Vivial

Staff Bios

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  Jim Continenza

  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  An innovator in the advertising technology (ad tech) industry, Jim Continenza is the Chairman and CEO of Vivial. Responsible for the strategic vision of Vivial, he is deeply committed to his customers’ experience and is advancing the ad tech industry by making the complex simple and offering a straightforward suite of integrated solutions. Outside of Vivial, Mr. Continenza serves on several boards, including Chairman of the Board for Eastman Kodak, Neff Corp., Merrill Corp., Sorenson Communications, and Tembec Corp. Mr. Continenza holds a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin.

  Link: Jim Continenza

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  Jim Continenza

  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  An innovator in the advertising technology (ad tech) industry, Jim Continenza is the Chairman and CEO of Vivial. Responsible for the strategic vision of Vivial, he is deeply committed to his customers’ experience and is advancing the ad tech industry by making the complex simple and offering a straightforward suite of integrated solutions. Outside of Vivial, Mr. Continenza serves on several boards, including Chairman of the Board for Eastman Kodak, Neff Corp., Merrill Corp., Sorenson Communications, and Tembec Corp. Mr. Continenza holds a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin.

  Link: Jim Continenza

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  Richard Hallé

  Chief Financial Officer

  As Chief Financial Officer, Richard Hallé oversees all aspects of finance for the company, including accounting, treasury, tax, planning, forecasting, budgeting and reporting. Mr. Hallé has more than 20 years of diverse experience in financial management with operating and financial services companies. He is the former CFO of DTN Holding Company in Omaha, Nebraska, and has served as Managing Director at FTI Consulting, Inc. in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Hallé holds a BA and an MBA from the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business.

  Link: Richard Hallé

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  Denisse Goldbarg

  Chief Marketing Officer

  In her role as Chief Marketing Officer, Ms. Goldbarg is responsible for Vivial’s corporate marketing strategy. She also serves as COO for mGage, a Vivial Company. She has held increasingly senior sales and marketing roles at companies such as Time Warner Cable, where she served as VP Marketing, Tachyon, Teligent, MCI, Colgate Palmolive, and Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Ms. Goldbarg graduated from Wellesley College, and holds a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard University.

  Link: Denisse Goldbarg

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  Jim Barnes

  Chief Technology Officer

  As Chief Technology Officer, Jim Barnes is responsible for all global technology infrastructure and operations. His global software engineering leadership spans the United States, India and Asia development centers. Mr. Barnes has worked for CSC as a Partner in consulting and client executive roles and has had leadership roles in turn-around companies in various technology industries. Mr. Barnes holds a BA degree in Physics and Mathematics from Augustana College, SD.

  Link: Jim Barnes

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  Mark J. Lane

  Senior Vice President, Sales

  Mark J. Lane serves as Senior Vice President, Sales for Vivial’s direct sales channel, overseeing the CenturyLink, Frontier, Windstream and independent line of business markets, in addition to overseeing National CMR Sales and Corporate Training. Mark has nearly three decades of sales and sales leadership experience. In addition to holding leadership posts in sales, sales management, and client relations, he has also served in key roles in Training and Human Resources and is a former Senior Director of Telco Relations, General Manager, and Regional Director. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Miami University of Ohio.

  Link: Mark J. Lane

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  Joe Pellitteri

  Senior Vice President, Sales

  As Senior Vice President, Sales, Joe Pellitteri is responsible for Vivial’s digital partner strategy which includes national, multi-channel and franchise customers as well as direct channel partnerships. Joe is an industry veteran working for and with such companies as AT&T, Hawaiian Telcom, BellSouth and Axesa. He has served roles as Regional Sales Director, General Manager and Division Manager. Throughout his career he’s held roles in Sales Management, Sales, Operations, Field Marketing and Training.

  Link: Joe Pellitteri

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  Bartolomé Soriano

  Senior Vice President, Production

  As Senior Vice President of Production, Bartolomé Soriano oversees all aspects of publishing operations. He has a track record of more than 20 years of leadership experience in systems and IT management, most recently for CODETEL, (Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos) in Santo Domingo, where his roles included serving as director of Systems Management and director of the company’s IT Transformation Program. He has also served in key IT and systems roles at companies such as Banco de Reservas and Oracle Corp. Bart holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The United States Air Force Academy.

  Link: Bartolomé Soriano

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  Marc Bebout

  Vice President, Finance

  As Vice President, Finance, Marc Bebout provides leadership and coordination of the daily operations of the company’s Finance Department. Marc has spent the past decade with Vivial’s Finance Department, including his most recent role as Senior Director, FP&A. Before joining the company, Mr. Bebout held the same role for Charter Communications and previous to that was Finance Manager for Dex Media. He is a graduate of the University of Montana (BS, Business Administration) with an MBA from the University of Wyoming.

  Link: Marc Bebout

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  Tony Bulugaris

  Vice President, Operations

  In his role as Vice President, Operations, Tony Bulugaris is responsible for Sales Operations, Sales Processes and Analytics, Customer Service and the National Sales Channel. Tony joined the company in 1999 as a sales rep and has held numerous sales, training and management positions during his time here. Tony is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Decision Science Modeling.

  Link: Tony Bulugaris

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  Laura Cole

  Vice President, Marketing

  Laura Cole serves as Vice President, Marketing and is responsible for go-to-market product strategy, brand management and corporate sponsorship. Ms. Cole joined the company in 2001 as a Sales Representative and has held numerous roles in Sales, Operations and Marketing. She is a social media and content marketing guest blogger and frequent contributor for Forbes.com. Laura holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

  Link: Laura Cole

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  Jeanne Hilley

  Vice President, Human Resources

  Jeanne Hilley serves as Vice President, Human Resources for Vivial. In her role, Jeanne is responsible for a number of job duties, including organizational development, recruitment and staffing, performance management, employee relations, and compensation and benefits. Prior to joining the company, Jeanne was VP Retail Sales & HR Administration for Vivaro Corporation and also served as Vice President – Marketing for STi Prepaid, LLC. She is a graduate of Bismarck State College.

  Link: Jeanne Hilley

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  Joe Poppleton

  Vice President, Accounting and Controller

  In his role as Vice President, Accounting and Controller, Joe Poppleton is responsible for the accounting operations of Vivial. Joe has more than six years of experience with the company in various senior management or director level roles in accounting. Before that, he served as Director of Financial Reporting for Quiznos and Manager of Financial Reporting for Republic Financial Corporation. Joe has a Masters in Accounting from the University of Colorado Boulder – Leeds School of Business.

  Link: Joe Poppleton

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  Todd Renard

  Vice President, Digital Product Management

  Todd Renard, Vice President, Digital Product Management, is a digital marketing executive with an established performance track record for innovation and execution, balancing strategy, tactics and logistics. As an industry leader, Todd has over 20 years of experience bringing products to the SMB market place and has been recognized for his leadership in operationalizing, promoting and fulfillment of online advertising solutions for local businesses. Prior to joining the company, he served in senior management positions for WebVisible, TriZetto, R.H. Donnelley/Dex Media Cohere Networks, Inc. and CommNet Cellular.

  Link: Todd Renard