Former MySpace Executive Brian Berner Joins Centro as Vice President of Midwest Sales

CHICAGO, IL – February 4, 2010 – Centro, a leading media services and technology company, today announced that it has hired former MySpace executive Brian Berner as its vice president of Midwest sales.  In his role, Berner will oversee the regional sales team and will leverage his extensive experience to drive new business and growth for Centro in the Midwest.

Prior to joining Centro, Berner was the first sales person hired at the inception of social media giant MySpace, where he spearheaded nationwide sales efforts as senior territory manager. During his six and a half year tenure with the company, Berner rose through the ranks to become Midwest sales director where he assisted in opening and establishing MySpace’s Chicago sales office. Prior to MySpace, Brian worked with MySpace founders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson at Response Base.

Brian graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.S. in Management Information Systems and a concentration in Information Technology Studies.

About Centro

Centro, a technology and media services company, makes it easy and efficient for advertising agencies to buy online media with one point of contact. Powered by Transis, its proprietary automated media buying and execution technology, Centro streamlines the entire process of media buying and selling for hundreds of national advertisers and agencies across more than 10,000 media opportunities. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Chicago with 11 offices nationwide, Centro has served over 350 agencies and over 975 clients. Known for its customer service and technology innovation, Centro has received many industry accolades, including Red Herring 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and Inc. 500.

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