Constant Contact Names Ken Surdan Senior Vice President, Product
Surdan will lead product strategy, engineering and operations
groups to drive innovation
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Constant
Contact®, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTCT) has appointed Ken Surdan to the newly
created role of senior vice president, product. The newly created role
will oversee product strategy, engineering, and operations, uniting the
teams that create and deliver products to Constant Contact's more than
half a million small business customers. With executive-level experience
at a variety of high-growth companies, such as Turbine Inc.,
TripAdvisor, and SmartBargains.com, Surdan brings nearly 20 years
experience in product and technology to Constant Contact. In this new
role, Surdan will drive the development and execution of the product
innovation roadmap. He will report to CEO Gail Goodman.
"We're thrilled to add Ken to the executive team. He has exactly the
type of experience that will enable Constant Contact to continue to
execute on our vision of helping small businesses create and grow
customer relationships," said Gail Goodman, CEO of Constant Contact.
"Bringing the product strategy, engineering, and operations teams
together under one leader will help us drive innovation in an even more
efficient, coordinated way."
Surdan has served in a variety of technology and operations roles, most
recently as vice president of operations at Turbine Inc., where he was
responsible for technical operations and infrastructure, customer
service, project management, and international operations. Prior to
Turbine, Surdan was the senior vice president of technology at
TripAdvisor Inc., and chief operating officer and chief technology
officer at SmartBargains.com. At SmartBargains.com, Surdan led
initiatives to radically increase reliability and scalability of core
systems and improve customer satisfaction. Surdan has also held
leadership positions at National Leisure Group, Send.com, The Stride
Rite Corporation, The Timberland Company, and Digital Equipment
Corporation.
Surdan will be based in Constant Contact's Waltham, Mass. headquarters.
About Constant Contact
Constant
Contact wrote the book on Engagement Marketing™ — the new marketing
success formula that helps small organizations create and grow customer
relationships in today's socially connected world. More than half a
million small businesses, nonprofits and associations worldwide use the
company's online marketing tools to generate repeat business and
referrals through email marketing, social media marketing, event
marketing, local deals and online surveys. Only Constant Contact offers
the proven combination of affordable tools and free KnowHow, including
local seminars, personal coaching and award-winning product support. The
company further supports small organizations through its extensive
network of consultants/resellers, technology providers, franchises and
national associations.
Constant Contact and the Constant Contact Logo are registered
trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All Constant Contact product names
and other brand names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All other company and product names
may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
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Media Contact:
Constant Contact
Erika Dornaus,
781-482-7039
pr@constantcontact.com
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Investor
Contact:
Constant Contact
Jeremiah Sisitsky, 339-222-5740
ir@constantcontact.com
Source: Constant Contact
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