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Market Cap:$461.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$688.7M
  • Public
  • US
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infoGROUP (www.infoGROUP.com) (NASDAQ: IUSA), founded in 1972, is the leading provider of business and consumer databases for sales leads & mailing lists, database marketing services, data processing services and sales and marketing solutions. Content is the essential ingredient in every marketing program, and infoGROUP has the most comprehensive data in the industry, and is the only company to own 12 proprietary databases under one roof. The infoGROUP database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites. Nearly 4 million customers use infoGROUP products and services to find new customers, grow their sales, and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis and credit reference purposes.

Chief Executive Officer
Bill L. Fairfield
Number of Employees 4,771
Contact Information

5711 South 86th Circle

Omaha, Nebraska 68127

www.infousa.com

402.593.4500

NAICS Code Directory and Mailing List Publishers: 511140

Recent Events

  • President and Founder of VDC Joins Quova Board of Directors

    12/08/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • InfoGroup "Evaluating Prospects" For Its Sale: Report

    11/02/09 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

  • InfoGroup sale is topic of report, company response

    11/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • infoGROUP Announces Succession Plan for Chairman of the Board of Directors

    7/31/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

News & Analysis

infousa inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bill L. Fairfield Chief Executive Officer
Bob Armstrong President, Consumer & SOHO Markets
Edward Mallin President, Services Group
Gerard Miodus President, Opinion Research
Greg Mahnke President, Macro International
Jeff Ferris President, List Reseller Group
Rakesh Gupta President of Enterprise Sales Group
Fred Vakili Executive Vice President of Administration & Chief Administrative Officer
Thomas J. McAlister Chief Information Officer
Thomas W. Oberdorf Chief Financial Officer
Timothy Hoffman Chief Accounting Officer
D. Joseph Thayer Executive Vice President, infoUSA Group
Thomas J. McCusker Executive Vice President, Business Conduct & General Counsel
Todd Lowdon Executive Vice President, E-Commerce Strategies
David Galvan Senior Vice President, Business Development
Lisa Olson Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations
Lorne Groe Vice President, Finance
Stormy Dean Executive Vice President & General Manager, Data Group
Laurel Gottesman Director, Investor Relations
Laurel Gupta Director, Investor Relations
Ted Wham Director, Marketing
Alan Heckart Corporate Controller
J. Peter Bardwick
John Longwell General Counsel & Secretary
Josh Brody
Sanjay Chadda

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bernard W. Reznicek Chairman
Anshoo Gupta Board of Directors
Elliot S Kaplan Board of Directors
George F. Haddix Board of Directors
Martin Kahn Board of Directors
Roger S. Siboni Board of Directors
Thomas L. Thomas Board of Directors
Vasant Raval Board of Directors
Vinod Gupta Board of Directors

Bill L. Fairfield has served as a director of the Company since November 2005. Mr. Fairfield is currently the Chairman of DreamField Capital Ventures, LLC, a company focused on economic development of the Mid-Plains region through management services and venture capital assistance. Mr. Fairfield currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Buckle, Inc., a retailer of casual apparel, footwear and accessories for young men and women based in Kearney, Nebraska. From 2002 to 2004 Mr. Fairfield was the Executive Vice President of Sitel Corporation, a global provider of outsourced customer support services based in Omaha, Nebraska, and from 1991 to 2000, Mr. Fairfield was President and Chief Executive Officer of Inacom Corp., an Omaha-based technology management services company. Prior to 1991 Mr. Fairfield was CEO of Valcom, the predecessor company to Inacom Corp. Mr. Fairfield holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Bradley University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Board of Directors Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. President, Consumer & SOHO Markets Current

Edward C. Mallin has served as President of the Services Group since January 2007. Prior to that Mr. Mallin served as President of Donnelley Marketing since August 2005, as President of Walter Karl since June 1998, as Executive Vice President of the National Accounts Division from January 1997 to June 1998 and as President of Compilers Plus from January 1990 to May 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Mallin was Executive Vice President of Compilers Plus which the Company acquired in January 1990. Mr. Mallin holds a B.A. in Economics and a Masters in Business Administration and Planning from New York University.

