ShareThis, the sharing network that makes it simple and easy to share any online content, has been appointed Vikram Bhan to serve as the Company’s Chief Product Officer. In this role, Vikram Bhan will be responsible for driving product development that will expand ShareThis’s value to both end users and publishers alike.

Vikram Bhan was most recently the Vice President of Audience Product Platforms at Yahoo! Inc., where he oversaw the strategy, product management and marketing of platforms focusing on delivering Yahoo! Audience group experiences. Among his accomplishments, Bhan helped transform the customer and community experiences across the Yahoo! properties by enhancing the way Yahoo processed, categorized, stored and distributed content. Bhan was key in developing a diverse set of platforms that have been deployed across multiple properties at Yahoo. Prior to Yahoo!, Bhan worked at MCI WorldCom and in the advertising industry.

“As ShareThis defines the online sharing market, we are committed to building a seasoned executive team that understands how to unleash the power of sharing,” said Tim Schigel, CEO, of ShareThis. “Vikram’s experience in developing solutions that make the power of technology accessible and intuitive is a perfect match in helping take ShareThis to the next level.”

“Providing a universal solution for users to easily share information across their social networks and with their friends and contacts is the real power behind ShareThis,” said Vikram Bhan, Chief Product Officer at ShareThis. “I am excited to be joining ShareThis whose goal is facilitating online users to share what they want, when they want and how they want.”

Bhan holds a bachelor’s of science degree from Tufts University and an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

ShareThis’s exceptional management team comprises industry leaders with experience gained within international media, marketing and technology companies including: Advertising.com, AOL, and Nielsen Buzzmetrics.