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Mr. Takesue has over 21 years of merchandising, retail, mail order and e-commerce experience. In 1997, Mr. Takesue joined the Company as a member of the original management team of officers. During his tenure with uBid, he has served in various positions including vice president of merchandising, senior vice president of merchandising and sales, interim CEO and acting chief marketing officer.
Mr. Takesue was an instrumental part of the officer team that led uBid in its 1998 IPO, 1999 secondary offering, subsequent sale in 2000 to CMGI and purchase from CMGI in 2003. Mr. Takesue sits on the advisory board of The Brave Wings Foundation a Northwestern Memorial Foundation charity and attended Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. | 