Ken Schafer
EVP Products, Tucows

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Tucows, one of the original Internet services companies now operates four distinct online services. OpenSRS manages over 9 million domain names and millions of email boxes through a reseller network of over 9,000 web hosts and ISPs in over 100 countries. Hover is the easiest way for individuals to manage their domain names. YummyNames owns premium domain names that generate revenue through advertising or resale. Butterscotch.com is an online video network building on the foundation of Tucows.com.

Prior to joining Tucows in 2006 Ken had spent eight years as a consultant helping dozens of companies develop their Internet strategies.

Ken conceived and oversaw Sony Music Canada’s early online initiatives. From their first site in 1995, Ken’s team built a global web presence for 25 Canadian artists, by pioneering viral and email marketing, rich media, and community building long before they had become buzzwords.

Ken received his degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and lives outside Toronto with his wife, parenting expert Alyson Schafer, and their two children.