Synacor Names Vice President of Product Management
December 3rd 2007
(BUFFALO, NY) December 3, 2007– Synacor has named Jim Turner as vice president of product management. Turner is responsible for the development and implementation of product strategy and direction across Synacor’s product line.
“Jim is a great addition to our executive management team,” explained Ron Frankel, Synacor president and CEO. “His industry experience, taste, and network will be instrumental to Synacor’s mission to extend our clients’ ownership of their customers through a wide variety of online content, services and applications.”
Prior to joining Synacor, Turner was vice president, Digital Media at A&E Television Networks, where he led the development and management of the company’s Internet, Advanced Television, and other digital media properties across all brands including A&E, The History Channel, and The Biography Channel. Prior to A&E, Turner was co-founder and president of AvitageMedia. Turner began his career at CBS, and since then has held executive positions at Women.com, Astronet.com, Digital Media Studios (part of Digital Equipment Corporation), and Kurzweil Music Systems.
He is active in a number of industry initiatives and organizations, and serves as the vice chairman of the Advanced Media Committee of the New York Chapter – National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and is a member of the Board of Governors of the New York Chapter and a National Trustee. He holds a master of business administration degree in marketing from the University of Connecticut, a master’s degree in electrical engineering in audio and acoustics from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University. He also holds two patents in the use of computers in music.
About Synacor
Synacor builds Internet tools and portals that simplify the way consumers get their digital media. Its technology platform provides white label portals, premium online content and email collaboration suites to broadband service providers such as cable operators, telecommunications companies, Internet service providers and others. Synacor provides the focused expertise and technology that allow both service providers and content providers to extend their brands online and create a relevant, personalized online experience for consumers through a single sign-on portal, enhanced content packaging and aggregated billing. For more information on Synacor, please visit www.synacor.com.
