Mark Opzoomer
British-Canadian business executive (born 1957)
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Mark William Opzoomer (born July 1957) is a British-Canadian business executive and company director.[1] He served as managing director and regional vice-president of Yahoo! Europe in the early 2000s,[4] and later became chief executive officer of Rambler Media (2007–2009).[2][5]
- Business executive
- Company director
Mark Opzoomer | |
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| Born | July 1957 (age 68)[1] |
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| Known for | Chief Executive Officer, Rambler Media Group |
| Spouse | Rosemary Leith (div.) |
Education
Career
Early career
Opzoomer has held senior roles in media, telecommunications and technology companies, including positions at Virgin Communications, Sega Europe and publishing company Hodder Headline.[2]
Yahoo! Europe
In July 2001, Yahoo! announced that Opzoomer would join Yahoo! Europe as managing director and regional vice-president, effective in September 2001.[4][7]
Rambler Media
Opzoomer joined the board of Rambler Media as a non-executive director in 2005 and chaired its audit committee.[2] He was appointed chief executive officer in March 2007.[2][8] In February 2009, Rambler Media announced that Opzoomer would step down as chief executive effective 28 February 2009.[5]
Later work and board roles
Opzoomer has been a director of Bond Capital Partners Ltd, a private investment firm.[1][9]
He joined the board of Vext Science, Inc. in February 2022 and was appointed non-executive chairman in August 2024.[9]
Opzoomer is also listed by the software company Trint as its board chair.[10]
Personal life
He married Rosemary Leith, later a founding director of the World Wide Web Foundation; the couple had three children, after which she left the financial sector, co-founding a start-up during the dot-com bubble.[11]
