SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SAY Media today announced it has appointed David Richter as Chief Strategy Officer and Kourosh Karimkhany as Head of Integration to help scale operations as the company continues to acquire and build vertical media properties across key consumer interest areas, including Style, Home, Food, Tech and Pets.
As Chief Strategy Officer, Richter will work closely with SAY Media’s product, engineering, marketing and sales teams to further develop and implement SAY Media’s strategy for corporate acquisitions and strategic alliances. In addition to corporate and business development, Richter will lead SAY Media’s capital raising efforts.
“SAY Media has proven to be the thought leader among companies seeking to better engage consumers with leading brands. The company’s scalable technology platform and seasoned product team set it apart from others in its ability to quickly and cost effectively add independent sites that passionately engage with consumers. Indie content creators and advertisers alike have gravitated to the SAY Media vision, and I look forward to helping the company continue and accelerate upon its remarkable growth trajectory,” said Richter.
In his role as Head of Integration, Karimkhany will oversee SAY Media's integration of acquired companies and teams into the company’s operations. He is also responsible for working with the product and editorial teams to craft editorial strategies for acquired companies as well as SAY Media-developed properties.
“SAY Media has been very smart with its acquisition strategy, and I look forward to working with the team to ensure that future integration processes continue to go smoothly,” said Karimkhany. “This is a time of exciting innovation in the media industry with SAY at the forefront of defining what it means to be a modern media company.”
“SAY Media has tremendous growth plans over the next few years and will be acquiring and building multiple media properties across key verticals,” said Matt Sanchez, CEO, SAY Media. “Bringing David and Kourosh on board is a natural step forward as we focus on making passion-based media work for advertisers and publishers.”
Richter comes to SAY Media with nearly 20 years of experience as a corporate and business development executive and legal counsel. Most recently, he was Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, of Sonic Solutions, a leading video-on-demand provider acquired by Rovi (NASDAQ: ROVI) in February 2011. Previously, he was Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, at DivX, Inc., a digital media company acquired by Sonic Solutions in October 2010, where he led its business and corporate development, product and legal teams.
Karimkhany has worked in online media for close to 20 years. In 2009 he cofounded Food Republic Media, a digital media food company based in New York. Before that he served as Vice President of Corporate Development at Conde Nast Digital where he initiated the company's aggressive expansion via acquisitions. During his tenure, Conde Nast acquired Wired.com, Reddit.com and Ars Technica. He also served as general manager of Wired Digital, creating one of the largest male- and technology-focused web properties. Before Conde Nast, Karimkhany was a product manager at Yahoo and helped turn Yahoo News into the largest online news site. Karimkhany started his career as a journalist writing for news organizations including Bloomberg and Reuters.
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SAY Media is a global media company that helps passionate, independent content creators publish, build an audience, and earn a living. The company delivers publishing technology and media services to influential creators and passion-based communities across key consumer interest areas such as family, sports, entertainment and technology. With expertise in social publishing, distribution and authentic digital marketing, SAY Media enables today’s leading online voices and top consumer brands to engage with more than 400 million people around the world. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices across North America, in the UK and Australia. For more information visit www.saymedia.com.