Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 13, 2004
CHARLES F. CHAMPION was elected Chairman of the Board of Youbet.com,
Inc., in August 2003. He retains his titles as President and Chief
Executive Officer which he has held since September 2002. Mr. Champion
has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Youbet.com since
March 2002. He held the title of President and Chief Operating Officer
of Youbet.com from March 2002 to September 2002. From January 1999 to
December 2001, Mr. Champion occupied the position of President and
Publisher of Access Magazine. From June 1995 through 1998, Mr. Champion
served as Senior Vice President of Circulation and Marketing for
Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., a Knight Ridder Company, which includes
the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News. From October 1990 to June
1995, Mr. Champion held various executive positions including Executive
Vice President of Sun-Times Company in Chicago and served as the
President of the Chicago Sun-Times Charity Trust. Mr. Champion held a
number of management and executive positions from 1973 to 1990 with both
The Daily News of Los Angeles and Freedom Newspapers, the publisher of
The Orange County Register. Throughout his career, Mr. Champion has
successfully increased subscribers and revenue. Profile
Mr. Champion: It is a US-based interactive pari-mutuel wagering site
which allows members to watch and wager on horse races ' thoroughbred,
harness and quarter horse
