David Moore, Chairman of the Board
David J. Moore has served as a director on Local Matters’ board since March 2004, served as Chairman from March 2006 until January 2009, and now serves as Vice Chairman. Mr. Moore is Chairman and Founder of 24/7 Real Media, Inc., a leading global digital marketing company. Mr. Moore led 24/7 Real Media’s growth from start-up to its current leading market position. He is a respected industry veteran with over 30 years experience in new media property development. Mr. Moore currently serves as Chairman for the Interactive Advertising Bureau and has been a member on the board since 2002. Throughout his career, Mr. Moore has held positions at companies such as Turner Broadcasting and Viacom. He co-founded Petry Interactive, which became 24/7 Real Media. Mr. Moore also serves on the board of Our Stage and Auditudes, both early stage internet companies, the board of directors for the Morgans Hotel Group, the board of directors of the Advertising Education Foundation (AEF), and on the board of directors for Visible Technologies, an industry leading provider of social media monitoring and engagement solutions. Mr. Moore holds a BA degree from Northern Illinois University. |
Erik M.W. Caspersen
Since May of 2004 Erik has acted as Co-head, Private Investments for Polygon Investment Partners where he is responsible for the analysis, structuring, negotiating and management of private investments. From 1998 to 2004, Erik was at the middle market merchant bank William E. Simon & Sons, ultimately as a Principal. At Simon, Erik led various leveraged acquisitions and oversaw their management and ultimate disposition. Prior to Simon, Erik was a consultant at McKinsey and Company where he provided strategic and management consulting services to a variety of companies, primarily in the financial services industry. Erik has an A.B. in economics, magna cum laude, from Princeton University, an M.Sc. in economics from the London School of Economics, and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. |
David De Leeuw
David De Leeuw has served as a director since December 2003. In July 2005, Mr. De Leeuw co-founded Lion Cao Asset Management LLC, an alternative asset management company, for which he serves as chairman. He co-founded Lion Chemical Capital, a private equity firm investing in chemical and affiliated industries, in September 2002 and has been the managing director of its general partner since that time. Mr. De Leeuw was a founding partner at McCown De Leeuw & Co., a private equity firm focusing on leveraged buyouts, in 1984. Mr. De Leeuw previously was a vice president at Citibank, a financial services firm, and has held positions at W.R. Grace & Co., a chemical and industrial supply company, and PaineWebber, an investment bank, in New York and Tokyo. He has served as a director of Excel Polymers LLC, a chemical and rubber company, since August 2004, and of Lion Copolymers LLC, a synthetic rubber producer, since November 2005. Mr. De Leeuw holds an AB degree from Lafayette College and an MBA degree from Columbia University, and has been an active alumnus serving on several committees for both of those institutions. |
Michael J. Marocco
Michael J. Marocco has served as a director since October 2005. Mr. Marocco has been a managing director of Sandler Capital Management, a registered investment adviser managing both private equity funds and hedge funds, since 1989. Prior to joining Sandler Capital, Mr. Marocco was a vice president at Morgan Stanley & Co. from 1984 to 1989, where his responsibilities included corporate finance and merger and acquisition coverage of media and entertainment companies. He has over 25 years of experience in the investment management and corporate finance industry. Mr. Marocco is a Certified Public Accountant. He holds a BS degree from the University of Southern Maine and an MBA degree from New York University. |
Tom Higley
Tom Higley is the Chief Executive Officer of Local Matters and also serves on it's Board of Directors. A serial entrepreneur, he has guided the strategic direction or founded numerous companies. Most recently, Mr. Higley was the CEO and founder of Pavlov Games, Inc., a company focused on transforming promotion through the use of games and game mechanics. In 2006, he founded and was CEO of iggli, inc., an invitation service for ticketed events. He co-founded and was CEO of StillSecure from 2000-2002, formerly known as Latis Networks, a company providing computer network security. Mr. Higley also co-founded Service Metrics, providing data and analytics to track and improve network performance, and served as its CEO. Service Metrics was acquired by Exodus Communications for $280 million. In 1995, he founded and served as CEO of NETdelivery Corp. |