| University of Virginia | 2009 |
Tom Bates is head of Cox Search, Inc., an independent subsidiary of Cox Enterprises (CEI) and the founder of Kudzu.com, a website that helps homeowners choose service providers. Kudzu is also the services directory on more than 100 major media sites, including HGTV.com and Cox.net.
Previously, Bates was a member of the Cox business development team, providing internal consulting to Cox media divisions and analyzing internet investments.
He also ran the daily operation of Cox Interactive Media’s network of 35 city sites, as well as websites for Cox’s cable, broadcast TV and newspaper divisions.
Before joining Cox, Bates was SVP/Advertising Sales for the New Century Network – the internet’s first affiliate-based network, consisting of 130 newspaper web sites in the USA’s top 50 markets.
Bates also launched USA TODAY’s International Edition, sold in more than 90 countries. As Managing Director/Europe & Asia, had P&L responsibility for all business operations outside the USA.
