Former Ask.com Europe CEO Joins Board of Workcircle

Adrian Cox, ex-CEO of Ask.com Europe, has joined the board of Workcircle Ltd, the UK-based job search engine.

Cambridge, UK (PRWeb) February 23, 2007 -- Adrian brings extensive experience in online search and marketing. Adrian was a founder member of the Ask Jeeves launch team 2000 initially as Vice President of Marketing and CEO Europe from 2001 to 2006. He joins Workcircle (http://www.workcircle.com/) as a non-executive director from mid-February.

Simon Appleton, CEO of Workcircle, has welcomed Adrian's appointment: "There are very few top executives with Adrian's operational experience of the European search marketplace. His appointment comes at a critical time in Workcircle's expansion and extends our contacts in the UK and Europe".

Workcircle is a leading job search engine (http://www.workcircle.com/) in the UK, listing over 200,000 jobs across the country. It delivers active, highly targeted jobseekers direct to specific jobs on its customers own sites, maximising each advertiser's investment online. Workcircle works on a performance-based pay per click model, only charging customers for jobseekers who've chosen to visit their site.

Adrian is also an investor in Workcircle, alongside other well-known business angels and DC Thomson & Co, the Scottish media group.

Adrian is excited by the new challenge: "Ask.com gave me a unique perspective on the search industry, and I believe vertical search (http://www.workcircle.com/) is the next big thing for online recruitment. Workcircle is going to lead the market in the UK, and I'm looking forward to helping them get there, fast".

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