IAC Names Darren MacDonald as CEO of Pronto

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Aug 23, 2010, 05:30 ET

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IAC (Nasdaq: IACI) announced today that Darren MacDonald has been named Chief Executive Officer of Pronto. In this role, Mr. MacDonald will maintain strategic and operational oversight of the Pronto brands, including the recently-launched verticals ProntoStyle.com, ProntoHome.com, ProntoTech.com, ProntoKids.com and BabyPronto.com.

"Pronto has witnessed tremendous success in its few short years since launch and has helped transform the way people shop online," said Mr. MacDonald. "My goal is to further capitalize on this success by identifying growth opportunities to expand the brand's reach to consumers and merchants across the web."

Mr. MacDonald succeeds John Foley, the previous CEO of Pronto who is leaving after more than 14 years at IAC. During his tenure, he served in various leadership positions with a number of IAC brands including Evite and Citysearch before co-founding Pronto 5 years ago. John will work with Mr. MacDonald and the Pronto management team to ensure a smooth transition

Prior to this appointment, Mr. MacDonald served as Chief Operating Officer of Pronto where he oversaw Search Engine Marketing, Sales, Business Development and Public Relations and helped guide Pronto to a year of record sales and profitability. Prior to Pronto, Mr. MacDonald led the Global Business Development efforts for Avery Dennison, a Fortune-500 consumer products company, where he created numerous successful online ventures and led partnership efforts with leading online and offline retail properties. Prior to that, Mr. MacDonald helped found EMN8, Inc., a venture backed technology and media company focused on the quick service restaurant and movie theater industries. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and holds an MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles.

About IAC

IAC operates more than 50 leading and diversified Internet businesses across 30 countries... our mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world. To view a full list of the companies of IAC please visit our website at www.iac.com.

About Pronto

Pronto.com spans a growing network of shopping verticals, including ProntoStyle.com, ProntoHome.com, ProntoTech.com, ProntoKids.com and BabyPronto.com that provide comparison shopping tools for discerning consumers seeking the right products from the best merchants at the lowest prices. The Pronto Network is supported by a product index of over 70 million products from over 25,000 online merchants. Named "Best Online Price Comparison Site" by Kiplinger's, Pronto.com has a team of experts in technology, Web search, consumer products, and social media working to create a world-class shopping experience.