Steve Snyder

(CBS)  Steve Snyder has been named to newly-created position of chief operating officer for CBS Interactive. In this role, he will oversee all operations of the unit's Web sites, including CBS.com, CBSNews.com and CBS SportsLine.com, among others, as well as support functions for the division.

He most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of CBS SportsLine.com.

At SportsLine, Snyder achieved a record number of users to the site, and grew both advertiser and subscription models. Previously, he worked as Executive Vice President of Product Development and Operations, responsible for overseeing programming, production, fantasy products, operations, technology and marketing. He also served for two and a half years as Vice President of Production, in addition to working as Vice President of Strategic Product Development and Vice President of Marketing.

Snyder joined SportsLine.com in January 1998 as Director of Infrastructure Engineering when the Company acquired GolfWeb, where he was Director of Site Development. From 1989 to 1994, he worked at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Company as a launch team mission specialist, and as a system simulation group leader for a team of engineers who designed and developed a National Missile Defense "War Games" simulation for use by the United States Army Strategic Defense Command.

Snyder has a degree in aerospace engineering from Cal Poly Pomona and an MBA from Stanford.