(1888PressRelease)
November 07, 2007 - (Lakewood CO) - Video Professor, Inc. is pleased to announce the following appointments and promotions to its Lakewood, CO based management team:
Jean Robertson-General Counsel. Robertson has fifteen years legal experience in both private practice and service as in-house counsel. She moves to General Counsel from her position as Senior Counsel with Video Professor, Inc. Robertson is a graduate of the University of Denver College of Law. She also holds a B.A. in International Studies from Miami University in Ohio.
Steve Silknitter-Vice President of Business Development. Silknitter is a highly experienced marketing executive specializing in business development and operational management working with leading companies including the Apollo Group and Gray Line World Wide. He holds a BBA from Texas Tech University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Brian Olson-Vice-President of Public Affairs. Olson re-joins Video Professor, Inc. having previously served as Director of Marketing Communications. Olson has 25 years experience in television news and corporate communications with companies including EchoStar Communications, Hubbard Broadcasting and Landmark Communications. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. He also served as a member of the National Security Forum at the USAF Air War College.
Paul McDonnell-Vice President of E-Commerce. McDonnell will lead the expanding E-Commerce group within Video Professor with focus on operations, sales, management, process improvement and strategic planning. His experience includes leadership positions with nationally known companies including Solo Orbit and Vayan Marketing Group. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with a B.A. in Business.
“We are pleased to have these outstanding executives as part of our team,” says John W. Scherer, CEO and Founder of Video Professor, Inc. “As our business continues to grow along with our product offerings to millions of customers, their extensive experience will help continue our national leadership in computer learning, marketing and customer service.”
About Video Professor, Inc. Based in Lakewood, Colo., VIDEO PROFESSOR has been the leader in comprehensive self-paced computer software tutorials for more than 20 years. The core of VIDEO PROFESSOR’s learning initiative is to provide home users as well as corporate professionals with valuable and user-friendly learning solutions for today’s most common software titles. In addition to pioneering the future of easy-to-use online tutorials, VIDEO PROFESSOR currently ships over 250,000 CD-ROMs every month and has helped more than 8 million households learn the computer skills they need to remain competitive in today’s computer-driven marketplace. The complete VIDEO PROFESSOR library is also available online to stream directly to computers.
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