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. President, Services Group Current

Gerard Miodus was appointed President of Opinion Research in December 2006. He has been with the company since 1982 serving in a wide variety of management positions. In 2006 he served as Managing Director, Executive Vice President for the US Region. Prior to that, Mr. Miodus held the positions of Managing Director of Research Services and Managing Director of Information Services. Mr. Miodus holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Michigan State University.

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. President, Opinion Research Current

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. President, Macro International Current

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. President, List Reseller Group Current

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infoGROUP, Inc. President of Enterprise Sales Group Current

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infoGROUP, Inc. Executive Vice President of Administration & Chief Administrative Officer Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Board of Directors Current

McAlister's prior experience consists of being the Chief Information Officer for Metrogroup Corporation from 2005 - 2008. In addition, he has served in leadership positions for JP Morgan Chase and Ameritrade Holding Corporation. He holds a Master of Computer Systems Management from Creighton University.

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Chief Information Officer Current
Metrogroup Marketing Services, Inc. Chief Information Officer Former
Creighton University Master's In Computer Systems Management Former
University of Nebraska at Kearney Bsba Former

Mr. Oberdorf has served as a director of the Company since 2004. Since June 2006, Mr. Oberdorf has been Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Getty Images Inc., the world’s leading creator and distributor of still imagery, footage and multi-media products, as well as a recognized provider of other forms of premium digital content, including music. From March 2002 through June 2006, Mr. Oberdorf was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CMGI, Inc., a supply chain management, marketing distribution and ecommerce solutions company, where he served as a consultant from November 2001 through February 2002. From February 1999 through October 2001, Mr. Oberdorf was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bertelsmann AG’s subsidiary, BeMusic Direct, a direct-to-consumer music sales company. From January 1981 through January 1999, Mr. Oberdorf served in various capacities at Readers Digest Association, Inc., most recently as Vice President Global Books & Home Entertainment-Finance.

Organization Position Status
Getty Images, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Triplex Direct Marketing Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Bertelsmann AG Senior Vice President, BeMusic Direct Current
Getty Images, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Bmg Music Current
UFP Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Getty Images, Inc. Treasurer Current
Bertelsmann AG Chief Financial Officer, BeMusic Direct Former
CMGI, Inc. CFO & Treasurer Former
CMGI, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Vice President, Finance Former
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Vice President, Global Books & Home Entertainment-Finance. Former
Mutual, Inc. Former
CMGI, Inc. Treasurer Former
University of New Haven M.B.A. Former
Boston College B.S. in Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Current

D. Joseph Thayer has served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the info USA Group since February 2005, as President of the info USA Small Business Group from May 1999 to February 2005, as Senior Vice President of the info USA Vertical Markets Group from October 1997 to May 1999, and as a Vice President and General Manager since joining the Company in 1993. Prior to that, Mr. Thayer worked as a manager for US West, Inc., and as a legislative aide handling foreign trade and agricultural issues in the United States House of Representatives. Mr. Thayer holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Nebraska, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Auburn University.

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Executive Vice President, infoUSA Group Current

Thomas J. McCusker was hired as Executive Vice President for Business Conduct and General Counsel in December 2008 and was appointed Secretary in January 2009. Mr. McCusker previously served for fourteen years as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. Prior to joining Mutual of Omaha, he was a partner with the law firm of Kutak Rock LLP. He began his legal career with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York City. Mr. McCusker is a Cum Laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a Cum Laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame School of Law.

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Executive Vice President, Business Conduct & General Counsel Current
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company Executive Vice President & General Counsel Former

Todd Lowdon joins infoGROUP with more than 20 years of experience in marketing, online services, software, media and publishing, and management consulting. Most recently he held senior management roles at LexisNexis, Ampent Inc., and AOL.

