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Jim Rao
President and CEO
Jim is part owner, President & CEO of Nexxus Group. He was instrumental in starting Nexxus Group in 2003 and brings over 20 years of retail and leadership experience.

Prior to Jim‘s arrival with Nexxus Group, Jim spent fourteen years at Frito-Lay where he held progressively responsible sales and operational management positions ranging from a District Sales manager where he managed a fifteen person sales team (4mm annual revenue) and culminating as a Zone Sales Manager with responsibilities for 300+ employees (100 + mm in annual revenue) throughout New York, Connecticut, Vermont and Western Massachusetts.

Jim has a son, daughter and grandson. He was married 27 years before regrettably his wife passed away in 2005. Jim resides in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Email: jrao@thenexxusgroup.com



Rino Vitolo
Vice President of Customer Relations
Rino has been with Nexxus Group since 2003 and was one of the original founders. He began his career in the newspaper industry in 1978 and held several key circulation management positions in his 24 year career. Rino was educated in the Boston area and holds a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in management and marketing. He lives on the North Shore of Boston with his wife of 24 years and three children.

Email: rvitolo@thenexxusgroup.com



Mark Landgren
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Mark joined Nexxus Group in 2009 and has more than 20 years of business and legal leadership as both an entrepreneur and attorney. Prior to joining Nexxus Group, Mark worked as the COO and General Counsel for a global digital media company. Mark started his career as a legislative assistant to the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York and co-founded his first company while in law school. A graduate of St. Lawrence University and the Dickinson School of Law, Mark resides in Topsfield, Massachusetts with his wife and two children.

Email: mlandgren@thenexxusgroup.com



Russ Fant
Vice President of Strategic Alliances
Russ joined Nexxus Group in 2007 and brings over 12 years of newspaper circulation experience to his position. Prior to joining Nexxus Group, Russ led circulation teams for The Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, NC and managed retail sales and circulation for regional USA TODAY markets based in Washington, DC, Nashville, TN and Chicago, IL. A graduate of James Madison University, Russ lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and their three sons.

Email: rfant@thenexxusgroup.com



Cynthia McCarthy Ginman
Vice President of Sales
Cynthia joined Nexxus Group in May 2008 and has more than 20 years of retail and operations experience. Prior to joining Nexxus Group, Cynthia held positions with several media companies including USA TODAY and Dow Jones & Co.. Cynthia is a New Jersey native and graduate of Felician College. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and three children.

Email: cmginman@thenexxusgroup.com



JoAnne Walor
Director of Quality Assurance
JoAnne has served as a Director at Nexxus Group since 2004 and brings over 14 years of newspaper circulation experience to her position. Prior to Joining Nexxus Group, JoAnne worked in the circulation department of Essex County Newspapers in Beverly MA for 14 years and spent two years working at a payroll company in Danvers MA. A graduate of North Shore Community College, JoAnne lives in Peabody, MA with her husband and son.

Email: jwalor@thenexxusgroup.com



Keith Q. Hicks
Director of IT
Keith has over 20 years of IT experience specializing in the design and development of database driven applications, data warehousing and business intelligence.

Before joining Nexxus Group, Keith was a Software Architect at Cerner Corporation. Prior to Cerner Corporation, Keith was co-founder and CIO of ExecuTrain of Florida. Over the span of twelve years he helped grow the software training franchise to a $12 million business with seven training centers throughout Florida.

Keith earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida. A native of Lakeland, FL, Keith lives in the Charlotte, NC area with his wife and four daughters.

Email: khicks@thenexxusgroup.com

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