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Rightside
CEO Taryn Naidu
Chairman
of the Board David Panos |
Rightside
shares traded from $14.99 to
$16.77 today before closing at
$15.05. The company's opening
day was accompanied by a news
release announcing
the group's Board of Directors
and executive team (a line up
loaded with accomplished
domain industry veterans
including CEO Taryn Naidu.
The board is chaired by David
E. Panos).
Mr.
Naidu said, "Today's
milestone is a tribute to our
team's vision, ingenuity and
commitment to making Rightside
a leader in advancing the way
businesses and consumers
define and present themselves
online. Success will come from
driving new TLDs
through each aspect of our
business – with our
Registrar, Registry and
Aftermarket businesses each
doing their part to innovate
and deliver for our
customers."
Mr.
Panos added, "Rightside
is ideally positioned to be a
leader in the revolution
taking place in the previously
limited and tradition-bound
world of domain names. As we
move past the .com era into a
'new Internet' with a multitude
of creative and memorable
options, the domain name is
now a strategic asset for
branding and marketing."
Kirkland,
Washington based Rightside
has one of the
industry's most comprehensive
platforms for the discovery,
registration, development, and
monetization of domain names.
They currently have 15
million names under
management, a popular domain
reseller platform, more than 20,000
distribution partners,
highly regarded retail
registrars, a top domain
auction service in its NameJet
joint venture and an interest
in more than 100 new
Top Level Domain registry
operator agreements or
applications through Rightside
affiliate, United TLD
Holdco Limited, trading as
Rightside Registry. |
