NewswireTODAY - /newswire/ - Putney, London, United Kingdom, 2011/08/16 - PriceRunner announces the appointment of Dipa Shah as head of business development - PriceRunner.co.uk / ValueClick.com. NASDAQ: VCLK

This appointment highlights PriceRunner’s rapid growth as the company continues to build its consumer focused impartial offering.

In the newly created role, Dipa will be responsible for overseeing the pipeline of business development, including being the primary liaison with PriceRunner’s distribution partners, and the implementation of a new business strategy for the site. She will also play a key role in increasing the social media integration with PriceRunner clients.

Prior to joining PriceRunner, Dipa was an account director at sister company Commission Junction where she worked for seven years. At the affiliate network she had responsibility for publisher and advertiser development working with clients such as Sainsbury’s, House of Fraser, Homebase and Skype.

As a member of the senior management team Dipa will report directly to UK country manager, Andrew Walker and spearhead a team of four within the business.

Andrew Walker, PriceRunner UK country manager, comments “Dipa’s appointment marks our ongoing expansion and dedication to ensuring PriceRunner remains the leading impartial shopping comparison website. Dipa understands how business development feeds into the consumer experience on PriceRunner and is incredibly insightful and knowledgeable about the industry. We’re looking forward to her joining the team and I have every confidence in her ability to develop the business and help grow PriceRunner.”

“I’m incredibly excited to be joining the PriceRunner team,” said Dipa about her new role. “I’m looking forward to the challenges and responsibilities that the role entails and I’m eager start looking at solutions to help grow the business. I’m excited to start developing a strategy to aid our progress in this competitive market place.”

PriceRunner is the UK’s leading impartial price comparison website and is continuing to develop its product offering to ensure the site remains a go to resource for shoppers looking for the best deals on the internet.

About PriceRunner.co.uk

PriceRunner.co.uk, a division of ValueClick, Inc. (valueclick.com), is the UK’s most comprehensive and independent shopping comparison website. Online prices and discounts from over 1,000 retailers are updated on a daily basis by a specialist team using cutting edge technology to hunt down the cheapest prices available. PriceRunner is unique as it also has a dedicated team of Runners checking prices in high street stores. PriceRunner lists the cheapest price first and lists both paying and non-paying retailers to provide customers with the greatest choice of deals.

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