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'''Roland LaPlante''' is the CMO and Senior Vice President of [[Afilias]];<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/biographies/roland-laplante Afilias]</ref> he has held that position since 2001.<ref>[http://www.isoc-phila.org/chapter_info/board ISOC Philadelphia]</ref>
Roland has been known to represent Afilias at meetings<ref>[http://twitter.com/dotnxtcon/status/35466794047119362 Twitter DontNxt]</ref> and in the media.<ref>[http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/domain-masters/2007/domain-investor-frank-schilling-and-roland-laplante/ Webmaster Radio]</ref><ref>[http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/050809_QA_Afilias_SVP_and_CMO_Roland_LaPlante WHIR]</ref>
Mr. LaPlante is on [[ISOC]]-Philadelphia's board of directors.<ref>[http://www.isoc-phila.org/chapter_info/board ISOC Philadelphia]</ref>
He participates in various industry conferences, and has also presented and held discussions at many of these meetings.<ref>[http://twitter.com/dotnxtcon/status/35466794047119362 Twitter DontNxt]</ref>
==Experience==
Roland LaPlante has overseen the marketing and launch of [[.info]] and many of Aflias' 14 other [[TLD]]s;<ref>[http://www.afilias.info/biographies/roland-laplante Afilias Bio]</ref> such as [[.org]], [[.asia]], [[.aero]], [[.mobi]], and a number of [[ccTLD]]s.<ref>[http://www2.webmasterradio.fm/domain-masters/2007/domain-investor-frank-schilling-and-roland-laplante/ Webmaster Radio]</ref>
Roland's successful, 30-year career in marketing has seen him in major roles at McGraw Hill, Providian Corporation, Citibank, Xlibris, and Heublein Inc. Highlights from this work includes his global management of Smirnoff Vodka's marketing, internet launches for prominent clients of McGraw Hill, and the transformation of Xlibris into a highly respected Internet publisher. <ref>[http://www.afilias.info/biographies/roland-laplante Afilias Bio]</ref>
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