• by Tyler Loechner  @mp_tyler, November 22, 2013

PlaceIQ, an audience targeting company that uses location data to find consumers, this week added three new executives to its team.

Jason Shao has joined as VP of engineering, Elise Neel as VP of data and insights, and Jim Ryan as RVP of sales.

Shao was previously VP of technology at PulsePoint, where he oversaw the creation and launch of its real-time bidding (RTB) exchange. Neel joins the company from Digital Analytix, where she served as SVP of sales. Ryan joins the company from Millennial Media and will be based in Detroit.

The company has now added 50 new employees in 2013, a growth rate of more than 370%. The company also announced plans to double their headcount by the end of 2014.