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 A.B. degree from Lafayette College and an M.B.A. degree from Columbia University, and has been an active alumnus serving on several committees for both of those institutions.
Perry R. Evans has served as our Chief Executive Officer since the 2002 formation of Local Matters. In March 2000, Mr. Evans co-founded Jabber, Inc., an advanced XML-based messaging company, serving as the Board Chairman until 2003. Mr. Evans was the founding President of the MapQuest Publishing Group in 1994 managing the business from inception through 1997. In 1998, he founded netIgnite, Inc., a an XML-based portal technology company, which was acquired by Webb Interactive in 1999. From 2000-2001, Mr. Evans served as CEO of Webb Interactive.
From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Evans served as general manager of the new media development group of RR Donnelley & Sons Company, leading the development of interactive yellow pages, travel and real estate products. Mr. Evans holds a M.B.A. degree from York University in Toronto, Canada. In 2006, Mr. Evans was named E&Y Software Entrepreneur of the Year for the Rocky Mountain Region of the US.
Nancy K. Hamilton
COO
Roving Planet
Nancy K. Hamilton has served as a director since December 2005. In February 2005, Ms. Hamilton joined Roving Planet, a provider of network access solutions, as Chief Financial Officer. She has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Roving Planet since January 2005, and served as its Chief Executive Officer from May 2005 to October 2005. From June 1999 until April 2004, Ms. Hamilton served as Vice President of Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of SpectraLink Corporation, which designs, manufactures and markets wireless telephone systems. From November 1993 to May 1999, Ms. Hamilton served as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Intrado Inc. (formerly SCC Communications Inc.), a provider of 911 management solutions to communications service providers and public safety organizations. Ms. Hamilton holds a B.S. degree from Regis University.
Kevin B. Kimberlin
Chairman of the Board
Spencer Trask & Co.
Kevin B. Kimberlin has served as a director since March 2005. In 1993, Mr. Kimberlin co-founded Ciena Corporation, an optical systems company. In 1992, he co-founded Myriad Genetics, Inc., a company developing genome-based diagnostics and therapeutics. In 1986, he co-founded The Immune Response Corporation, a developer of vaccines where he has been a director since 1986. From January 1998 until its initial public offering in November 1999, Mr. Kimberlin was the general partner of Next Level Communications LP, a broadband equipment company. Mr. Kimberlin has also been a director of Health Dialog Services Corporation, a disease management services provider, since January 2004, a director of Aperture Technologies, Inc., a data center management software company, since March 1998, a director of Yaddo Corporation, a company established for artists in Saratoga Springs, New York, since 1998. Mr. Kimberlin has been Chairman of Spencer Trask & Co., a venture capital firm, since June 1992. Mr. Kimberlin holds a B.S. degree from Indiana University and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.
Michael J. Marocco
Senior Managing Director
Sandler Capital
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. Mr. Marocco has served as a director of MortgageIT Holdings, Inc. since May 1999 and is a member of its audit committee. He has over 20 years of experience in the investment banking and corporate finance industry. Mr. Marocco is a Certified Public Accountant. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Southern Maine and an M.B.A. degree from New York University.
David Moore
Chairman and CEO
24/7 Real Media, Inc.
David J. Moore has served as a director since March 2004 and has been our Chairman since March 2006. In 1995, Mr. Moore co-founded Petry Interactive, which became 24/7 Media in 1998, and later was renamed 24/7 Real Media, Inc. Mr. Moore has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 24/7 Real Media, Inc., an interactive marketing and advertising company, and its predecessors since 1995. Mr. Moore has also served on the board of directors of TAC Acquisition Corporation since March 2005, and is a member of its audit committee and the chairman of its Compensation Committee. In 1982, Mr. Moore joined Viacom as its Vice President of Market Development and Sales and helped launch the Cable Health Network, which eventually became Lifetime Television, a women’s cable channel. Mr. Moore held positions with Lifetime Television from 1984 to 1993, where he developed and ran Medical Television, which targeted physicians. He also developed HealthLink Television, a waiting room service for patients, which was later sold to Whittle Communications. Mr. Moore holds a B.A. degree from Northern Illinois University.
Matthew J. Stover
CEO and Chairman
ypOne Publishing
Matthew J. Stover has served as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2005. Mr. Stover has served as Chairman, of LKM Ventures, LLC, an investment and advisory firm, since January 2000. From May 2000 to June 2001, Mr. Stover served as President and then Chief Executive Officer, edu.com, Inc., a marketing services company. From January 1994 to December 1999, Mr. Stover served as Group President of Bell Atlantic Directory Services, and its predecessor, NYNEX Information Services Group. Mr. Stover is a member of the Board of Directors of Ace*Comm Corporation where he serves as a member of its Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees.
