Chief Networking Officer, Isn’t That What I Do?

It sounds odd, but I guess it makes sense:

[from openBC appoints Chief Networking Officer press release]

openBC appoints Chief Networking Officer Hamburg - January 17, 2006 - openBC creates a new position born out of the growing importance of business networking. Udo Hamm joins openBC as Chief Networking Officer (CNO) and will be applying his proven networking skills to the full benefit of one of the world’s leading global business networking communities. 

His official job description as the new CNO and Head of Community Development at openBC involves the building of communities based around affinity and encouraging existing communities to take advantage of openBC’s services. Hamm will promote openBC to targeted communities around the globe, communicating the indispensable benefits, such as access to the existing global membership base and contact with a large number of decision-makers and opinion leaders. Hamm’s first mission will be to oversee the launch of the “Networking Universities”: openBC will soon be providing networking seminars together with local training companies on a worldwide scale.