCareers
Founded in 1999, TelecomCareers is the official job board of USTA, PCIA - the Wireless Infrastructure Association, Connected Planet Magazine and RCR Wireless News. TelecomCareers is the number one niche industry career site, with over 150,000 members with history of serving in excess of 250 employers.
About Arden Operating Company
Based in Austin, Texas, Arden Operating Company advises, owns and operates companies within the mobile, wireless, energy and real estate industries.