Paps Shaikh Named European Managing Director of VideoEgg


LONDON, September 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- VideoEgg UK Expansion Meets Growing Demand of European Ad Market

VideoEgg, the rich media ad network that guarantees brand engagement,
today announced the appointment of Paps Shaikh as European managing director.
Based in London, Shaikh will be responsible for implementing strategies that
contribute to the continued success of VideoEgg (http://www.videoegg.com)
in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Europe, as well as expanding the sales
organisation to meet growing demand.

"We are pleased to have Paps join VideoEgg as the head of our operations
in Europe," said Matt Sanchez, CEO of VideoEgg. "Paps brings a wealth of
industry, sales and management experience that enhances our ability to serve
advertisers and publishers across Europe."

VideoEgg believes that online brand advertising has to become more
responsive to the needs of advertisers, publishers and consumers. Enabling
marketers to create more accountable and engaging media experiences across
video and gaming environments, as well as social spaces, VideoEgg's unique
model is changing the way brands deliver ad experiences. The company has
consistently brought-to-market new industry best practices, technologies and
engagement models for leading advertisers, including Puma, Coca Cola,
Unilever and HP.

"I am excited to join an innovative company that has a history of working
with marketers to address the challenges of online advertising and media
consumption in social environments," said Shaikh. "By delivering higher
engagement rates for brands and more relevant ad experiences for consumers,
VideoEgg is shaping the future of the ad industry."

Before joining VideoEgg, Shaikh was a founding director of AdJug where he
served as vice president of advertising. In this role, Shaikh was responsible
for successfully developing an advertising marketplace that brought
transparency and choice to buyers of digital advertising. Prior to AdJug, he
was vice president of business development at Videojug.com, playing an
instrumental role in launching the company in the United Kingdom. Shaikh also
held senior positions at MIVA and Emap.

About VideoEgg, Inc.

VideoEgg is a new kind of rich media advertising network that guarantees
brand engagement. The network is composed of over 50 million uniques across
more than 200 leading video, gaming and social network sites as well as
social applications, bringing outstanding consumer reach and engagement to
its advertising partners. An advertising innovator, VideoEgg was the first to
commercialise interactive advertising overlays onto video, an approach that
is being widely adopted by the industry. Founded in 2005, and based in San
Francisco, with offices across North America, Canada in the UK and Australia,
the company is privately held and backed by August Capital, First Round
Capital, Maveron, WPP and Focus Ventures. For more information on VideoEgg,
please visit http://www.videoegg.com.

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