Bloomberg L.P. Names Kevin Krim Head of BLOOMBERG.COM(R) Web Site

Bloomberg L.P. Names Kevin Krim Head of BLOOMBERG.COM(R) Web Site

NEW YORK, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg L.P. today announced that it has named Kevin Krim as head of the Bloomberg.com(R) Web site business. Krim joins Bloomberg from Yahoo! Inc., where he was vice president of product and strategy for Yahoo! HotJobs and Yahoo! Small Business.

In making the announcement, Bloomberg Multimedia CEO Andy Lack, to whom Krim will report, said, "I am thrilled that Kevin will bring his strong understanding of new media to Bloomberg. His exceptional experience in search, social networking, online content and advertising will prove invaluable to the Bloomberg.com business as we continue to develop our consumer media products."

"I am a great admirer of Bloomberg, its powerful team, legendary culture and unsurpassed global assets. I am excited and honored by the opportunity to be a part of Bloomberg's expanding multimedia business," said Krim.

Prior to joining Yahoo! during 2006, Krim served as general manager of LiveJournal.com, a large global social network and blogging community. Previously he was vice president for Web properties at LookSmart Ltd., where he led vertical search destinations including FindArticles.com, Furl.net, and Zeal.com. Krim earned an A.B. from Harvard College before starting his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company.

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