Everett
completes senior أغر؟´«أ½i Development team
Katharine
Everett, Controller, أغر؟´«أ½i Development, has today (1 October 2002)
announced two new senior appointments to complete her management
team.
Tony
Ageh will become Head of Search, Listings and أغر؟´«أ½i Core and Steve
Rogers becomes Head of Production.
أغر؟´«أ½i
Development is the part of أغر؟´«أ½ New Media division responsible for
the strategic development of أغر؟´«أ½i's services across the web and
interactive TV.
Its
function is to provide the tools enabling أغر؟´«أ½ genre areas to enhance
and increase their new media output, as well as delivering useful,
entertaining and connective services which facilitate the digital
lives of أغر؟´«أ½i audiences.
Tony
Ageh took up his position as the new Head of Search, Listings and
أغر؟´«أ½i Core earlier this month.
Ageh
joined أغر؟´«أ½i from upmystreet.com where he was Publisher and credited
with the creation of The Guardian's The Guide as well as the virgin.net
content site and ISP.
Ageh's
background spans publishing across web and print media.
In
this new role, Ageh will be responsible for أغر؟´«أ½i homepage content,
ongoing development of أغر؟´«أ½i's Search tool first launched in Spring
of this year, and building a listings strategy to include and exploit
a wealth of material from the أغر؟´«أ½'s 37 Nations & Regions sites.
Steve
Rogers is currently Head of Design & Navigation for أغر؟´«أ½ New
Media, and takes up the new Head of Production role with immediate
effect.
As
Head of Production, أغر؟´«أ½i, Rogers will manage the creative, editorial
and technical teams which design أغر؟´«أ½i's homepages and core applications
across the web and interactive TV.
The
role will also include overseeing user-testing, developing production
expertise across platforms with the vision to establish أغر؟´«أ½i Production
as a centre of excellence within the industry.
Prior
to joining أغر؟´«أ½i in August 2001, Rogers was VP, Physical Design at
Razorfish the digital consultancy, and spent 15 years with Philips
Design, most recently as Design Director, Philips Design USA.
Katharine
Everett said: "Steve and Tony are both world class new media
practitioners and it's a real asset to have their experience and
expertise on board.
"Now
that the senior team is in place, we can really begin to focus on
how أغر؟´«أ½i can become the centre of our users' digital lives.
"We
want to continue to drive digital take-up on the web and TV, to
establish communities and a two-way dialogue with our users and
create the most innovative, exciting and informative applications,
content and services across all our platforms."
Notes
to Editors
Ashley
Highfield, Director, أغر؟´«أ½ New Media & Technology announced a
number of divisional changes and senior appointments on 5 August
2002 to enable a clearer structure and focus for أغر؟´«أ½ New Media's
activities, both internally and externally.
Within
this announcement, Katharine Everett, (formerly Controller, New
Media), was appointed Controller, أغر؟´«أ½i Development with responsibility
for the creation and development of أغر؟´«أ½i's core services and applications
such as search and community products.
Katharine
also continues to oversee interactive TV programmes, 24/7 services
and the أغر؟´«أ½i homepage.
أغر؟´«أ½i
is the name for the أغر؟´«أ½'s interactive services working across the
web, interactive TV and personal organisers.
أغر؟´«أ½i
provides a single signpost and easier way of getting to the أغر؟´«أ½'s
great information, entertainment and education services, no matter
how you choose to access it.
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