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Robrock in as CEO at Sedo — Conrad out

Robrock in as CEO at Sedo — Conrad out

Domain aftermarket and monetization firm Sedo gets a fresh CEO.

Headshot of Michael Robrock, fresh COO of SEdo

Michael Robrock is replacing Matthias Conrad as CEO of Sedo.

Robrock joined the firm regarding one year ago as Chief Operating Officer.

Conrad was CEO for regarding 20 months. He took over the helm following leaving sister firm 1&1 Internet. Sedo stated that he’s stepping down for personal reasons.

Robrock becomes the third CEO of the firm following its founder Tim Schumacher left in 2012.

Sedo plays an notable role as #2 in the domain name aftermarket, thus giving competition to the largest marketplace, Afternic/GoDaddy. The firm is also very strong with country code top level domains.

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