Former J.D. Power President Joins Outsell

In the US Outsell, which offers research and advisory services for the information and publishing industries, has appointed former J.D. Power President Steve Goodall as EVP and board member.

Goodall, who is also a minority investor in the company, will report to the firm's co-founder and CEO, Anthea Stratigos.

Goodall has 30 years' experience as an executive at J.D. Power and Associates, and was President from 1996-2008, helping position the firm for sale to The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and then acting as a special advisor to the new President of J.D. Power and to the President of the Media and Information segment at McGraw-Hill, while also helping to develop new social media products.

He holds an MBA from the University of Southern California and bachelor's degrees in psychology and business administration from California State University, Chico.

'Steve's extensive experience as an information company executive, as well as his strategic vision will be extremely valuable to Outsell as we enter our next stage of growth', said Greg Chagaris, the firm's co-founder and Corporate Development Officer.

Based in Burlingame, CA and founded in 1998, Outsell tracks and analyzes over 7,000 information industry companies, as well as the behaviour and requirements of advertisers, buyers and end users in the sector. In February this year it acquired content technology analyst The Gilbane Group.

Outsell has additional offices in London and in Cambridge, MA, and is online at www.outsellinc.com .