Management Team
Executive Management Team
Alexandre Rambaud, Founder, Chairman & CEO
Georges-Edouard Rambaud, Executive Director, Operations
Carolyn Unger Myers, Marketing & Communication Director
Fred Bowen, Business Development & Sales Director
Christophe Berge, Executive Director, R&D
Cédric Peyruqueou, Executive Director, Development
Alexandre Rambaud has held senior positions in the information technology business for over 15 years, most recently as Executive Vice President for International Operations at Mediapps, a leading European software and portal vendor, where he set up and managed profitable subsidiaries in Germany , UK and Spain . His international background also includes a stint as Strategic Alliances Director for Meta4, a major European HR and Knowledge Management software firm, and five years as Oracle Sales Director, in Madrid , where he held overall responsibility for a multi-million dollar business unit. Mr. Rambaud holds a Masters degree in accounting and finance from the University of Paris and attended INSEAD-Euroforum's Executive Program.
Georges-Edouard Rambaud brings a wealth of international business experience to AgendiZe. He has held management positions for the local branches of both Club Méditerranée and Banque Nationale de Paris in Hong Kong. Most recently, he was a Managing Consultant for IBM Business Consulting Services, specialized in ERP implementations and based in Belgium. At AgendiZe, Georges-Edouard supervises the customer service team in charge of integrating the Call-to-Action Suite at clients. Georges-Edouard received his B.A. in Economics from the Université Paris XII and his M.A. in Economics from the Université Laval in Canada.
Carolyn Unger Myers has over twenty years of experience in high-tech marketing. Most recently, she built the marketing organization at ExpertCentral.com prior to its acquisition by About.com. Previously, she participated in defining the Web presence for Compaq Computer Corporation and drove marketing strategy for AltaVista MarketSpace. Ms. Myers also spent eight years in Product Marketing at Lotus Development Corporation and gained additional start-up experience at BrightIdeas. She received her Bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut.
Fred Bowen who brings over 20 years of successful strategic sales experience to AgendiZe, was most recently Director of Loyalty Program Parnter Development at Internet start-up e-Rewards. Previously, Fred held senior sales positions at eLSG-SKYCHEFS and America Online, where he managed new business development for the company’s loyalty programs. He began his sales career at American Airlines. Fred holds a Bachelors degree in Finance from the University of Texas in Arlington. He is based out of the AgendiZe office in Grapevine (Dallas), Texas.
Christophe Berge began his career at Cap Gemini in 1998 as Analyste d’exploitation Unix. He joined Mediapps in 2000 where he was, successively, Programmer Analyst, Project Chief, and then Technical Manager. He joined AgendiZe in April 2004. Christophe graduated with a DUT Génie Electrique et Informatique Industrielle and a DUT Informatique.
Cédric Peyruqueou began his career as a programmer at the INRIA in 1999 before joining Computer Associates in 2000. He then was recruited by Mediapps where he managed a variety of strategic projects. Cedric graduated with a D.E.S.S. in Database Systems and Integration and a Masters in Mathematical Engineering and Data Processing.
Advisory Board
Freddy Mini, CEO Netvibes. Before being CNET ‘s SVP and Managing Director for Europe, Freddy Mini held several key positions such as VP at AltaVista and Ziff Davis and Sr Director at Lotus in the US. Entrepreneur, he co-founded musicMe before joining netvibes as its COO. Based in San Francisco, he created its US subsidiary, netvibes, inc for which he is its CEO. Web 2.0 fanatic, he edits eMini blog, one of the best French speaking reference.
William J. (Bill) Gartland is a recognized authority on online directories. He is currently Chariman of the Information Services Committee of the United Kingdom’s Advertising Association, and was most recently non-executive Director of World Directories, Inc.. He previously held senior positions as Chief Executive of Thomson Directories (U.K.) and Director of Dun and Bradstreet, Europe. He has served on the Boards of Directors of World Directories, Inc. (U.S.A.), Paginas Amarelas, S.A. (Portugal), Golden Pages, Ltd. (Ireland), Telkom Directory Services (South Africa), Verizon Information Services (Puerto Rico), and Pagini Aurii (Romania). Mr. Gartland received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Dayton and an MBA in marketing and finance from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
Investor Relations
Privately held and founded in July, 2003, AgendiZe has developed a powerful, patented software platform that helps online publishers and advertisers reach more users in more ways. AgendiZe turns online and print ads into actionable ads.
In April of 2006, AgendiZe closed $ 2 million in first round funding. BNP Paribas Private Equity, the management company of Antin FCPI funds, led the financing round.