RotoHog.com names Michael Stark new CTO
May 28, 2008 09:00 PST
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - May 28, 2008) - RotoHog.com CEO Kelly Perdew announced today the addition of Michael Stark as the company’s new Chief Technical Officer. Stark joins RotoHog, a leading fantasy sports operator and software developer for major brands and professional sports, to drive the company’s technology strategy and oversee the technical development of new products and platforms.
“Mike brings so much to the table. He’s demonstrated he has the vision and leadership to deliver a world-class infrastructure. He’s already built one of the largest real-time transaction engines and we expect that same level of innovation to help us get to the next level,” said Kelly Perdew, RotoHog CEO.
Stark was most recently SVP, Engineering & Technical Operations, at YouBet.com where he led a 45-person technology team. As a 29-year veteran of the technology industry, Stark previously served in numerous management positions with Edenet Communications, Vertel, the BELLSOUTH Company DataServ, Inc. and NCR/Teradata Corporation. Stark was also a consultant and software engineer at Science Application International, Informatics General Corporation (Sterling Software) and the Federal Reserve Bank. Stark earned a BS in computer science from the Jerusalem Institute of Technology in Jerusalem, Israel.
“I am thrilled with the opportunity,” said Stark on joining RotoHog, “I get to combine my love of sports with my passion for developing and advancing new software and technology platforms.”
Stark arrives at RotoHog as the company continues international expansion plans and broadens its product base to include fantasy hockey, auto racing, golf and the company’s first fantasy soccer game, developed in partnership with Brazilian media powerhouse Grupo RBS. RotoHog has also taken a significant step in developing a true fantasy sports community around its current suite of games, including football, baseball, soccer and basketball, with expert blogs and columns, video, user forums and a sports-specific social bookmarking section called Smack Back.
RotoHog.com, a product of Sports Composite DE, is a privately held company based in Los Angeles, CA. Investors include Allen & Co, DFJ Dragon, Mission Venture and SCP Worldwide. For more information on RotoHog, or to sign up for league play, please visit www.RotoHog.com.