Seattle-based information services company Onvia (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ONVI]]) has appointed Henry (Hank) Riner as president and chief executive, effective October 4, according to a regulatory filing. Riner, 59, is currently the CEO of New Jersey-based online invoice and statement printing services company OSG Billing Services. He has previously served as chief executive at trade promotions management company CoAMS, direct marketing company SourceLink, and University Microfilm (now known as ProQuest). As CEO of Onvia, Riner will be paid a base salary of $350,000 with potential for bonuses, according to the filing, and will be granted 180,000 stock options. Onvia was founded in 1996 and provides data and services to help companies succeed in the government contracting—or ‘gBusiness’—marketplace.
Author: Thea Chard
Before joining Xconomy, Thea spent a year working as the editor of another startup, the hyperlocal Seattle neighborhood news site QueenAnneView.com. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California, where she double-majored in print journalism and creative writing. While in college, Thea spent a semester studying in London and writing for the London bureau of the Los Angeles Times. Indulging in her passion for feature writing, she has covered a variety of topics ranging from the arts, to media, clean technology and breaking news. Before moving back to Seattle, Thea worked in new media development on two business radio shows, "Marketplace" and "Marketplace Money" by American Public Media. Her clips have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Santa Monica Daily Press, Seattle magazine and her college paper, the Daily Trojan. Thea is a native Seattleite who grew up in Magnolia, and now lives in Queen Anne.
View all posts by Thea Chard
