Tuesday, September 3, 2019

J2 Global Names Cloud Services Head

Los Angeles-based J2 Global has named Nate Simmons as the President of one of its major business divisions, its Cloud Services division, reporting to CEO Vivek Shah, the company announced this morning. Simmons was previously SVP and COO of Symantec's consumer division, including both its Norton and Lifelock Brands. Simmons also served at Time Inc. and McKinsey & Company. J2 Global's two main divisions encompass cloud services--including a eFax, eVoice, iContact, KeepItSafe, and other business--as well as Internet publishing, including IGN, Mashable, Humble Bundle, Speedtest, PCMag, Offers.com, Spiceworks, Everyday Health, and others. The company is a very active acquirer, buying small Internet services companies and Internet publications and rolling them under its umbrella.

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