Multiply Corporate Info

Company Background

From its origins as a place to share photos, videos and more with people you care about in real life, Multiply has evolved into a vibrant Social Shopping destination that connects online merchants with shoppers interested in all kinds of products and services, from clothing and jewelry to electronics and appliances.

Millions of shoppers in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam have made Multiply a favorite shopping destination. With tens of thousands of online merchants to browse and interact with, shopping through Multiply is like visiting the mall with your friends and family, only easier and more convenient.

Multiply's success is built on a foundation of solid innovation and creative technology. Merchants appreciate the full resolution photos that showcase their products in the best possible light, along with unlimited storage and online editing tools, while the powerful privacy settings allow shoppers and visitors to share exactly what they want with exactly whom they want. Multiply's advanced, yet easy-to-use technology has allowed its users to build the largest online marketplace in the region.

Launched in 2004, and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, USA, Multiply is also the second largest social network in Southeast Asia, with millions of additional users in the US, Brazil, India, and more, where friends and family continue to share their memories, their stories, their reviews, and their shopping recommendations.

Multiply's staff has world-class experience building highly-scalable, web-based applications. The reliability of our network and preservation of our users' data are top priorities. As a leading advocate for user privacy, Multiply will never sell or give away any personal information about our users to third parties.

Management Team

Multiply's founders were previously partners of Daedalus World Wide Corporation ("DWWC") which was founded in 1995, and operated some of the first mass-market web sites on the Internet. In 1996, DWWC launched Commissioner.com, a fantasy sports statistics service that was licensed to, and private-labeled or co-branded for: CBS.SportsLine.com, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, CNN/SI, America On-line, Netscape, Excite, the PGA TOUR and others. In December 1999 DWWC was merged into SportsLine.com, Inc., and operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary. In 2004 the DWWC team was inducted into the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Hall of Fame for its influential role in creating the now thriving on-line fantasy sports industry. Having worked together and experienced growth in start-ups through high-profile publicly-traded companies, Multiply's team is well poised for repeat success.

	Peter Pezaris Founder and CEO Peter is in charge of all product development and strategic direction of the company. Prior to Multiply, Peter served as CBS SportsLine's President of Operations and Product Development where he was responsible for technology and computer operations as well as programming and production. In this role, Peter oversaw the operations of nfl.com, pgatour.com, cbs.sportsline.com, and mvp.com, which serve billions of pages annually to tens of millions of customers. In 2003, Peter was named to the Sports Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" list, which recognizes the most promising young executives in the sports business. Peter joined SportsLine when it acquired DWWC. Prior to DWWC, Peter was a systems and software developer for the investment banking firms of Bankers Trust and Salomon Brothers. http://pez.multiply.com
	Michael Gersh Chief Operating Officer Michael is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the company including finance and marketing. Before Multiply, Michael was an independent consultant advising technology start-ups on product design and business strategy. His clients included ModeEleven, where he designed the company's Broadcast Screensaver System, a PC Magazine Technical Excellence award finalist in 2003. Michael was an initial founder of DWWC and subsequently served as the General Manager of CBS SportsLine's fantasy sports division. Prior to DWWC, Michael was a product manager with Citicorp and a computer programmer for Republic National Bank. http://michaelg.multiply.com
	David Hersh Chief Product Officer David is responsible for product strategy and product development. Prior to Multiply, David was Vice President of Fantasy Sports for CBS SportsLine. He joined SportsLine when it acquired Commissioner.COM, the first venture from the Multiply founders. He handled business development efforts at Commissioner and, along with the other founders, helped pioneer the online fantasy sports industry. Prior to Commissioner, he worked as a consultant for American Management Systems and as a software developer for IBM. http://dave.multiply.com
	Claudio Pinkus Chief Strategy Officer Claudio is responsible for business development and strategic partnerships. He previously served as a senior adviser to Multiply, and has served for over 30 years in Strategic and General Management positions for leading IT and Internet companies, such as Univision.com, Bowne and Co., most recently as Chief Strategy Officer for Ask Jeeves, Inc. Claudio brings extensive international experience, having operated companies in the U.S., Latin America, Asia and Europe. He has also been an angel investor, consultant and served as a director on a number of boards, including startups and public companies. http://cpinkus.multiply.com
	James Price Chief Information Officer James is responsible for Multiply's system and network operations. Prior to Multiply, James served as Vice President of Operations for CBS SportsLine. James handled similar responsibilities for DWWC, where he was an original founder. Prior to DWWC, James served in system, network, and database administration positions at firms including Salomon Brothers and Natwest Markets, as well as software development for Liz Claiborne. http://james.multiply.com
	Daniel Tumiwa Country Manager Indonesia Prior to joining Multiply.com Daniel was involved in the creation of MTV-Asia in Indonesia, Contestonly.com and Soundbuzz.Com where he introduced Ring Tones, Full Track Downloads and Digital Rights Management to the industry and market. Danial served as Director or Marketing and Sales at Universal Music Indonesia, where he introduced the concept of Ring Back Tones. He was also involved in the introduction of the No Frills Flying concept when he launched Air Asia in Indonesia. Daniel also previously headed up the Digital Media team within PT. Djarum and successfully launched and positioned 7Langit as the leading mobile application developer in Indonesia. Daniel has received several recognitions in the Music, Creative and Digital space including Business Week, AWSJ, Business Indonesia, Warta Ekonomi, Bintang Indonesia. His background also includes Concert Promoting, Marketing Communications and Digital Media Consulting. http://danieltumiwa.multiply.com
	Jack Madrid Country Manager Philippines Jack is responsible for the management and operations of Multiply Philippines, the biggest online shopping community in the country. Prior to Multiply, Jack was the country manager of Yahoo! Philippines, the local operations of which he built as the leading digital news and content provider. From 2006-09, Jack managed Dell's customer support organization in the Philippines and from 2004-06 he was the Managing Director for MTV, the country's biggest youth entertainment channel. Prior to that, Jack spent eight years with the Ayala Corporation, where he was responsible for strategic planning & business development. He started his career with Citibank N.A. where his last position was Vice President for the World Corporation Group based in Hong Kong. Jack is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, with a degree in economics. http://jackmadrid.multiply.com