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Dan Cohen, CEO
Dan oversees all aspects of Pageflakes' rapidly growing worldwide
business and has an integral role in driving the company's product
vision. Dan is a seasoned entrepreneur and startup CEO, and is
an expert in personalized homepages. Prior to Pageflakes he was
the head of My Yahoo!, Yahoo's personalized homepage, and before
that led product management for personalized products at Google,
including the Google Personalized Homepage. Previously, Dan was
the founder and CEO of two technology companies, Personity and
USConnect, and led their acquisitions by Openwave and IKON, respectively.
He also held key senior management positions at IKON Technology
Services, including Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and
Director of Applications Development. Dan holds a dual Bachelor
of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering
from Carnegie Mellon, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania. Dan stays on top of his interests
and hobbies using his
public Pageflakes page.
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Christoph Janz, Chief Product Officer
Christoph is a co-founder of Pageflakes and has more than ten
years of experience in designing software applications and Internet
services for consumers. As Pageflakes' CPO, he drives the company's
product vision and focuses on creating exceptional end user experiences
and delivering continuous innovation. Back in 1997, Christoph co-founded
German Internet startup DealPilot.com, one of the first comparison
shopping services which got funded by Bertelsmann and has later
been acquired by Shopping.com. Before and after that he was involved
in various software projects and Internet startups. Christoph
frequently posts on Pageflakes'
blog and occasionally on his
private blog.
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Omar AL Zabir, Chief Technology Officer
Omar co-founded Pageflakes and developed the core framework of
the service. As the CTO of Pageflakes and the mastermind behind
the software architecture, he heads the continued development
of the core product. Omar started programming at the age of ten,
winning the Best Competitor Award in a nationwide programming
contest. Since then he developed projects for companies like HP,
Bank of America, Citibank and other companies in the US, Australia,
Germany and Bangladesh. Back in the days when AJAX was still known
as a washing detergent, Omar was already busy developing ground-breaking
interactive Web technologies. Today Omar is one of the world's
foremost AJAX experts. Omar holds a Bachelor of Science degree
in Computer Sciences from the American International University
of Bangladesh and maintains a popular
blog on .NET technology.
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Ole Brandenburg, Sr. Director, Business Development
Ole, co-founder and Sr. Director, Business Development of Pageflakes, oversees all business development initiatives of the company. He was part of the alando.de team, the German auction site, which was acquired by eBay. Ole subsequently helped eBay Germany develop the German market. After that, he held marketing positions for several other Internet companies including Jamba, which he co-founded, Dooyoo and myBet. He also worked as a consultant for German media giant Bertelsmann. Ole holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a double major in E-Commerce and Management. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Griffith University of Brisbane, Australia. Check out his public Pageflakes page which showcases his favorite NBA team.
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