What Happened?
New York, NY-based Magnetic has Appointed Mark R. E. Pinney as Chief Financial Officer
About the Company
At Magnetic, the Internet is our passion. As an established Digital Agency focused on Web Site Design & Internet Marketing company located in Tampa, Florida, we specialize in helping our clients transform the way the Internet works for their businesses. We build award-winning web sites and top-quality Internet solutions for both small and large businesses across a wide variety of industries. We also offer expertise in search engine optimization, web hosting, systems integration, and other Internet-related technologies. Magnetic has only one mission: to ensure that our clients reach their web potential.
About the Person
\r\n Mark R. E. Pinney, M.B.A., M.Sc., C.F.A. is a seasoned finance executive and serial entrepreneur with a track record in the formation and development of early-stage Internet-based technology companies. He has experience in strategy development, venture and growth capital fundraising, forecasting, valuation, M&A and IPOs. Mr. Pinney joins Magnetic from Vimeo, a digital video platform company owned by IAC (InterActiveCorp, “IACI”), where he served as CFO. Prior to this, he was CFO of Lot18, a consumer facing ecommerce company, and CFO of Tremor Video, a digital video advertising and technology company that went public in 2013. Earlier, he was CFO and Chief Privacy Officer of Tacoda, an Internet advertising network and technology company that was purchased by AOL in 2007. In the transition to AOL, he served as SVP, Business Planning at AOL. Before Tacoda, he was CFO and Director of Acorda Therapeutics, a biotechnology company that went public in 2006, and also Chairman of CanDo, an Internet company offering product and service solutions to people with disabilities. In 1998, he co-founded and was CEO of LifeWire, a company that merged with CanDo in 2000. In 1995, Mr. Pinney co-founded Real Media, an Internet advertising software and services firm that merged to form 24/7 Real Media in 2001. He also participated in the start-ups of Acorda Therapeutics, Ceregene and Embol-X. Previously, he was VP, Private Transactions at Dillon Read & Co. (1988-92) and VP, Corporate Finance for Merrill Lynch Capital Markets (1984-88). Mr. Pinney received his undergraduate degree in engineering at the University of Exeter, England, his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and his masters degree in electrical engineering from Columbia University; he is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. He has served as a Trustee to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, and on the Advisory Board of the United Spinal Association. He lives in New York City with his wife and three daughters.\r\n
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