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Bob Parsons
CEO & Founder | The Go Daddy Executive Management Team brings a remarkable
combination of talent, experience and desire that shows in the company's
unrivaled success. Get to know the individuals who came together to make
Go Daddy the World’s #1 Registrar in just five short years. |
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Warren Adelman
President & Chief Operating Officer | Barb Rechterman
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer | Christine Jones
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Michael Zimmerman
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Marianne Curran
Executive Vice President, Media & Communications | | |
Bob Parsons, CEO & Founder
Bob Parsons is the CEO and Founder of The Go Daddy Group, Inc. Parsons joined the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and received the Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and a Purple Heart Medal. Upon his return, Parsons enrolled in the University of Baltimore where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
A serial entrepreneur, Parsons' first endeavor was Parsons Technology, a software company he started in his basement in 1984, after teaching himself how to write computer programs. After creating the company's initial software, MoneyCounts and Personal Tax Edge, Parsons used direct mail marketing to sell these and subsequent products.
When Parsons Technology was sold to Intuit, Inc. in 1994 for $64 million dollars, the company had nearly 1,000 employees, $100 million in annual revenue and three million customers. At the time, Parsons Technology sold more than 100 products, was releasing a new product or significant product upgrade every six days and was sending more than six million pieces of direct marketing mail each month.
In 1997, Parsons started Jomax Technologies, using funds from the sale of Parsons Technology. He renamed the company Go Daddy in 1999, and in 2000, Go Daddy became an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar.
Today, The Go Daddy Group, Inc. family of companies is comprised of three ICANN-accredited domain name registrars, including flagship registrar GoDaddy.com and reseller registrar Wild West Domains, Inc., as well as Starfield Technologies, Inc., its technology development arm.
Throughout his entrepreneurial career, Parsons' business philosophy has been to create low-priced, feature-rich products combined with the highest levels of customer service.
This philosophy has fueled Go Daddy's growth, leading it to become the No. 1 domain name registrar worldwide, both in terms of new registrations and domains under management. Go Daddy currently registers, renews or resells a domain name every second of every day, has more than 8 million customers worldwide, manages more than 43 million domain names and employs more than 2,650 people. Go Daddy is also the #1 paid Web host provider in the world with more than 4 million active hosting accounts. Most of the applications sold by Go Daddy are developed in-house and all of Go Daddy's legendary customer care centers are all located in the United States.
Parsons has driven the expansion of Go Daddy's core business beyond domain names, to include Website hosting, secure SSL certificates and email accounts. With more than 54 complementary products and services, Go Daddy is a one-stop shop for domain names, websites and everything* in between.
Parsons is an award-winning business leader. In April 2010, his alma mater honored him as The University of Baltimore Distinguished Entrepreneur. Parsons was also presented with an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters by UB in 2008 and selected as the Arizona Business Leader of the Year in 2007. In 2005, Parsons accepted Arizona's prestigious "Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year," awarded at the Governor's Celebration of Innovation.
Go Daddy has been named "Best Registrar" by DomainNameWire.com, a domain name industry news source for five consecutive years (2005-2010.) For six consecutive years, Go Daddy has also ranked as one of the top employers in the Phoenix-metro area by The Phoenix Business Journal's "Best Places to Work in the Valley" employee survey. Go Daddy was honored as the AZCentral.com "Best Perks" Employer in 2009 and 2010.
Go Daddy received several 2007 Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards, including the prestigious distinction as the state's "Most Innovative Company." Go Daddy also ranked number 2 on the ACE "25 Fastest-Growing" companies list and number 20 on the ACE "Top 50 " companies list.
Parsons' personal video web blog, www.BobParsons.me ranks in the top 1% of most visited blogs on the Internet, out of 100 million+ blogs worldwide. His "16 Rules for Success in Business and Life in General" are the basis for his own success and often adopted by people who hear them.
