Domain Industry Veteran Brings Years of Experience to Further Strengthen and Lead Sedo’s North American Sales Team
BOSTON, Mass. – May 1, 2014 – Sedo, today announced the appointment of Solomon Amoako as Chief Sales Officer (CSO) in the company’s Boston office. In his new role, Mr. Amoako will manage all sales activities out of the company’s North American headquarters, working hand in hand with Dima Beitzke, CSO at its European headquarters in Cologne, Germany.
Mr. Amoako joins Sedo with extensive domain industry and sales experience, most recently serving as Vice President of Business Development for Rightside Group, which was spun out from the digital media and domain services company, Demand Media. In this role, Mr. Amoako helped grow and maintain the company’s global registrar channel and was part of a team that managed the company’s applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) such as .dance, .social and .ninja.
Prior to his time with Rightside, Mr. Amoako was the Director of Global Sales and Account Management at the global Internet services company, Tucows, overseeing a channel of more than 11,000 resellers, along with technical support and professional services departments.
“Solomon is a highly-respected leader within the domain industry and I’m delighted to have him join our organization,” said Tobias Flaitz, CEO of Sedo. “The domain industry is facing its biggest expansion since its inception and with the world of new opportunities being presented comes added challenges. Through this evolution, Solomon’s knowledge and expertise will add tremendous value to Sedo customers looking to sell domains along with those looking to purchase the perfect name for their business.”
Prior to his work in the domain industry, Mr. Amoako held a number of senior sales and relationship management roles at large organizations such as ADP, CGI and Unisen.
“I couldn’t be more excited to join such an experienced and dynamic leadership team,” added Mr. Amoako. “Sedo is a domain industry trailblazer in the aftermarket and has continued to innovate and lead the market for more than a decade. I’m eager to be part of such an amazing organization to help see it through this historic time in the domain industry and maintain its leadership position for the next decade.”
About Sedo
Sedo is the leading domain marketplace and monetization provider worldwide. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany and with offices in London, England and Boston, USA, Sedo has assembled the world’s largest database of domain names for sale with more than 18 million listings. The success of Sedo’s model has attracted a client base of more than 2 million domain professionals in 180 countries worldwide. The company’s support team speaks 23 languages natively while its award-winning interactive marketplace seamlessly services client needs in six different languages. Sedo also has a full suite of services available for new gTLD applicants, including premium auctions in all application phases, marketing support, pricing, consulting and brokerage services to reach domain buyers globally. With more than 13 years of experience, Sedo is trusted by organizations and individuals around the globe as a neutral partner for buying, selling and parking domains.
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