NetMediaEurope has announced the appointment of Laurent Delaporte as Chief Executive Officer. Laurent’s track record in the IT sector has allowed him to gain extensive experience of new technologies and the media, particularly within the Microsoft group, where he held the positions of Vice President of the European SMEs and Partners division, Deputy CEO of Microsoft France and, most recently, Vice President of Microsoft Advertising Europe. He also serves on the board of several companies and is a keen investor in start-ups.
"Laurent Delaporte is an experienced and recognised professional in online publishing technology and European digital marketing. As head of NetMediaEurope, he aims to firmly establish the group as the premier pan-European media organisation serving IT professionals. Present in seven countries, NetMediaEurope is a unique and innovative company, which embraces technology in order to flourish. This appointment represents a milestone, and demonstrates our commitment to support the construction and expansion of NetMediaEurope." Bernard Louis Roques, General Partner and co-founder of Truffle Capital, reference shareholder of NetMediaEurope, said.
"I am delighted to be joining such a dynamic group as NetMediaEurope. Our goal is to offer our readers quality information about IT, enabling them to make informed decisions about their technology investments, but also to provide brands and suppliers of corporate computing targeted quality audience engagement. We intend to continue our growth with a strong focus on technology, mobile and data", Laurent Delaporte, CEO of NetMediaEurope, commented.
About NetMediaEurope
NetMediaEurope group, European stakeholder in IT media communications, is active in seven countries: Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and, most recently, Brazil. Thanks to its renowned brand and household names such as Silicon, Itespresso, TechweekEurope, ChannelBiz, Gizmodo.fr, Cnet.de and ZDnet.de, it brings together a readership of over 6 million users every month in Europe.
The NetMediaEurope France team
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