The exec, who created the Internet Movie Database in 1990, will step aside as CEO and will be succeeded by Nikki Santoro.

IMDb, the Internet Movie Database, is getting its first new CEO ... grow its advertising and Pro membership service, and its licensing businesses. IMDb will host an industry dinner in Park City ...

The exec, who created the Internet ... to guide IMDb into a new era.” The site’s revenue has been powered by advertising, subscriptions to IMDb Pro and licensing its database to third-parties.