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Oversee.net Makes Another Change at the Top - One Co-CEO is Elevated While the Other Exits 

Just before the 2012 DOMAINfest Global conference got underway in late January, the show organizers, Oversee.net, announced that Debra Domeyer and Scott Morrow, who had been  

serving as the company's Co-Presidents since June 2011, had been appointed Co-CEOs, filling a role that had been held by Jeff Kupietzky before he left the company. Today Oversee announced that Morrow has decided to leave the company to pursue other interests and that Ms. Domeyer has been promoted to sole CEO.

Historically having Co-CEOs hasn't worked well for most companies that have tried the unusual arrangement. Morrow and Ms. Domeyer were asked about that at a press breakfast during DOMAINfest Global and both said they worked well together and had complementary skills that made them an effective tandem. Even so,  less than five weeks after they were appointed Co-CEOs, the experiment has ended and Oversee once again has a single captain in charge of the ship. 

Oversee.net CEO Debra Domeyer 
and former Co-CEO Scott Morrow

I think that Debra, who, along with Scott, was featured in our annual State of the Industry Cover Story in January, is an excellent choice to lead Oversee through a period of rapid change that has also included the divestment of their Moniker and SnapNames divisions a few weeks ago (they retained their widely-used DomainSponsor.com monetization unit). She is bright, extremely personable and one of the best listeners you will find in any executive suite (that is a valuable skill that should never be under-estimated).

Oversee.net CEO Debra Domeyer 
speaking at DOMAINfest Global 2012

With over 25 years of experience in technology, Ms. Domeyer, who had served as Oversee's Chief Technical Officer since 2008 (and continued in that role after being named Co-CEO), will now turn that job over to an executive still to be hired. Prior to joining Oversee, she was the Chief Technology Officer at Internet Brands (INET). She has served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Pacific Gas & Electric Energy Services and was Vice President of Information Systems for the Times Mirror Company. Debra was named one of the top 25 CTOs by InfoWorld Magazine and listed in the ComputerWorld Premier 100 IT leaders.

Lawrence Ng, Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder of Oversee.net, said “Debra’s appointment as CEO reaffirms the company’s commitment to technology and innovation. Technology has been a key competitive advantage in helping Oversee become a leader in traffic monetization and online consumer lead generation.  And it will continue to be an essential part of Oversee’s plans to expand its traffic network and grow its lead generation businesses in the travel, consumer finance and online shopping verticals.”

Our congratulations to Debra and we wish her all the best in her new role.

(Posted March 2, 2012) 


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