Vibrant Leadership

Doug Stevenson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder

Doug serves as the CEO and co-founder of Vibrant, leading the company’s expansion since it began operations in 2000. Starting with an initial investment of $500,000, Doug has grown Vibrant into a global online business with over 200 employees located in London, New York, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Paris, Hamburg, Munich and Dusseldorf. Doug was recently awarded the 2010 Ernst and Young Metro NYC Entrepreneur of the Year Award and a Distinguished Honoree for the 2010 International Business Awards, Executive of the Year in North America.

Prior to founding Vibrant, Doug worked at AOL Europe as Head of E-commerce and has nineteen years of publishing, media and Internet experience with AOL, CompuServe, Netscape, Haymarket Publishing and BBC Magazines/Redwood Publishing. Doug has a B.S. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Edinburgh University.

Craig Gooding
Chief Commercial Officer and Co-founder

Craig serves as the CCO and co-founder of Vibrant, leading the strategy and execution of business development and sales for the company. Craig has overseen the acquisition of thousands of publishers and leading advertisers to Vibrant's network including Sony, Intel, Microsoft, Unilever and Volkswagen. Craig was recently awarded the 2010 Ernst and Young Metro NYC Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Craig was formerly AOL Europe’s E-commerce Manager and leading dealmaker and has thirteen years of publishing, media and Internet experience gained at AOL, CompuServe, Netscape, and ICQ. Craig also played a crucial role in the launch of Netscape Online. Craig has a B.A. in Humanities from Humberside University.

Paul Joachim
Senior Vice President, Sales and Operations

Prior to Vibrant Paul Joachim spent over 10 years with the technology investment bank Jefferies-Broadview, where most recently he was a Managing Director and led the bank's West Coast Digital Media and Services practice. Previously with IBM he held senior positions in sales, focusing on scientific and technical computing. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California and holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business.

Martin Forbes
Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations

Martin Forbes oversees the worldwide operations of Vibrant, working to increase global revenue and profitability. Prior to joining Vibrant, Martin was a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK working in the Management Transaction Advisory Group. Spending 9½ years specializing in private equity transactions, Martin advised senior management and corporations with investment strategies. Martin graduated from Leeds University in 1997 with Joint Honors in Economics and Management Studies and was admitted to the Association of Taxation Technicians and the Chartered Institute of Taxation in May 2000 and 2001 respectively.

Gavin McCloskey
Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations

Gavin has been working closely with the co-founders since 2002 to build and manage the finance department. He has overseen Vibrant's growth in the US and Europe from 5 to over 200 employees operating from seven offices. Day to day Gavin works closely with the sales, business development, ad operations, marketing, HR and technology teams to meet the business objectives. He graduated from the University College of London with a B.S.c. in Economics in 2000.

Anna Kassoway
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Creative Solutions

Anna Kassoway is the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing & Creative Solutions. Anna is responsible for the company's corporate brand positioning and customized product solutions for strategic partners. Since her arrival in 2003, Anna has helped drive the evolution of the company's product suite, which today reaches more than 120 million unique users worldwide per month. Anna oversees the creative department and provides Vibrant's custom online product solutions for clients including Sears, New Line Cinema, Microsoft, AT&T and Chrysler. Prior to joining Vibrant Anna was the Regional Media Director for Beyond Interactive, the interactive arm of Grey Worldwide. In this role she managed multi-million dollar global media campaigns. Anna is an active member of the IAB, OPA, Advertising Women of NY, and the ABM.

Tim Finn
Senior Vice President, Business Development

Tim Finn is the SVP of Business Development and in this capacity he leads the growth and management of Vibrant’s US publisher network,. Tim has more than 20 years of management, marketing and business & product development experience in the content industry. Prior to Vibrant, Tim headed a publishing division at the Financial Times Group in London where he launched a number of online and offline media properties.

Bob Hammond
Senior Vice President, Technology

Bob Hammond joined Yahoo in 2008 when the company acquired video publishing platform, Maven Networks. At Yahoo, he was responsible for the design and development of video services for Yahoo properties. As VP, Engineering at Maven, Hammond was in charge of the design and development of Maven's video publishing platform and ad platform products. Prior to that, Hammond served as Chief Technology Officer at Mirror Image Internet, a global network that provided content delivery, streaming media, web computing and reporting solutions, where he worked from 1998 to 2005. His previous experience included years at Planet Direct, Hewlett Packard/Apollo Computer, and Compugraphic Corporation. Hammond is a 1980 graduate of the University of Connecticut.