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Former GoDaddy CIO joins CentralNic

Former GoDaddy CIO joins CentralNic

Carsten Sjoerup will lead integrations and product teams for CentralNic.

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CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has appointed Carsten Sjoerup in the fresh role of Chief Technology & Product Officer. Sjoerup will lead the integration of CenralNic’s technology and product teams across all of the firm’s brands.

Sjoerup cut his teeth in the domain and hosting business as the CTO of Host Europe Group. GoDaddy purchased Host Europe Group in 2017, and Sjoerup landed in the role of VP, CTO EMEA, as stated by his LinkedIn profile. He later became the CIO of GoDaddy.

CentralNic is a rapidly expanding rollup of the domain name industry. Over the past two years, it has also expanded into online advertising with its acquisitions of affiliate marketing and domain monetization firms. Its brands include ParkingCrew, Hexonet, RRPProxy, and Moniker, among others.

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