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John Federman

CEO, eStara

John Federman is CEO of eStara, a leading provider of multi-channel communications solutions that connect buyers and sellers. eStara's customer interaction tools increase marketing and sales conversion rates for large enterprises including Starwood, Hilton, Red Lion, and Club Med. Other clients include Verizon, Amazon.com and Continental Airlines. eStara's Click to Call service seamlessly transitions online consumers, together with the context of their session, into immediate telephone or PC-based voice contact with the business. Their call tracking service provides a flexible, scalable call tracking and monitoring service that allows companies to track leads generated in any print or online medium. As Chief Executive Officer, John Federman is responsible for eStara's strategic direction, growth and corporate vision. Mr. Federman brings more than 20 years of experience with innovative information technology and media companies to eStara. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Federman was co-founder, president and CEO of Dotomi, an Internet advertising company, and was responsible for its successful rollout in the United States. Mr. Federman has extensive experience in developing start-up companies and driving them to growth and profitability. As president and CEO of AdSmart, a CMGI company, he grew the company tenfold and orchestrated its sale to Engage. Following AdSmart, he successfully repositioned Newmediary from a destination site to an ASP supporting a private label directory network, and sold that company to CNet Networks. Mr. Federman's career began at Ziff Davis Publishing, where he held a number of positions culminating as Publisher of PC Week, the world's Number 1 trade journal. Mr. Federman is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Art.

Mr. Federman can be contacted at 703-842-4436 or [email protected]