• January 17, 2008

Bob Bennett, formerly Ticketmaster's senior vice president of product development, joins the Rubicon Project as vice president of product and engineering. The goal of the Rubicon Project is to automate the Internet advertising industry. Bennett will oversee all aspects of product development and the technology team.

At Ticketmaster, Bennett led the company's product development group and was responsible for the creation, management and marketing of Ticketmaster's client and consumer products, including overseeing the day-to-day product leadership of the company's Web site Ticketmaster.com.

A 12-year Internet veteran, Bennett also has held senior e-commerce positions with eToys, the Web's top children's retailer at the time; Jackson National Life, a Top 20 life insurer; and Union Bank of California.

--Tanya Irwin