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New Chief Marketing Officer
New Chief Marketing Officer.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n 888 Holdings plc\n25 October 2006\n\n\n25 October 2006\n\n Directorate Change - New Chief Marketing Officer\n\n888, one of the world's most popular online gaming entertainment companies, is\npleased to announce the appointment of Jon Sumroy to the position of Chief\nMarketing Officer, with effect from 15 December 2006. Mr Sumroy will report to\nGigi Levy, currently COO and CEO with effect from 31 December 2006.\n\nMr Sumroy, 39, has been Managing Director of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)\nConsumer Division, in Israel, since 2002, leading the Division through a\ncomplete restructuring in 2005 and reporting results among the best of all\nJohnson & Johnson's Consumer subsidiaries worldwide.\n\nA qualified pharmaceutical chemist, Mr Sumroy worked in retail pharmacy before\nmoving into marketing with Unilever in the UK in 1992. He went on to establish\nUnilever's first onshore Israeli operation in the position of Marketing Manager\nand has a track record of developing, launching and growing profitable\nbusinesses, categories and brands. He was also a co-founder of Amicada, Inc., an\ninternet-based interactive television service in the US between 1999 and 2002.\n\n888 would also like to thank outgoing CMO Miki Palmon for his contribution to\nthe company since 1997. Marketing capability has been a key factor in the\ncompany's success and Miki has been core to this process.\n\nFurther information\n\nBell Pottinger Corporate & Financial\nNick Lambert (020) 7861-3232\n\n This information is provided by RNS\n The company news service from the London Stock Exchange\n \n ","length":1815,"tagName":"div"}]