Parsons is active with social media and uses at @DrBobParsons on Twitter. |
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Warren Adelman, President & Chief Operating Officer
Warren is responsible for day-to-day operations, resource management, process improvement and corporate strategic planning for The Go Daddy Group, Inc. Warren also heads up the Governance and Policy Committee, which is dedicated to oversight of Go Daddy's standards and practices. Warren joined Go Daddy after numerous senior positions in the technology market including Vice President of Strategic Relations at Network Associates (now McAfee), CEO of NeoPlanet, a customer interaction software company that was sold to Compaq, and Vice President of Business Development at Bigfoot, a leader in email communications and marketing automation technologies.
Prior to entering the private sector, Warren served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. He also spent six years in international relations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., where he served as Chief of Public Affairs. During this time, Warren was a member of the media and communications team for Israel's Delegation to Bilateral Peace Talks held in Washington, D.C. between 1991 and 1996. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from the University of Toronto.
In addition to his role at Go Daddy, Warren is an active member of the ICANN Affirmation of Commitments Accountability and Transparency Review team. He also serves on the Industry Advisory Board at Arizona State University's College of Technology and Innovation.
In his spare time, Warren enjoys using Twitter (@ASocialContract) and blogging (www.ASocialContract.com).
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Barb Rechterman, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
Barb oversees all facets of marketing and communications across the entire Go Daddy Group, including Strategic Planning and Business Development for Marketing, Global Branding, Public Relations, Product Management and Go Daddy's Customer Care division.
Barb has teamed with Bob Parsons for more than two decades, having previously served as Vice President of Application Development for Parsons Technology and as President of Parsons Technology during its acquisition by Intuit, Inc. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting with a minor in Computer Science from the University of Dubuque and is a Certified Public Accountant. Barb enjoys riding horses and Harleys.
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Christine Jones, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Christine is responsible for all legal affairs of The Go Daddy Group, Inc. as well as the Domain Services, Network Abuse, Government Relations, Compliance and Legal departments. Christine has testified numerous times before U.S. Congressional Committees in Washington, D.C. about various issues related to the Internet. She has also helped drive federal Internet-related legislation, including laws to keep the Web safe from child predators and rogue online pharmacies. She Tweets on Internet-related legal topics @AttyJones.
Her previous legal practice focused on complex commercial litigation, including accounting and professional malpractice. Christine also worked for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office prior to entering private practice. Before entering the legal profession, Christine practiced accounting at several large retail and commercial banks. Christine holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Auburn University, a Juris Doctor from Whittier Law School and is a Certified Public Accountant. In her limited spare time, Christine stays involved in volunteer and charitable projects. She is also active with promoting and managing several talented but lesser-known musical artists.
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Michael Zimmerman, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Michael is responsible for the company's financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting and day-to-day financial affairs, as well as oversight of the company's Sarbanes-Oxley implementation, Fraud Detection organization and Human Resources Group.
Michael joined the company after serving as Chief Financial Officer for Mechanical Breakdown Administrators, a sales agent and administrator of automobile and recreational vehicle extended warranties. Prior to that, Michael supervised the Nevada accounting operations for PacifiCare, a California-based health care organization, after beginning his career as an auditor for KPMG. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Lehigh University and is a Certified Public Accountant. Michael is an avid moviegoer and enjoys watching baseball and football.
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Marianne Curran, Executive Vice President, Media & Communications
Marianne is responsible for the strategic expansion of Go Daddy's Communications efforts, overseeing Public Relations, Go Daddy Productions and Social Media. Her goal is to ensure the company's outreach initiatives provide best-in-class community engagement, brand exposure and customer support. She also leads Go Daddy's Culture Team, to ensure Go Daddy preserves its unique qualities.
Marianne's eight years with the company have brought a wide range of experience. She successfully launched Go Daddy's Dream Design Team and held the position of Business Unit Manager for hosting-related products.
Marianne has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Iowa and a Master in Medical Science from Midwestern University. When @MarCurran is not tweeting, Facebooking or Linking In, she enjoys running (it's more like a jog), playing cards, spending time with friends and family, relaxing and enjoying life.
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