Second Life developer Linden Lab has announced that Tom Hale is the company's new Chief Product Officer.

Hale most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Knowledge Worker Business Unit at Adobe Systems, and is to report directly to Linden Lab's CEO Mark Kingdon in his position responsible for "driving the product strategy and business for Second Life."

Prior to Adobe, Hale was an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Redpoint Ventures, and at Adobe, Hale drove the strategy for businesses including Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Connect and the Flash Media Server after the acquisition of Macromedia. Hale also holds a bachelors degree from Harvard University.

“Tom brings deep experience at every stage of the product lifecycle – from creating, launching and marketing great products to building large businesses around them,” said Mark Kingdon, CEO, Linden Lab. “Second Life is made up of an unusually complex array of products, and few executives have the range required to craft and execute a product strategy for such a rich, vibrant and diverse experience. Tom does. He will play a pivotal role in taking Second Life to the next level and will be a great partner for me.”