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Executive Vice President, E-Commerce Strategies Current

Immediately prior to joining infoUSA, Mr. Galvan spent four years with Yahoo! Inc. as the Director of Business Development. Based out of Mountain View, California he was responsible for managing the Business Development and Account Management teams at Yahoo!. In this capacity, Mr. Galvan managed activities across a number of properties including Yellow Pages, Local, Search, Real Estate, Classifieds, Pets, Maps, City Guides, Autos, tickets, and employment. Prior to this, Mr. Galvan was with Voquette, Inc., as the Senior Director of Business Development. He has also worked with America Online, Netscape, Unisys, and Motorola. He is a graduate of Stanford University.

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Senior Vice President, Business Development Current

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infoGROUP, Inc. Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations Current

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infoGROUP, Inc. Vice President, Finance Current

Mr. Stormy Dean has been the Executive Vice President/General Manager of Database Group Sales at infoGROUP Inc. (NASDAQ:IUSA) since December 2008. Mr. Dean previously served as Chief Financial Officer at infoGROUP from February 2006 to December 2008 and as the Principal Accounting Officer of the Company from December 2005 to February 2006. Mr. Dean has been employed by the Company since 1995, except during the period from October 2003 to August 2004. He served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from January 2000 through October 2003, as the Corporate Controller from September 1998 until January 2000 and as the acting Chief Financial Officer from January 1999 to August 1999. From August 1995 to September 1998, Mr. Dean served as the Company’s tax director. Mr. Dean holds a B.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He also obtained his Certified Public Accountant Certificate from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Executive Vice President & General Manager, Data Group Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former

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infoGROUP, Inc. Director, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Director, Investor Relations Current

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infoGROUP, Inc. Director, Marketing Current

Alan Heckart has had a 17-year career in Senior Accounting and Finance positions including approximately 12 years of experience with various publicly held organizations such as Pizza Hut, Inc (previous subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc.) and Gateway, Inc. Most recently he served as the Senior Manager of Financial Reporting at Gateway, Inc. (NYSE:GTW), the third largest PC company in the U.S. where he was responsible for a staff of professionals in various accounting and financial reporting functions. He worked for 3 years at Baird, Kurtz, and Dobson in various audit positions, including Senior Auditor. Mr. Heckart earned a BS in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Kansas and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Corporate Controller Current

Peter Bardwick came to Reactrix because of the opportunity it represented; make advertising fun and engaging by bringing a 21st century technology to the out-of-home advertising market. Realizing that Reactrix offers a unique solution to the needs of advertisers, venues and consumers, Bardwick took advantage of the opportunity to create a national network seen by millions of consumers every week and in the process, meet his own passion for building great businesses. Bardwick brought with him 20 years of experience in finance. Beginning his career at Salomon Brothers and Citicorp Investment Bank in New York, he transitioned to corporate management in 1989 as VP Finance for WestWood One, the world?s largest radio network company. Since that time he has held CFO, COO and CEO positions for both public and private companies including Digital Path Networks, infoUSA.com, CBS MarketWatch, and the Beasley Broadcast Group. As CFO for CBS MarketWatch, Peter was responsible for a highly successful IPO. Peter has raised in excess of $10 billion for companies at which he was an executive which were investment-banking clients. Peter holds and MBA in Finance and BA in Political Science, from the University of Michigan.

Organization Position Status
Reactrix Chief Financial Officer Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Current
Healthcare Data Solutions Board of Directors Current
CBS Marketwatch Cfo Former
CBS Marketwatch Executive Former
Citicorp Investment Bank Former
University of Michigan MBA In Finance Former
University of Michigan Ba In Political Science Former

Mr. Longwell most recently was law clerk to the Honorable Stephen G. Breyer of the United States Supreme Court. He is a former associate with the law firms of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, in New York, and Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd Evans & Fiegel PLLC, in Washington, where he practiced complex commercial litigation and regulatory law. He also clerked for the Honorable Douglas H. Ginsburg of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and for the Honorable Vaughn R. Walker of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Georgia School of Law.

