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MeettheBoss is new Facebook for execs'
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2008-09-05 11:30

A new website being launched next week is promising to do for business networking what Facebook has for making social links.

MeettheBoss.com, which goes live on September 8, is being heralded by the web's designers as a site which will change the way executives communicate forever.

The membership of MeettheBoss.com, being called a "dream rolodex," will feature CIOs, CEOs and other senior executives from the likes of ABN Amro, Barclays, HBOS, Goldman Sachs and Visa.

Weekly interviews with industry leaders will be webcast on the site's dedicated channel. These will be combined with live, moderated discussion groups, video conferencing, IM and secure e-mail.

The designers of MeettheBoss.com claim it is the only financial services networking tool to combine quick and secure video calls with IM, e-mail and SMS between members on one, simple interface: their profile page.

Austin Adams, former CIO for JPMorgan Chase, said: "Every one of us as CIOs can be much more effective as individuals and as leaders if we take what I call a progressive/aggressive stance to dialogue with other CIOs."

Users will be able to select an executive, read their bio information and extensive career notes, and in two clicks members can be on a video call to discuss common challenges.

There is no cost to joining and membership is by application only. MeettheBoss.com is strictly for financial services executives to ensure a truly secure, open environment where they can learn from each other.

Spencer Green, founder of MeettheBoss.com said: "We are really excited by the take-up on membership, which we will close at 50,000. We currently have 20,000 members through invitation only; the next 30,000 will be through application."

Every week there will be video interviews with the top thought- and industry leaders, including Martin Davis, CIO for Wachovia, Kim Fournais, Co-CEO of Saxo Bank, and Peter Leukert, CIO at Commerzbank.

"We are seeing that this platform is exactly what the industry has been crying out for. The feedback has been incredible," added Green.


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