Interchange Names New Vice President of Product Management
Irvine, CA, January 30, 2006 — Interchange Corporation (NASDAQ: INCX), owner of Local.com, a leading local search engine, today announced the appointment of Vickie Young as the company’s vice president, product management. In her new role, Ms. Young will lead the product management initiatives related to the company’s Local.com search engine.
Ms. Young brings over 15 years of product management experience to the Interchange management team. Most recently she directed product management at Viacore, which provides B2B online solutions. Prior to Viacore she served as director of product management at Quest Software. Previously, she was director of product marketing operations at Wonderware Corporation where she helped generate a record breaking year for the number of device drivers released in 1998. Mrs. Young has also established and managed technical support and quality assurance testing departments within other high-tech companies throughout her career.
"The local search market is growing rapidly and I am excited about the tremendous opportunities available to expand the products and services offered on the Local.com platform," she said.
“Vickie brings a strong product management background to Interchange, which will help us continue to expand the features offered to Local.com users and business partners” said Bruce Crair, Interchange’s chief operating officer. “There are many opportunities in the emerging local search market, and Vickie’s role is to ensure that we build the necessary products and services to take advantage of those opportunities. We welcome her to the team.”
Ms. Young holds an MBA in Marketing and a BBA in Computer MIS from National University, San Diego.
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