Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> August 9, 2004
MICHAEL YAVONDITTE is a veteran of new media and technology. Prior to
being named chief executive officer of Quigo Technologies, Inc., in
2002, Mr. Yavonditte served as vice president of sales for USA Networks
Electronic Commerce Solutions Group in New York. While there he was
responsible for negotiating complex 'outsourced' e-commerce alliances
with leading US retailers. His group managed the e-commerce operations
for CBS Sportsline, Nascar.com and the National Hockey League. In 2000,
Mr. Yavonditte joined AltaVista, a CMGI-owned company, where he quickly
negotiated and closed several large, multi-year, multi-million dollar
agreements for the company. Mr. Yavonditte also took an interest in
figuring out new ways to monetize relevancy-based search results and was
instrumental in the formation of the Trusted Feed program, AltaVista's
paid inclusion product. As managing director of the strategic alliances
group, he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of AV's business
development activities and one of their largest revenue streams. In
1997, Mr. Yavonditte joined Juno Online Services, Inc., as a director in
their business development group. In 1998, he was promoted to vice
president and continued to focus on negotiating large advertising and e-
commerce agreements. When Juno launched their 'for pay' ISP in 1999, Mr.
Yavonditte's group shifted focus to work on signing OEM software
distribution agreements, a key part of their customer acquisition
strategy. They signed agreements with many top companies such as HP,
Samsung and LG Electronics. Mr. Yavonditte started his career at Ziff-
Davis Publishing in New York where he held various sales and management
roles. In 1996, he was named one of only three ZD employees to win the
coveted Chairman's Club Award two consecutive years. Mr. Yavonditte has
a degree in Business and Political Science from Pace University in New
York. Profile
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