Scott Schwanbeck VP of Business Development at Drop.io

Drop.io announced today that Scott Schwanbeck, a 12-year online media veteran who specializes in strategic development and revenue generation for established companies in the digital space, has joined its management team as Vice President of Business Development. In this capacity, Mr. Schwanbeck will help set the strategic direction and operational goals, as the company enters a phase of expansion. He will be a core contributor in the overall growth of the company.

Drop.io is building a new vocabulary for simple private sharing on the web, and Scott’s deep expertise and leadership will be instrumental in the development of key relationships and in distributing our solution within specific verticals.

Sam Lessin, CEO of drop.io, said, “Drop.io is building a new vocabulary for simple private sharing on the web, and Scott’s deep expertise and leadership will be instrumental in the development of key relationships and in distributing our solution within specific verticals.”

According to Mr. Schwanbeck, “Digital file sharing is an area that is coming of age and drop.io is poised to lead the charge as the leading provider of ‘private’ content sharing. The timing is right for drop.io to align with key strategic partners, and I anticipate that participating in the growth of a company founded on such an innovative premise as drop.io’s, will present a rare and vibrant opportunity to make a difference in the marketplace.”

Before joining drop.io, Mr. Schwanbeck was Vice President of Business Development, at Fox Interactive Media. While there, he was responsible for all business and corporate development activities including; strategic partnerships, non-ad based monetization, content and data licensing, audience development and international expansion for the (FIM-owned) IGN Entertainment network of sites.

Prior to Fox Interactive, Mr. Schwanbeck was Vertical Sales Director at Lycos, where he was responsible for overall revenues, strategic partnerships and distribution agreements across the Finance & Small Business verticals. Mr. Schwanbeck had also previously held senior roles at AltaVista and Excite over his more than 12-year career.

Adds Lessin, “We are thrilled to have Scott join the drop.io team. His long history working with top-tier online brands will offer an extremely helpful perspective, as we look to bring drop.io out to the wider market.”