FAIRFAX, Va., March 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Geeknet, Inc. (Nasdaq:GKNT), the online network for the global geek community, today announced that Scott Collison, president and chief executive officer of the Company's Media business unit, has resigned effective March 21, 2011.
Ken Langone, the Company's Executive Chairman, will lead the Media business unit until a permanent replacement has been identified.
"On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Scott for the contributions he has made to Geeknet," said Ken Langone. "We appreciate the efforts he has put into the group and I'm confident that we'll continue to make progress within the Media business. I wish Scott success in his future endeavors."
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Geeknet is the online network for the global geek community. Our sites include SourceForge, Slashdot, ThinkGeek, and freshmeat. We serve an audience of nearly 55 million users* each month and provide the tech-obsessed with content, culture, connections, commerce, and all the things that geeks crave. Want to learn more? Check out geek.net.
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