LBi Atlanta, a leading digital agency, this week announced two new additions to its fast-growing team: Ernest Quarles, as Vice President of Technology, and Steve Haber as Director, Business Development.  LBi Atlanta is Atlanta’s fastest-growing interactive agency, more than doubling its Atlanta staff in the last two years.

Ernest Quarles is one of the interactive marketing industry’s top talents, with more than 20 years expertise.  “We are thrilled to have Ernest on our team” said Joe Schab, CEO and Managing Director of LBi Atlanta. “His technical leadership and expertise will help us implement global and world class solutions for our client base, including Graco, Newell Rubbermaid, The Home Depot, Intercontinental Exchange, and The Cliffs Communities.” 

• As vice president of technology, Quarles will be responsible for supervising LBi Atlanta’s growing technology team.  He will lead all technology-related initiatives for clients including Graco, The Cliffs Communities, and Hooked on Phonics.
• Quarles joins LBi Atlanta from Interwoven MediaBin, where he was a VP of Engineering.
• He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Morehouse College, a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Georgia State University.

Steve Haber, another top talent who has recently joined the agency, has strong skills in business development and client leadership, with a background combining traditional brand marketing with the world of new media.  

• Haber has spent more than 20 years guiding Fortune 500 clients in the effective branding and advertising of their products and services, as a senior ad executive for agencies such as DDB, Grey, Tracy-Locke and Scali, and businesses including American Airlines, Red Lobster, Marriott, Denny’s, Embassy Suites, Sempra Energy, micronpc.com, Scott’s, Procter & Gamble, Sara Lee and many more.
• Recently, Haber was Senior Vice President, Digital Media Solutions for Livid Media, assisting advertisers to reach "affluent and active” customers.  He has worked in business development for several national and regional advertising agencies and interactive firms, including Goldberg Moser O’Neill, WestWayne, Organic and Avenue A/Razorfish. 
• Haber earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Lafayette College, and has a Marketing MBA degree from The University of Michigan.

LBi is the nation’s leading international digital agency, developing marketing and technology solutions that connect customers to brands in order to create measurable business value. Working for Global 1000 and the southeast’s top companies, the Atlanta office of LBi employs more than 70 staff and had 2007 revenues of more than $15 million.

LBi works with some of the largest brands in the world, including Graco, Newell Rubbermaid, Intercontinental Exchange, The Home Depot, The Coca-Cola Company, Proctor & Gamble, UPS, Eastman Kodak, L’Oreal, and Simmons Bedding. 

LBi provides complete end-to-end solutions, ranging from heavyweight technology implementation, to business and CRM strategy, to immersive rich media experiences and online lead generation.  LBI Atlanta is part of LBI International AB, with headquarters in Amsterdam.  The company employs more than 1,500 professionals worldwide in 30 offices and 13 countries.  For more information on LBi’s full suite of interactive services, visit www.LBiAtlanta.com.