Former Google Netherlands executive, Marc Duijndam joins eBuddy, to work collaboratively with the company’s senior management team to accelerate worldwide sales growth and strategic channel development for eBuddy.

Mr. Duijndam brings a wealth of Internet and technology experience having previously worked nearly 6 years for Google. He joined Google in 2002 as Country Manager, Benelux where he was the first employee hired, and served as Country Director, Netherlands in his most recent role. Prior to joining Google, he worked as a sales manager for Ilse Media, the largest Internet publisher in the Netherlands.

Jan-Joost Rueb, CEO and founder of eBuddy states: “Marc’s proven track record of successful leadership in growing internet businesses is extremely relevant to eBuddy, and we are delighted to have him on board. This appointment is a key part of the team we are building to drive the next stage of our development, demonstrating our commitment to accelerating our growth on a worldwide scale.”

Commenting on the new appointment, Mr. Duijndam adds: “I believe there is enormous potential to extend the eBuddy brand into new partnerships, markets and geographies, and I’m delighted to be working with a strong management team that is as passionate about growth as I am. I look forward to lending strategic vision and support to ensure we are meeting our global customers needs whilst building upon our enviable reputation as one of Europe’s fastest growing private companies.”

eBuddy created the world’s first, independent, web browser-based instant messaging service. Its patent-pending technology enables 16M monthly global visitors with AIM, GoogleTalk, MSN, MySpace and Yahoo! IM accounts to chat free of charge in one, aggregated interface-no downloads required!