NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maxifier, the global leader in inventory revenue management technology, today announces the addition of Lylan Masterman as Vice President, Product, to its management team as well as the appointment of Linda Payson as Senior Director, Product and James McWilliams as Director of Account Management.
As VP, Product, Masterman will manage Maxifier’s product roadmap, direction and strategy. He joins Maxifier from DoubleVerify where he led Advertiser Products and shipped the company’s viewable impressions product, AdView. Prior to that, Masterman worked for nearly five years at Atlas, a division of aQuantive, as part of the leadership team that introduced Atlas Rich Media to the market. He also led the Customer Targeting product and was the UX and Internationalization lead. A product leader for more than a decade, Masterman has also worked for Microsoft and a number of start-up companies.
“Maxifier has demonstrated time and again that its solution delivers significant ROI to publishers and networks, and our clients are among our top evangelists,” said Masterman. “I am joining the company at a critical inflection point and am honored to be part of such an accomplished leadership team, with huge experience stemming from some of the industry’s leading and most disruptive companies. I look forward to helping lead Maxifier into the next stage of its evolution, with a focus on scaling the business, instilling pragmatic discipline to the organization and relentlessly making our clients happy with the leading solution in the market.”
As Senior Director, Product, Payson brings more than 15 years of digital advertising technology experience. Reporting to Masterman, she will be responsible for defining and developing innovative new products and features. Prior to Maxifier, Payson oversaw Global Account Management and Professional Services for APT as part of Yahoo!'s Right Media Division. Previously, she was Account Director at both Avenue A/Razorfish and Beyond Interactive, overseeing integrated media strategy for Fortune 500 CPG and financial clients. She has also held senior positions at 24/7 Media and Bigfoot.
Finally, McWilliams is responsible for leading Maxifier’s newly defined Account Management department. He is charged with building a team to provide exceptional account engagement, ensuring the company’s existing clients find continuous benefit and overall success from the ADMAX technology. McWilliams spent the last five years at AudienceScience where he was the Director of Client Services and the Global Account Director, responsible for the worldwide technology rollout of the company’s most strategic account as well as fostering and maintaining close relationships with other key clients.
“Over the past three quarters, Maxifier has seen exceptional growth, added leading industry players to the team and expanded into the Asian market,” said Jonathon Shaevitz, Maxifier CEO. “We have solidified our position as a leader in the space, and the appointment of Lylan, Linda and James further confirms our commitment to excellence. We are thrilled to have them on board, and look forward to them contributing to the next phase of Maxifier’s growth and development.”
About Maxifier:
Maxifier is a leading online advertising technology provider, working with premium publishers and ad networks to empower them to unlock and maximize the value of their total inventory.
Using Maxifier’s ADMAX solution, companies can increase advertising effectiveness by improving campaign and inventory performance to drive higher yields and deliver optimum revenues and margins.
Maxifier’s cutting-edge solution encompasses advanced ad optimization and inventory management, coupled with a business intelligence engine, all delivered on a single interface. From measuring and optimizing campaign performances, forecasting and managing global inventories, developing new advertising packages and increasing sales and profitability, Maxifier benefits all areas of the business, including ad operations, sales teams and senior management. With offices in the US, UK and Russia, as well as a new office in Japan, to date it has managed more than 70 billion impressions for leading publishers and media companies including Forbes, The Guardian, IPC and Bauer Media, empowering them to deliver maximum value and ROI for their clients. For further information, please visit www.maxifier.com.