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George was CEO of Jingle Networks from January 2006 through June 2008. Under his leadership the company grew from a 12-person no-revenue startup to 60 employees and the clear industry leader in ad-supported directory assistance and voice-search. Based in Menlo Park, CA while most of Jingle evolved in Boston, George transitioned to a board-only role in June 2008.
Prior to Jingle Networks George was President and CEO of Wine.com, the Internet�s largest wine retailer. During his tenure there he successfully executed a sales turnaround and put the company on a 40% growth track including major partnership deals with Amazon and HSN. Before Wine.com, George was CEO of PlaceWare and subsequently negotiated PlaceWare�s acquisition by Microsoft for $200 million (4x revenues) in May 2003. PlaceWare is now Microsoft Office LiveMeeting.
Earlier, George was CEO of Flycast Communications, the Internet�s first direct-response advertising network, taking it from startup to a $500 million IPO in 1999 and then negotiating its sale for $2.3 billion in early 2000.
Prior to these Internet successes, he was CEO of North America for Information Resources Inc., the nation�s largest consumer marketing information company, which he helped grow from startup to $300 million in revenues. George also served as CEO of the AC. Nielsen Company in 1994. He holds bachelor�s degrees in mathematics and engineering and a master�s degree in management from Purdue University, as well as two patents: one in the field of high-intensity lighting and the other in Web site optimization. | 