Neri Brings Deep Interactive Commerce Experience to Delivery Agent
SAN FRANCISCO, November 10, 2008 –Delivery Agent, Inc. CEO Mike Fitzsimmons today announced that Phil Neri has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations. Neri, a recognized leader in the specialty retail sector will report directly to Fitzsimmons and will oversee driving the execution and overall profitability of Delivery Agent’s rapidly growing and award winning entertainment shopping business.
“Phil’s extensive experience in the e-commerce and specialty retail industry makes him uniquely qualified to lead Delivery Agent’s next phase of growth,” Fitzsimmons said. “He has an incredible and diverse set of experience and a seasoned perspective that will be a great addition to our senior management team.”
Prior to joining Delivery Agent, Neri was CFO at Red Envelope where he led the public company to a successful sale to Liberty Media. Prior to that role, Neri spent extensive time in finance and merchandising roles at Restoration Hardware, Williams-Sonoma and Gump’s San Francisco.
“Delivery Agent is at an exciting point in its growth,” Neri said. “The finance and operations team is fundamental to ensuring that the business effectively scales and that our long term profitability goals are achieved. I’m energized by the opportunity.”
Neri is a graduate of UCLA and holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza School of Business.
About Delivery Agent, Inc.
Delivery Agent, Inc. (www.deliveryagent.com) is the leader in shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 125 entertainment properties from major media companies such as ABC, CBS, NBC Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, MTV Networks, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Boston Celtics, UFC, and The Weinstein Company. Delivery Agent created the market for shopping-enabled programming by redefining how products related to entertainment are cataloged, merchandised and sold online. Since its inception in 2001, Delivery Agent has deployed its comprehensive technology platform, including e-commerce applications, video and mobile products, and interactive advertising solutions to create profitable connections among entertainment content, consumers and brands. To date, the company has developed a network of more than 90 distinct branded shopping sites for its partners and its own SeenON!™ (www.SeenON.com), the definitive online shopping destination for products seen on screen.
