USA TODAY Names SVP of Digital
Posted: 12/22/2011 | By:
McLean, Va. -- USA TODAY has named Mark Kortekaas as Sports Media Group senior vice president of digital. A veteran of more than 20 years in digital multimedia, Kortekaas was most recently based in London with the BBC, where he served as general manager of its online technology group and, previously, as its controller for audio, music, and mobile.
Prior to that, he spent more than eight years as senior vice president and chief technology officer for CBS Interactive, where he was responsible for leading all technology aspects of consumer digital destinations including cbssports.com, cbsnews.com and cbs.com. He also helped develop and launch their hugely successful “March Madness on Demand” video platform for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Before joining CBS, Kortekaas was senior vice president for technology at Sony Online Entertainment and also served as director of technology at NBC, where he helped managed the development of NBC’s first online Olympics at nbcsports.com in conjunction with the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Created in January 2011, the USA TODAY Sports Media Group encompasses all sports initiatives across the paper as well as Gannett’s 81 daily media properties, 23 broadcast television stations, HighSchoolSports.net, BNQT.com and MMAjunkie.com.
Prior to that, he spent more than eight years as senior vice president and chief technology officer for CBS Interactive, where he was responsible for leading all technology aspects of consumer digital destinations including cbssports.com, cbsnews.com and cbs.com. He also helped develop and launch their hugely successful “March Madness on Demand” video platform for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Before joining CBS, Kortekaas was senior vice president for technology at Sony Online Entertainment and also served as director of technology at NBC, where he helped managed the development of NBC’s first online Olympics at nbcsports.com in conjunction with the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Created in January 2011, the USA TODAY Sports Media Group encompasses all sports initiatives across the paper as well as Gannett’s 81 daily media properties, 23 broadcast television stations, HighSchoolSports.net, BNQT.com and MMAjunkie.com.