Peter Guber, chair of Mandalay Entertainment Group and a member of Demand Media's board of directors.
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Social media company Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) announced on Monday it has named Peter Guber, chair of Mandalay Entertainment Group, and Josh James, senior vice president and general manager at Omniture Business Unit of Adobe, to its board of directors.
Demand Media says the new board appointments bring “significant operating experience and expertise in creating content, captivating audiences and using data to better understand online behavior.”
“Both Peter and Josh are legendary entrepreneurs in their respective industries because they not only broke new ground, but they also had the business savvy to grow their companies into sustainable market leadership positions,” says Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt. “The experience they bring from two different ends of the spectrum – creative arts and web analytics – will be invaluable as Demand Media continues to focus on creating the content that consumers want, engaging passionate communities, while using data to enhance the consumer experience and create a powerful business model for the company.”
Guber currently serves as chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group, a multimedia entertainment company that produces motion pictures, television, sports entertainment and new media.
Guber founded Mandalay in 1995 after leaving Sony Pictures Entertainment as its chairman and CEO. Prior to his work at Sony, Guber was co-founder and chairman of Casablanca Records and Filmworks and the founder and chairman of Polygram Entertainment.
Guber began his career in the entertainment industry at Columbia Pictures where he rose to become studio chief within two years.
James co-founded Omniture in 1996 and later took the company public in 2006, until it was later acquired by Adobe in October 2009 for $1.8 billion.
He now leads the Omniture Business Unit of Adobe as senior vice president and general manager.
Prior to co-founding Omniture, James founded three successful, Internet-focused companies.
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