NEW YORK, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LivePerson, Inc. , a provider of online conversion solutions, today announced the appointment of Eli Campo to the position of Executive Vice President and General Manager for the company's technology operations based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Mr. Campo is responsible for overseeing LivePerson's Israel-based customer support and R&D groups and ensuring that the company's infrastructure scales to meet the demands of future growth.

"We're pleased to welcome Eli to the LivePerson family," said LivePerson CEO Robert LoCascio. "Eli has more than 15 years' experience in managing technology operations, supporting large, global clients and serving the needs of the online consumer. His depth of knowledge will serve LivePerson well as we continue to expand our business and offer new services to the online marketplace."

Prior to joining LivePerson, Mr. Campo was general manager of eBay's Israel operations, leading the company's R&D and product catalog operations centers in Israel. He joined eBay through the acquisition of Shopping.com, a company he joined in 2001 as SVP Engineering and Operations and was instrumental in growing the company from start-up to a public company with over $150 million in revenue. Mr. Campo also served as co-CEO of EarthNoise, a video file-sharing site, and held several positions of increasing responsibility at NCC from 1993 to 2000. He holds a B.A. with honors in physics from Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

About LivePerson

LivePerson is a provider of online conversion solutions. Our hosted software enables companies to identify and proactively engage online visitors- increasing sales, satisfaction and loyalty while reducing service costs. Combining web-interaction technology (chat, email and a self-service knowledgebase) with a deep understanding of consumer behavior and industry best practices, LivePerson's Timpani(TM) platform engages the right customer, at the right time, with the right communications channel. This Engagement Marketing platform creates more relevant, compelling and personalized experiences -- converting traffic into revenues, and facilitating real-time sales and customer service. More than 5,000 companies including EarthLink, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Qwest and Verizon, rely on LivePerson to help maximize the return on their marketing and e-commerce investments. LivePerson is headquartered in New York City.

CONTACT: Kevin Kohn of LivePerson, Inc., +1-212-609-4282

Web site: http://www.liveperson.com/