SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- MarkMonitor(R), a leader in online corporate identity protection, today announced that Chuck Drake has joined the company as chief marketing officer. A key member of the leadership team, Drake assumes overall responsibility for the company's marketing strategy, products and communications efforts.
A 20 year marketing veteran of blue chip global firms with a focus on financial services and enterprise software, Drake most recently led worldwide marketing at financial services technology vendor Corillian, where he was responsible for the company's go-to-market strategy. Drake also held senior marketing positions at Bank of America, Siebel Systems, More.com and GlaxoSmithKline, after honing his branding skills at the Clorox Company.
"I've joined MarkMonitor at a pivotal time," said Drake. "As online counterfeiting, illegal gray market channels and phishing attacks continue to threaten corporate revenues, brand reputations and consumer trust, MarkMonitor's holistic approach to corporate identity protection makes it perfectly poised to protect companies against such threats. Online attacks continue to take on new forms and new industry segments and I look forward to helping MarkMonitor stay ahead of the game through active 24/7 monitoring, early warning alerts and enforcement of best practices to protect our customers from new breeds of attackers."
"MarkMonitor is experiencing unparalleled growth and Chuck's marketing expertise and record of innovation make him the perfect person to build upon and accelerate the momentum we've established," said Mark Shull, CEO of MarkMonitor. "Chuck's strategic insight will be instrumental as we expand and leverage our deep domain management expertise to protect our customers' corporate identities every step of the way, from inception to fraud prevention to protecting their brand on a global scale."
About MarkMonitor
MarkMonitor is the global leader in establishing and protecting corporate identities on the Internet, with a focus on making the Internet safe for business. MarkMonitor is the only provider of integrated, end-to-end corporate identity creation and protection solutions-including global domain registration and trademark reconciliation, Internet brand protection, phishing/fraud detection and response, and online channel monitoring. For more on MarkMonitor, please refer to http://www.markmonitor.com/.
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CONTACT: Alice Khounta of Antenna Group, +1-415-977-1916, or alice@antennagroup.com, for MarkMonitor
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