Rob Greenlee moves to Libsyn

Listen · May 17 2019 · 2.7 minutes to read

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Veteran podcast executive Rob Greenlee has joined Libsyn as Vice President of Content and Partnerships. He’ll report to Laurie Sims, President of Libsyn, and will work with Rob Walch to further the company’s relationships with podcast producers and develop industry partnerships. He’s previously worked for Spreaker and Voxnest; and has also worked at PodcastOne and within Microsoft’s Zune division.
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