Business news cable channel CNBC has hired six people to work on its website, which will relaunch on Dec. 4. CNBC.com is currently part of MSNBC.com.
“We’ve recruited all-stars from across the industry to create a ‘game-changing’ site that perfectly complements our worldwide television network while offering a breadth and depth of business news coverage that simply doesn’t exist on the web today,” said CNBC President Mark Hoffman.
Albert Bozzo: Former executive producer and director of the video network of Forbes.com. Bozzo joins Cnbc.com as senior news editor. At Forbes.com, Bozzo was responsible for all aspects of editorial, production and technical operations.
Scott Billings: Billings joins Cnbc.com as senior news editor. Previously, he was the news editor/producer for WSJ.com Video where he created and produced a daily newscast of Wall Street Journal stories.
Viktor Cea: Cea joins Cnbc.com as director of content and design. He joins cnbc.com from Gartner Inc., where he was vice president, design & development for product platforms, responsible for the strategic and creative direction for Gartner products.
Jeanne Rothermich: Rothermich joins Cnbc.com as senior producer for TV coverage. Most recently, she served as vice president, interactive strategy for MSNBC, where she also held a number of positions focused on cross-platform strategy to enhance TV and web promotions and programming.
In addition, Alex Crippen has been named Executive Producer of Cnbc.com, responsible for live coverage, following more than 15 years of various editorial positions with CNBC. He also continues to serve as executive producer for breaking news, CNBC World and CNBC Business Radio. And Susan DeBaun becomes Cnbc.com’s director of strategic operations. She has been with CNBC for more than nine years and has held positions in technology operations, graphics and quality.
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