BOSTON, MA — (Marketwired) — 08/13/13 — Springpad (), the personal assistant app that helps consumers simplify life, announced today that Jacqueline Hampton has joined the company as CEO and is a new member of Springpad-s Board of Directors.
Hampton brings to Springpad a strong background in strategy, operations and valuable hands-on experience working with a diverse group of digital consumer brands. Most recently, she was a Vice President of Corporate Development at , where she acquired domestic and international companies including , shopping recommendation engine , gaming site (UK) and Grupo Expansión, the premier publisher of consumer magazines in Mexico. She also oversaw Time-s investment on behalf of Sports Illustrated in , which was later sold to Yahoo, and the successful sale of a portfolio of 18 titles of and
“I-m excited to join the Springpad team because of their world-class personal organizer that helps people get things done,” Hampton said. “At Time Inc., I saw firsthand how quickly consumer habits were shifting with the emergence of social, mobile and tablets. Springpad provides consumers a beautifully simple solution that was built with this changing environment in mind. It-s a perfect blend of private productivity and social search, with suggestions from friends and trusted brands.”
Prior to her role at Time Inc., Hampton spent seven years in investment banking working for , and in the Media and Entertainment Group.
“Jacqueline-s deep knowledge of both the digital consumer and building digital brands, coupled with her operational strength and entrepreneurial spirit, made her the ideal choice for leading Springpad through its next phase of growth,” said Paul Ciriello, a Springpad board member and Managing Partner at Fairhaven Capital. “Jacqueline has the passion, relationships and experience necessary to put Springpad on the fast path to being a mainstream consumer app.”
Hampton holds an undergraduate degree from Duke University and a Masters in Business Administration from The University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business. She currently serves as an advisor to , a sports technology startup in Boston.
Jeff Chow, Springpad-s co-founder and former CEO, will remain focused on product strategy, innovation and development that will continue to surprise and delight the millions of users who have fallen in love with Springpad, and those to come.
“I-m thrilled to have Jacqueline lead the next phase of Springpad-s growth,” Chow said. “Her deep media experience coupled with a shared passion to help simplify consumers- lives aligns perfectly with our goal to create a personal organizer for the mainstream.”
Hampton-s announcement coincides with a new strategic partnership with Real Simple, which will begin extending its content via the Springpad platform this month, and , the new book discovery site recently launched by a consortium of major book publishers.
“Real Simple provides users with solutions to make their lives easier,” said Kathleen Harris, editor of . “Springpad-s mission of helping people remember great ideas and get things done in a mobile-friendly way maps well with ours. We couldn-t be more excited to be working with Jacqueline and the Springpad team. It-s a natural fit.”
backed by leading publishers Hachette Book Group (HBG), Penguin Group (USA) and Simon & Schuster, is partnering with Springpad to connect readers with unique book recommendations, exclusive features and reading lists curated by expert editors.
Real Simple and Bookish join other partners already successfully using the Springpad platform to stay engaged with on-the-go consumers, including , , and .
Springpad is the award-winning personal assistant app that helps more than 4.5 million registered users organize and manage the important information, projects, recommendations and ideas they encounter daily. Springpad enhances what they save with useful information and relevant suggestions so they can get what they need, when and where they need it. Available for iPhone, iPad, Google Play and on the Web at: .
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