Rakuten Marketing CTO Dr. Neal Richter Receives IAB Tech Lab's Esteemed Service Excellence Award

SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Rakuten Marketing, a leading technology company that that enables brands to increase sales through data-driven performance marketing, today announced Dr. Neal Richter, Chief Technology Officer, has been named a winner of an esteemed IAB Tech Lab Service Excellence Award for his significant contributions in developing trustworthy supply chain specifications and OpenRTB (open real-time bidding) 3.0 – a new revision of the core protocol powering the automated buying and selling of online ads. Simultaneously, the IAB Tech Lab recognized Dr. Richter for his executive thought leadership and expertise, and industry participation driving rapid industry adoption of the organization's ads.txt initiative and guidance in the development of ads.cert. Together, they promote and improve programmatic advertising transparency industry-wide and decrease publisher fraud by helping publishers inform buyers about which companies are authorized to sell their digital inventory. Dr. Richter received the award at this weekend's IAB Annual Leadership Meeting in Palm Desert, CA.

The awards recognize the top industry leaders demonstrating innovation and success in data science and technology. The IAB Tech Lab judged finalists based on their professional excellence, forward-thinking capabilities, and marked industry and organizational influence.

"We applaud Dr. Richter for his outstanding industry achievements and contributions," said Dennis Buchheim, Senior Vice President and General Manager, IAB Tech Lab. "The IAB Tech Lab Service Excellence Awards recognize leaders who are paving the future of the digital ad industry, enabling publishers and brand marketers to positively impact consumers in their increasingly complex online experiences."

As the CTO of Rakuten Marketing, Dr. Richter leads the company's global technology organization and the innovative solutions used to optimize Rakuten Marketing business needs. This includes applying data science and scalable systems to create advanced software products for Rakuten Marketing clients. Neal has over 20 years of software experience and executive leadership expertise, leading tech teams to create data-driven products that drive bottom-line success. Prior to joining Rakuten Marketing, Dr. Richter worked for the Rubicon Project as CTO and Chief Scientist where he helped pioneer programmatic supply platforms and RTB bidding. Neal also worked as a data science lead for RightNow Technologies and was an early innovator of CRM systems where his team used AI/ML technology to optimize customer experiences for global 2000 companies.

"I am extremely honored to be recognized by the IAB and the Tech Lab," stated Neal. "The Tech Lab is an amazing group of passionate technologists across the industry that solve problems together and evolve digital advertising to be highly personalized, relevant and creative for consumers. We are in a critical period where innovation in technology is accelerating, AI is changing how we solve problems, and our work with the IAB Tech Lab centers on staying ahead."  

The IAB Technology Laboratory is an independent, international, research and development consortium charged with producing and helping companies implement global industry technical standards with the goal of reducing friction associated with the digital advertising and marketing supply chain, while contributing to the safe and secure growth of the industry. Neal serves as co-Chair of the IAB TechLab's OpenRTB protocol that standardized the process of RTB, Deal-ID, Native Ads format, and the ads.txt and ads.cert standards.

About Rakuten Marketing
Rakuten Marketing industry leading solutions empower marketers to thrive in their evolved role and achieve the full potential of digital marketing, efficiently and effectively, with data-informed insights that create consistent, engaging and influential experiences across screens. Offering an integrated solution, along with unique insights and consultative partnerships, Rakuten Marketing delivers the tools that marketers need to increase efficiency, productivity and performance.

Rakuten Marketing is a division of Rakuten Inc. (4755: TOKYO), one of the world's leading Internet service companies. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices in Australia, Brazil, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and throughout the United States. Follow us on Twitter or learn more at https://rakutenmarketing.com.

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