Ask.com, an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp, announced that Chuck Geiger has joined as executive vice president of technology and engineering. Geiger has had 17 years of experience with leading technology companies, including recent executive-level positions at PayPal and eBay.

In his new position, Geiger will manage site engineering, IT and operations, quality assurance, data engineering, and program management for Ask.com. In addition, Geiger will oversee engineering for Bloglines.

Most recently, Geiger served as CTO and acting CEO of Protrade.com, a sports entertainment start-up that provides evaluation tools for athletic performance. Prior to his tenure at Protrade.com, Geiger was CTO of PayPal and managed all key technology practice areas. As vice president of product development and architecture at eBay, Geiger was responsible for creating the next generation architecture, systems, and platform at eBay. Geiger has also held senior-level positions with leading organizations including Gateway, Travelocity, Texas Instruments and American Airlines Decision Technologies, among others.