TheLadders.com Promotes Alexandre Douzet to President
NEW YORK (December 16, 2008) - TheLadders.com, the world’s leading online platform for $100k+ jobs, today announced the appointment of Alexandre Douzet to the post of president. As president, Douzet will be responsible for global business operations, product development, and helping to lead the company’s ongoing global expansion. A Co-Founder of TheLadders.com, Douzet was previously executive vice president.
“Alex is a remarkable leader and one of the best online executives anywhere,” said Marc Cenedella, Founder and CEO of TheLadders.com. “We’ve been working together for almost a decade, and in that time I’ve come to know Alex as a strategic thinker and an excellent operator of our fast-growing business. With this promotion, he will be driving TheLadders.com to ever-new heights.”
As executive vice president for the past two years, Douzet was responsible for driving the significant growth of the company’s core job search business unit and leading European expansion with the launch of TheLadders.co.uk. He also oversaw the launch of the executive resume service, the company’s first new product line beyond traditional job search. Prior to serving as executive vice president, Douzet served as vice president of marketing at TheLadders.com, overseeing and cultivating the company’s branding and customer acquisition efforts. Over the past 5 years, Douzet grew TheLadders.com subscription base from zero to over two million members.
Prior to TheLadders.com, Douzet was director of online marketing at HotJobs.com. Before joining HotJobs.com, Douzet worked at BMG Direct, the world’s largest music club, where he helped develop customer acquisition programs.
“We created TheLadders.com to provide senior level executives with an online service to help them find their dream jobs,” said Douzet. “There’s never been a time in our company’s history when that mission was more important than now. I am excited to have this opportunity to help lead a company that is having such an impactful role in the lives of millions people. I look forward to working with the 300+ employees at TheLadders.com as we take the company to the next level.”
Douzet holds an MBA from INSEAD; a master's in direct marketing from New York University, where he received the "Lester Wunderman" Award; and a bachelor's in business administration from the University of Lyon III in France.