– USA, CA – LiveRamp® (NYSE: RAMP), the leading data connectivity platform, today announced the appointment of Omar Tawakol to its board of directors, bringing his extensive experience in enterprise cloud and data management.
“We are very excited to welcome Omar to the LiveRamp board,” said CEO, Scott Howe. “I have known Omar for nearly two decades and he has always been a visionary with respect to product and technology. His work and influence span advertising, marketing and the cloud, and we look forward to tapping his extensive knowledge and expertise.”
About Omar Tawakol
Omar is VP and general manager of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), and was SVP of Oracle’s (NYSE: ORCL) Data Cloud division. Before its acquisition by Cisco in 2019, Tawakol founded and was CEO of Voicea, a company specializing in leveraging conversational artificial intelligence. He has deep roots in marketing and advertising technology, having founded and served as CEO of BlueKai, Inc., a leading data management platform for Fortune 100 marketers, which was acquired by Oracle in 2014. Prior roles include chief advertising officer and general manager of Medio Systems, Inc (acquired by Nokia); and CEO of CoRelation (acquired by Audience Science).
“LiveRamp is pioneering the future of identity and data collaboration,” said Omar Tawakol. “I have long admired the business, culture, and ecosystem LiveRamp has built and am excited about the company’s promising future. I look forward to joining the LiveRamp board as they continue to grow and transform experiences with data.”
Omar Tawakol currently serves on the advisory board of Decibel, a venture capital firm.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in engineering and computer science from Stanford University.
About LiveRamp
LiveRamp is the leading data connectivity platform for the safe and effective use of data. Powered by core identity capabilities and an unparalleled network, LiveRamp enables companies and their partners to better connect, control, and activate data to transform customer experiences and generate more valuable business outcomes. LiveRamp’s fully interoperable and neutral infrastructure delivers end-to-end addressability for the world’s top brands, agencies, and publishers.
For more information, visit www.LiveRamp.com.
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