ImpreMedia
Announces the Appointment of Mary Zerafa as Corporate Director
of Marketing
New York,
NY (March 28, 2005) - ImpreMedia announced today that Mary Zerafa
has been named Corporate Director of Marketing for ImpreMedia
effective immediately. Zerafa, is currently VP of Market Development
and New Media for La Opinión. She will continue
in that position and assume additional responsibilities for ImpreMedia,
La Opinión's parent company.
"Mary
is an accomplished marketer with an impressive record of success,"
said Douglas Knight, Chairman and CEO of ImpreMedia. "We
believe our advertisers and readers across the country will be
well served by her skills."
"Just
over a year ago, we asked Mary to take on the challenge to build
a top notch marketing operation for ImpreMedia. We are thrilled
by the results and this promotion recognizes Mary's outstanding
efforts," continued John Paton, President and COO of ImpreMedia.
Previously,
Ms. Zerafa was Director of La Opinión Digital, responsible
for strategic development and the day-to-day operations of the
site including content development, marketing, sales and information
technology. Zerafa's degrees include an MBA from Pepperdine University
and a BA in International Relations from Michigan State University.
She is fluent in Spanish and has resided in Spain and Argentina.
In 2002, Zerafa was profiled by Presstime's annual "20
under 40", which recognizes up-and-coming newspaper professionals.
"There's
no more exciting place in media right now than Spanish-language
print and I am thrilled to be part of ImpreMedia, the leading
Spanish language newspaper publisher in the US," said Zerafa.
"The Hispanic market represents an enormous potential for
businesses and I look forward to working with other marketers
who recognize the importance of the growing Hispanic market."
About ImpreMedia
ImpreMedia is the leading publisher of Spanish language newspapers
in the US. The company publishes El Diario La Prensa in
New York, La Opinión in Los Angeles and La Raza
in Chicago, the #1 Spanish language newspapers in the top three
Hispanic markets in the country.