WorldVentures Names Robert Oblon as President

Oblon to Have Responsibility for Business Operations and Sales and Marketing

Dallas (PRWEB) April 1, 2008 -- WorldVentures Marketing, LLC Co-Founders Mike Azcue and Wayne Nugent announced today that Robert Oblon has been named president. Oblon most recently served as executive vice president at WorldVentures, where he was responsible for leading the company's rapid expansion of its home office team and driving several national product initiatives.

"We are very proud to have Robert as part of our team and he is stepping up to an even more crucial role in our leadership team," said Dan Stammen, CEO of WorldVentures. "His vision and expertise has been an incredible asset to the company and we're confident that he has the right skills to keep moving WorldVentures closer to our goals."

"Mike (Azcue), Dan and I were thrilled to announce Robert's promotion. We've had incredible momentum over the last year and that's thanks in large part to Robert's efforts," said Wayne Nugent, Co-Founder of WorldVentures. "The outpouring of emotion from our representatives after this announcement shows just what a quality he brings to our company. This was a big step for WorldVentures and for our future in the travel industry."

Prior to joining the team as the architect of the meta-search engines at the core of the company's PowerSearch technology, Oblon was the developer and designer of numerous online marketing campaigns for successful, web-based, internet start-up companies.

During his tenure, the company has grown from start-up to $45 million in sales in 2007. The corporate staff has also grown from less than ten to right at 100.

As president, Oblon will be responsible for guiding the company's business strategy and will direct business operations as well as sales and marketing strategy.

About WorldVentures

WorldVentures is an online travel company and host agency for home-based travel agents. Founded in December 2005, the company is an emerging leader in the leisure travel industry. WorldVentures is a privately held company based in Plano, TX, with active representatives and members in all fifty states. More information about WorldVentures is available at www.worldventures.com.

For further information, please contact Scott Caldwell at 972-805-9562.

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