Lycos Inc.

Brian Kalinowski is responsible for developing and implementing Lycos's business and operations strategies. Brian brings an innovative corporate vision to his management and direction of Lycos's diverse suite of products and services.

Don Kosak is responsible for Lycos software engineering, integration, operation, and new product development. In 1995, as Director of Research and Development, Don was a co-founder of WiseWire, a collaborative community web site.

Kevin Baillie oversees the financial operations of Lycos including financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, tax and internal controls.

Dan Sullivan oversees all legal work of the organization, litigation, antitrust matters and legal policies for day-to-day operations.

Chuck Ball oversees the Ad Sales, Marketing and Business Development units of Lycos, as well as all product innovation including the recently released Lycos Cinema and Webon social publishing platforms. Chuck first joined the senior management team at Lycos in Sept. 2007 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. A seasoned marketing, new media and entertainment executive, Chuck brings to Lycos more than 25 years experience in brand and product marketing, business development, and general management, serving previously in executive marketing roles for Movielink, LLC., Vivendi Universal, Disney/Buena Vista Home Entertainment, and Proctor & Gamble. Prior to joining Lycos, Chuck most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer of Movielink, a leading downloadable movie web company funded by 5 Major Studios recently acquired by Blockbuster, and later served as SVP of Marketing & Category GM for a privately held Consumer Packaged Goods Company. Prior to that, he worked for a DVD technology company, Flexplay Technologies, Inc., serving as EVP of Studio Relations, responsible for ongoing Marketing/Promotion efforts and relations with major film and gaming studios. Chuck has also successfully led efforts in venture-backed startup companies as VP of Marketing and Business Development for FasTV.com, searchable video on the web; as Chairman of Mediacentrix, a convergent barter syndication company and as EVP and GM of the Magnitude Network, a provider of Internet Services to Radio Broadcasters. Chuck holds an MBA Degree from the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia, and a B.A. in Political Science/Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

We could not have cloned a better European chief of global development and research than Chris: the smarts, the soul, the artistic talent, it's all there in the eclectic mix, a la PortiCo. Born and raised in France, Chris was a psychology student at Paris VII University when she fell in love with Afro American Jazz culture. Soon after she decided to come to New York and perform with her saxophone at the likes of "Small's Paradise," one of that city's few remaining legendary clubs. A woman of many interests, Chris is fascinated by the process of bringing creativity to business and new ventures. In fact, she spoke the dot-com patois before any of us could spell it. Her first involvement with new-media started in 1994 when she joined Gaumont, a leading movie producer and distributor as Director of its Multimedia Studio. She says the stress of coordinating vast projects with severely tight deadlines, traveling worldwide, negotiating global deals with North American and Asian partners - and managing a staff of a hundred creative and free spirited people did a lot for her interest in long-distance running and rock climbing. In 1997, Chris started 9A+ Conseils, her own consulting business in New Media, while finishing an MBA at ESCP/EAP, one of the leading business schools in Europe. She has since initiated and facilitated many think tank groups on the merging of media, inviting as guest speakers CEOs from major companies such as Vivendi Universal, Business Object, Lycos, or Yahoo.