Friendster Names Taek Kwon CEO

Posted on July 1, 2005

Friendster, a social networking service, has appointed Taek Kwon as chief executive officer. Kwon was previously the executive vice president of product and technology at Citysearch.com.

Scott Sassa will continue to serve as CEO until mid-June, and will remain with the company throughout the summer to facilitate a smooth transition.

Before Citysearch.com, Kwon served as vice president of engineering and operations at Hotwire, a discount travel service.


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