RESTON, Va., May 18, 2006 - comScore Networks, the leader in measuring the Internet Age, today announced the appointment of John M. Green as the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). 

 

An experienced financial executive, Mr. Green brings to comScore a broad base of knowledge related to the management of successful, publicly held corporations.  Mr. Green's extensive experience with multi-national businesses, as well his work in several consumer-facing industries, will help support comScore's rapid growth as it continues to expand its operations in the U.S. and internationally.  

 

Mr. Green joins comScore from Invitrogen, a publicly held global life sciences corporation with $1.2 billion in revenue, where he served as the CFO and U.S. Services Business Leader for BioReliance, a subsidiary of Invitrogen and the world's largest biosafety testing and toxicology contract services company.  At BioReliance, a company with 750 employees and $120 million in revenue, Mr. Green managed the global finance, legal compliance, information technology, and procurement functions.  Prior to that role, Mr. Green was responsible for managing the integration, finance function and operations of strategically acquired business units for Invitrogen.  Mr. Green joined Invitrogen as the COO and CFO of InforMax, a publicly held NASDAQ corporation, after it was acquired by Invitrogen in December, 2002.

 

Earlier in his career, Mr. Green honed his financial management, M&A and operations skills over a twenty-year period at multi-national, publicly held corporations including HMSHost Corporation, Marriott International and PepsiCo.  Among other roles, Mr. Green served as Executive Vice President, Operations at HMSHost, Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at Marriott and Director of Business Planning and Director of Finance, Central Europe, at PepsiCo.

 

"In John Green, we have found an outstanding individual and a key member for comScore's executive management team," announced Dr. Magid Abraham, president and CEO of comScore Networks.  "During his career John has demonstrated a proven ability to help organizations succeed through outstanding financial management and operational excellence. John brings us the know-how and experience to help us achieve our long-term goals." 

 

Mr. Green earned a Masters of Science degree from the London School of Economics in London, England and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University in Medford, MA.

 

About comScore Networks

comScore Networks provides unparalleled insight into consumer behavior and attitudes. This capability is based on a massive, global cross-section of more than 2 million consumers who have given comScore explicit permission to confidentially capture their browsing and transaction behavior, including online and offline purchasing. comScore panelists also participate in survey research that captures and integrates their attitudes and intentions. Through its proprietary technology, comScore measures what matters across a broad spectrum of behavior and attitudes.  comScore applies this deep knowledge of customers and competitors to help clients design powerful marketing strategies and tactics that deliver superior ROI.  comScore services are used by global leaders such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Verizon, Best Buy, The Newspaper Association of America, Tribune Interactive, ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestlé, MBNA, Universal McCann, the United States Postal Service, Merck and Expedia.  For more information, please visit www.comscore.com.

 

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