Hydra Expands Executive Team with Addition of EVP of Finance and Administration

2008-12-01 15:44:59 -

Hydra, the largest and fastest growing affiliate advertising network distributing results-based campaigns through banners, social media, e-mail and search marketing, today announced the appointment of Gary Cooperman as Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration. In his position, Cooperman will be responsible for the company"s financial operations, HR, planning, analysis, systems and reporting.
"We are delighted to bring someone of Gary"s caliber to our executive team as we continue our rapid growth," said Adam Wicks Walker, Chief Strategy Officer of Hydra. "Gary had each and every one of the talents I had hoped to find but thought I never would. He handles companies from early block and tackle to the finish line, and won"t be afraid to get his hands dirty. We aren"t far away from a quarter billion dollar run rate " Gary will build the financial tools necessary to take Hydra there without a hitch."
"Joining Hydra is a tremendous opportunity," said Gary Cooperman. "Hydra is clearly an industry leader, operates in an expanding segment and has an excellent management team. My objective is to continue Hydra"s mission and help leverage our infrastructure and product offerings for future growth."
With an outstanding record of financial operations and management, Cooperman brings more than 20 years of experience to his position as EVP Finance at Hydra. Prior to joining the company, Cooperman served as Vice-President of finance and accounting at Helio, LLC., where he was responsible for facilitating the sale and subsequent integration of the company to Virgin Mobile in June of this year. In addition, he was responsible for revenue assurance, credit strategy and the development of key operating metrics to measure customer performance, while also managing all enterprise-wide accounting and financial reporting. Prior to working at Helio, Cooperman held senior finance positions at several notable companies including Thomson Reuter"s Westlaw division, where he built out a finance department for a newly acquired subsidiary, Nortel Networks and Ernst & Young. Cooperman holds a B.A. in business economics and sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Southern California. He became CPA certified while working at Ernst & Young in the Entrepreneurial Services Group in San Francisco and New York City.
This appointment comes on the heels of last week"s announcement that Hydra placed 31st on Deloitte?s 2008 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America. In addition, Los Angeles Business Journal ranked Hydra as the 6th fastest growing private company in the Los Angeles area.
About Hydra
Hydra is the largest and fastest growing CPA affiliate advertising network distributing effective results-based campaigns through banners, social media, email and search marketing. Hydra delivers customers for advertisers including well-known household brands, online service providers, and hundreds of consumer product and service companies. Our thousands of publishers range from the largest portals and social network sites to a broad network of highly engaged vertical affiliates. Hydra is headquartered in Beverly Hills. For more information, visit www.hydranetwork.com.


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