• October 17, 2011

Internet radio company Pandora has hired Simon Fleming-Wood as its first Chief Marketing Officer. Fleming-Wood, who reports to president and CEO Joe Kennedy, was the founding VP of marketing at Pure Digital Technologies, where he was responsible for the creation, development and introduction of the Flip Video brand.

After the purchase of Pure Digital Technologies by Cisco in 2009, Simon held the position of VPof Marketing for the Cisco Consumer Products group.  In that role, he oversaw the worldwide marketing organization for Cisco's consumer business, including the Linksys and Flip Video brands and led the development and execution of all integrated marketing efforts, including brand strategy, research, advertising and media, public relations, marketing partnerships, and ecommerce.

Previously, Simon has held senior marketing positions at Sega.com, the Learning Company/Mattel and The Clorox Company.