Powerize.com Appoints Joe Kellagher as Vice President of Product Management

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Powerize.com, a leading internet aggregator and distributor of business and financial information, has added Joe Kellagher as its new Vice President of Product Management. Kellagher will lead the development of the Powerize.com website, bringing his experience and expertise in building high-traffic websites and e-commerce to the role. He joins Powerize.com from Bell Atlantic's Electronic Commerce Group, where he managed BigYellow, a yellow page directory and shopping service, as well as related advertising products and the award-winning Web@Once product line. Powerize.com, founded in January 1997, provides the largest single source of business and financial content on the internet, with over 32 million news stories, company profiles, and more, from over 10,000 sources.

Key Takeaways:

  • Joe Kellagher, formerly Director of Product Management, Development, and Service Support at Bell Atlantic's Electronic Commerce Group, has been appointed as Vice President of Product Management at Powerize.com.
  • Kellagher's responsibilities at Powerize.com will include leading the development of the Powerize.com website, leveraging his experience in building high-traffic websites and e-commerce.
  • Powerize.com, founded in January 1997, has obtained its initial content collection from IBM Corporation in mid-1998.
  • Powerize.com provides the largest single source of business and financial content on the internet, with over 32 million news stories, company profiles, market analyses, research reports, and other documents from over 10,000 sources.
  • The company offers free, unlimited access to full-text content from over 2,000 sources to qualified registered users at its website.
  • Kellagher managed BigYellow, a yellow page directory and shopping service, as well as related advertising products and the award-winning Web@Once product line, at Bell Atlantic's Electronic Commerce Group.

Statistics:

  • 32 million: The number of news stories provided by Powerize.com.
  • 10,000: The number of sources providing business and financial content on Powerize.com.
  • 1997: The year Powerize.com was founded.
  • 1998: The year Powerize.com obtained its initial content collection from IBM Corporation.
  • 2,000: The number of sources providing free, unlimited access to full-text content on Powerize.com.

Sources:

  • Powerize.com
  • PRNewswire (Aug 25)