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November 18, 2002 London, 18 November 2002, CNET Channel today announced the appointment of its latest addition to the European sales team, James Symington. Based in the UK, Symington will lead the UK sales division and be responsible for strengthening and developing the CNET Channel brand in this region. This new appointment is a reflection of CNET Channel's continued growth and future plans to expand the company's existing UK channel portfolio and provide partners and customers with e-business solutions based on CNET Channel's standardized and structured electronic product information. Prior to joining CNET Channel, Symington was regional manager (UK, Ireland, South Africa and Benelux) for Resonate Inc, where he was responsible for initiating the sales operation in all territories and building and maintaining a strong sales and channel pipeline. Key customers included Barclays, Barclaycard, Captial One and the Bank of Ireland. In his new role Symington will be responsible for driving and opening new sales opportunities, identifying and coordinating channel partners and providing support for the UK marketing division. Building on his past experience at both Resonate and Backweb Technology where Symington was also regional manager for UK, Ireland, South Africa and Benelux, Symington will be able to adopt his knowledge to quickly strengthen the CNET Channel brand in the UK. Symington will report into CNET Channel's senior vice president of sales, Jean-Francois Guyomar: "This new appointment is a welcome addition to the European sales team and will enable us to grow and develop strategic relationships with UK channel partners and customers. James brings a broad range of expertise and skills to the team and will add further strength to the group's product expertise and knowledge." About CNET Channel About CNET Networks # # # CNET Channel Kaizo |