Penry Price Joins Media6Degrees as President Caps Seven – Year Career at Google with Move to Leader in Social Targeting

New York, NY — June 6, 2011 – Media6Degrees (M6D), the pioneer in Social Targeting, today announced that Penry Price, most recently the Vice President of Global Agency Sales & Partnerships at Google, will join as President. Price completes the M6D executive team of CEO Tom Phillips, COO Andrew Pancer and CTO/Co-Founder Rod Hook, and will lead sales and marketing, including all client and agency relationships.

Price is a pre-IPO Google veteran, having joined the company to run eastern sales in 2004 from his position as Advertising Director of Us Weekly. He went on to manage the 750-person North American direct sales force, became a Vice President in 2007, and assumed his current global role in 2009. During his tenure, Google’s annual North American direct sales revenues grew from under $250 million to over $3 billion.

“Penry and I worked together for three very productive years at Google, and I am thrilled to have him join us at Media6Degrees,” said Phillips. “He has the insight, influence and expertise to drive the acceleration of our already impressive growth. But above all he’s a leader who inspires and commands respect universally — at Google, in the industry, and now at M6D.”

“Media6Degrees has built an impressive business with a blue chip client list, but in many ways, the company is just getting started,” said Price. “This is the opportunity, and the team, I’ve been hoping to find to launch the next phase of my career.”

“We could not be more excited to have Penry join our executive team,” said David Pakman, Venrock partner and M6D board member. “He has had a remarkable career at Google, and he’s the perfect complement to the solid team in place now.”

“Penry is a huge hire for us,” said Ted Maidenberg, US Venture Partners partner and M6D board member. “Our Social Targeting technology is poised to dramatically change the way major marketers view and build their brands. Penry is a leader who can help us fulfill our very ambitious plans for Media6Degrees.”

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Media6Degrees is the pioneer in Social Targeting™. The company uses proprietary technology to build and optimize audiences based on a brand’s existing customers, and deliver high-performing advertising campaigns at scale. The company is based in New York, and is funded by U.S. Venture Partners, Venrock, Menlo Ventures, Contour Venture Partners and Coriolis Ventures. To learn more, visit us at www.m6d.com.