Synacor Names IT Industry Veteran Peter Lee, Vice President of Information Technology

BUFFALO, N.Y., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Synacor, a market leader building and operating personalized homepages for high-speed Internet service providers, today announced that industry veteran Peter Lee has been named Vice President of Information Technology.

Lee, brings more than 15 years IT experience to Synacor, having directed the IT operations of Intuit and Netflix, as well as having served in a senior engineering role with Oracle.

At Synacor, Lee is responsible for enhancing IT capabilities as the company expands into new markets in the United States and abroad.

"The robust technical resources that support Synacor's platform and content solutions are central to our ability to meet the needs of our customers," said Ron Frankel, CEO, Synacor.  "The depth and breadth of Peter Lee's expertise – most notably his experience in the online entertainment space – will enable us to continue to increase our menu of service offerings, while providing the same high level of quality and reliability that our customers have come to expect."

As director of IT operations for Intuit, Lee established the strategy for the company's IT infrastructure technology platform and also provided engineering and development solutions to enable Intuit's own private Cloud Computing platform.

With Netflix, Lee served as director, IT operations and was actively involved in developing the infrastructure that supported the company's substantial subscriber growth.  Lee was responsible for the establishment and maintenance of the hardware platforms for Netflix's e-commerce and shipping operations, as well as for the video streaming platform that enables subscribers to view films instantly online.

Lee also spent eight years in various capacities with Oracle Corporation, including director, global IT, architecture and tools management; senior director, Americas data center operations; and ultimately senior director, engineering, on demand.  

Lee began his IT career with positions at Electronic Data Systems and Sprint Paranet in Michigan. A graduate of Ohio State University, Lee has a B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.

About Synacor

Synacor is a market leader in enabling cable, telecommunications, and satellite customers to provide subscribers with the next generation of video, news, gaming and other content and services across multiple digital platforms worldwide. Synacor's innovative technology solutions allow its partners to quickly adapt to the evolving online landscape, driving consumer engagement and generating new revenues through search, content distribution, advertising and value added services. Synacor is headquartered in Buffalo, NY with offices in Europe. For more information please visit www.synacor.com.

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