SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2018 – Quantcast, which owns and operates the world’s largest AI-driven audience insights and measurement platform for the open internet, today announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Day as Chief Technology Officer. Day joined Quantcast in 2016 and most recently served as vice president of engineering.

Day began his career in academia researching machine learning before moving into the finance sector. In a number of roles, including executive director of equity derivatives technology at UBS, he designed and built systems to help financial organisations better understand risk and automate faster and more effective trading.

Day’s promotion is the latest in a series of recent senior appointments for Quantcast, including Steven Wolfe Pereira as chief marketing officer, Rob Horler as chief operating officer, Meredith Long as chief revenue officer for North America, and Sam Barnett as chief product officer.

Based on live first-party data drawn from more than 100 million mobile and web destinations worldwide, Quantcast’s insights combine with its machine learning technology to automate the process of understanding, predicting, and acting on shifts in consumer behaviour for advertisers and publishers. In his new role, Day leads all of Quantcast’s technical operations spanning its engineering and research teams.

Commenting on his appointment, Day said, “The advertising sector is home to some of the most complex and exciting data challenges around. At Quantcast, I’m privileged to work with the most talented engineers and researchers from across a range of disciplines. Together we’re developing new ways to understand how people engage online, ultimately providing more relevant experiences for consumers and better outcomes for advertisers and publishers.”

Konrad Feldman, Quantcast CEO, added, “At heart, Quantcast is an AI technology company. Great technical minds like Peter’s have been crucial to our growth over the past 12 years. Peter combines a brilliant understanding of machine learning with a strong leadership style that gets the best out of the people around him. I’m delighted to have him lead our future innovations as we continue delivering incredible results for the advertisers and publishers we work with.”

About Quantcast

Quantcast owns and operates the world’s largest audience insights and measurement platform on the open internet. Fuelled by live data drawn from more than 100 million web and mobile destinations, Quantcast applies machine learning technology to help marketers, publishers, and agencies grow their brands by better understanding and predicting consumer interactions in real-time. Founded in 2006, Quantcast is headquartered in San Francisco and employs more than 700 employees in over 20 offices across 10 countries.

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