Jules Pieri

Ziggs Appoints President and Chief Operating Officer Jules Pieri

--Jules Pieri, President and COO, Ziggs, Inc.

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Jules Pieri

Jules Pieri

President and COO

Ziggs, Inc.
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Jules Pieri
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Jules has been building leading brands and developing innovative products for over twenty years.She recently relocated back to the US, after four years of living in Ireland.Her consulting practice in both countries was devoted to consumer facing enterprises such as Hasbro, Smirnoff, and Eircom.Jules' expertise and enthusiasms span retail, brand, and product strategy, and leading multi-functional teams on new and challenging expeditions.

She held positions as Vice President of Strategic Planning at Stride Rite Corporation and Director of Strategic Marketing and Licensing at Keds Corporation.She also was a Vice President at Design Continuum, a leading international product design and engineering consultancy.

Early in her career she worked as an industrial designer at Sagem S.A. (Paris), and Burroughs (Detroit).She was also a graphic designer at Data General (Boston).

Jules studied Industrial Design, Graphic Design, and French at the University of Michigan.She was conferred an MBA degree by Harvard University, where she was selected by faculty to receive the Ellis-LeBaron Fellowship.

She lives in suburban Boston with her husband, three sons, and a retired racing greyhound.Jules continues to enthusiastically study the French language and never turns down an invitation to hike or go see a play.

Jules Pieri

Ziggs Appoints President and Chief Operating Officer Jules PieriZiggs Appoints President and Chief Operating Officer Jules Pieri
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Ziggs Appoints President and Chief Operating Officer Jules Pieri

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Seasoned Product Innovator and Brand Developer to Guide Expansion at Ziggs

Boston, MA (PRWEB) January 30, 2006 -- Ziggs, Inc., the fast-growing search platform for finding people in business online, today announced the appointment of Jules Pieri to the senior management team at Ziggs in the role of President and COO.As a senior strategic executive who has driven product development, marketing and brand initiatives for some of the world's most recognized brand names for 20 years, Pieri will be responsible for strategic operations and growth at Ziggs.

"Jules Pieri is an innovator that has brought business and brand savvy to every product and market she has addressed, and her international experience is a great enhancement to Ziggs' global perspective," said Tim DeMello, founder and chief executive officer of Ziggs.
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I look forward to helping Ziggs raise the bar on people search for the world," said Pieri.

Pieri's recent marketing consulting practice, which was devoted to consumer facing enterprises such as Hasbro, Smirnoff and Eircom was most recently based in Dublin, Ireland, and previously located in the greater Boston area.She also held positions as Vice President of Strategic Planning at Stride Rite Corporation and Director of Strategic Marketing and Licensing at Keds Corporation.As Vice President at Design Continuum, a leading international product design and engineering consultancy, she was instrumental to the birth of the popular Reebok PumpÔ sneaker.

A summa cum laude BFA graduate of the University of Michigan, Pieri was later conferred an MBA degree by Harvard University, where she was selected by faculty to receive the Ellis-LeBaron Fellowship.