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. General Counsel & Secretary Current

Since 2001, Josh Brody has praised the market Military.com serves, in addition to super-charging advertising revenue from premier brand advertisers and their agencies. Josh serves as the site specialist for the Monster Media group and is responsible for sales training, development, and idea creation. He also creates custom programs that answer the needs of online marketers and assist the national sales force with revenue achievement. Josh comes to Military.com from multiple online publishers (having served in the heyday of the Internet) including Sega.com, InfoUSA.com and AuctionWatch.com. Prior to online sales roles, Josh worked at the largest branding and name creation company in the United States responsible for brand name development of new products with a focus on pharmaceuticals. Josh holds a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York, College at New Paltz.

Organization Position Status
Military Advantage, Inc. Director, Sales Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Current
The State University of New York Bachelor of Arts Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Petsky Prunier LLC Managing Director Current
Alpine Investors LP Former
YesMail, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Premier Enterprises Chief Executive Officer Current
Premier Enterprises President Current
CSG Systems International, Inc. Consultant, the Premier Group Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Chairman Current
Vin Gupta Board of Directors Current
Triplex Direct Marketing Corporation Board of Directors Current
Pulte Homes, Inc. Director Current
Emarketing & Commerce Board of Directors Current
Salesforcewatch Board of Directors Current
CSG Systems International, Inc. Director Current
American Business Travels Board of Directors Current
Boston Edison Company Chief Executive Officer Former
Boston Edison Company President Former
Boston Edison Company Chairman Former
infoGROUP, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Nebraska - Lincoln MBA Former
University of Nebraska M.B.A. Former
Creighton University BS Degree In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Bank of Naples CEO Current
Robin's Attorney Current
American Business Travels Director Current
Emarketing & Commerce Director Current
Vin Gupta Board of Directors Current
Salesforcewatch Board of Directors Current
Triplex Direct Marketing Corporation Director Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Best Buy Co., Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lease Return USA Board of Directors Current
Rightpriceinvesting Board of Directors Current
Bank of Naples President Former
Bank of Naples Owner Former
Bank of Naples Chairman of the Board of Directors Former
Robin's Chairman Former
Bank of Naples Director Former
University of Minnesota J.D. Former
University of Minnesota B.A. In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Classmates Media Corporation Board of Directors Current
Dolby Laboratories Inc. Board of Directors Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Board of Directors Current
E.piphany, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Former
KPMG LLP Chief Operating Officer Former
KPMG LLP Deputy Chairman Former
E.piphany, Inc. Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Mediabin Inc Board Member Current
Odetics, Inc. Director Current
Bellarmine University Board of Trustees Current
Iteris, Inc. Board of Directors Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vantive Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer Former
HAHT Commerce, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Former
Ajuba Solutions Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Former
GXS President & Chief Operating Officer Former
E-Business Senior Vice President Former
3Com Corporation Senior Vice President, E-Business & Chief Information Officer Former
Sara Lee Corporation Vice President Former
Vantive Corporation Chairman Former
HAHT Commerce, Inc. Chairman Former
Bellarmine University Bachelor of Science Degree In Commerce Former

Organization Position Status
infoGROUP, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Vin Gupta Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Current
Everest Funds Management, LLC President Current
Everest Funds Management, LLC Founder and Chairman Current
American Business Travels Board of Directors Current
infoGROUP, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Emarketing & Commerce Board of Directors Current
Triplex Direct Marketing Corporation Board of Directors Current
Salesforcewatch Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Former
infoGROUP, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Former
infoGROUP, Inc. Founder Former
Vin Gupta Board of Directors Current
Salesforcewatch Board of Directors Former
University of Nebraska Master, Engineering Former
Indian Institute of Technology Bachelor's In Engineering Former

Executive News

  • infoGROUP Announces Date and Location of Its 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

    Business Wire - 8/11/09 - View Story

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     IUSA $8.02 -0.12 (-1.47% )
Average Volume 178,666
Shares Outstanding 57.52M
Market Cap 461.3M
Year High 8.99
Year Low 2.24
Earnings Per Share 0.09
P/E Ratio 89.11
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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