Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Classmates Online, Inc. |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| United Online, Inc. |
CEO |
Current |
| Cafemom |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Clubmom, Inc. |
Clubmom Co-Founder |
Current |
| United Online, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Governors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Clubmom, Inc. |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Former |
| Einstein/Noah Bagel Corporation |
CEO |
Former |
| Netzero |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| L.A. Gear, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Einstein/Noah Bagel Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Revlon, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| L.A. Gear, Inc. |
Coo |
Former |
| Reebok International Ltd. |
Chief Marketing Officer |
Former |
| Revlon, Inc. |
Vice President, Worldwide Marketing |
Former |
| Reebok International Ltd. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Netzero |
Chairman |
Former |
| Netzero |
Director |
Former |
| Einstein/Noah Bagel Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| United Online, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| The Ohio State University |
B.S.B.A. In Marketing and Finance |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| United Online, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| United Online, Inc. |
Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| United Online, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Ph.D. In Applied Mathematics |
Former |
| New York University |
B.S. In Nuclear Engineering |
Former |
JEREMY HELFAND is Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer. He is responsible for the United Online Media Group, which sells advertising and partnerships via Classmates, NetZero, Juno and MySite. His oversight includes direct and agency sales, wholesale sales, advertising operations and inventory management and planning functions. Previously, he served as senior vice president and general manager of Advertising.com, a division of American Online, Inc. that provides interactive-marketing services. During his tenure at Advertising.com, Helfand served on the executive committee charged with the strategic vision that eventually led to the company's $497-million acquisition by AOL/Time Warner. In five years at Advertising.com, Helfand implemented revenue strategies, incentive and training programs that contributed to more than a six-fold increase in revenue, along with the doubling in the size of the company's sales force. Prior to Advertising.com, Helfand was a manager at Arthur Anderson, LLP where he oversaw a suite of high-profile clients including Blue Cross Blue Shield and London Fog. A certified public accountant, Helfand received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Loyola College and a M.B.A pending from Johns Hopkins University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| United Online, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Stategy Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| United Online, Inc. |
Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President |
Current |
FREDERIC A. RANDALL, JR. has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel since March 1999. Mr. Randall was appointed secretary in May 1999. Prior to joining NetZero, Mr. Randall was a partner at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP from January 1991, and an associate from 1984 to December 1990. Mr. Randall received his B.A. in English literature with distinction from the University of Michigan and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| United Online, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison |
Partner |
Current |
| United Online, Inc. |
Secretary |
Current |
| Classmates Online, Inc. |
Secretary |
Current |
| Netzero |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP |
Partner |
Former |
| Netzero |
General Counsel |
Former |
| United Online, Inc. |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP |
Associate |
Former |
| Netzero |
Secretary |
Former |
| University of San Francisco School of Law |
J.D |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
B.A. In English Literature |
Former |
ROBERT J. TARAGAN is President of United Online's Communications Segment. Mr. Taragan joined NetZero in 2000 and served in a variety of executive leadership roles prior to being promoted to President of United Online's Communications segment in 2008. Earlier in his career, he spent 21 years at Nielsen Media Research, where he served in key management roles including Executive Vice President of Marketing and General Manager of Local Services. Highlights of Mr. Taragan's tenure at the company include maintaining operating responsibility for producing Nielsen TV ratings in all U.S. television markets, establishing the Nielsen Sports Marketing Service business, managing Nielsen's local market service during its victorious competitive battle with Arbitron, and implementing the rollout of the People Meter as a new data collection tool. He has been a featured speaker at many industry events, including the Broadcast & Cable Financial Management Executives annual conference, the Radio & Television Research Council, the Television Bureau of Advertising annual conference, the Advertising Research Foundation's Children's Workshop and the Electronic Media Workshop. In addition, Mr. Taragan has been a guest lecturer at C.W. Post College, Baruch College and UCLA. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Colgate University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| United Online, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Cybertarget |
Gm |
Current |
| Nielsen Media Research, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Marketing |
Former |
| Nielsen Media Research, Inc. |
Gm |
Former |
| Baruch College |
Guest Lecturer |
Former |
| C.W. Post College |
Guest Lecturer |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Guest Lecturer |
Former |
| Colgate University |
B.A. In Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| United Online, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Marketing Operations |
Current |
Array
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Path Reliability, Inc. |
Founder, Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| United Online, Inc. |
|
Current |
| FileNet Corporation |
|
Current |
| Israeli Air Force |
|
Former |
| Warner Bros Inc. |
Project Manager |
Former |
DR. CAROL A. SCOTT, PH.D., is a professor of marketing and faculty director of the Executive Program at The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Scott has been on the faculty at UCLA since 1977, and served the school in a variety of administrative positions from 1986 through 1994, including chairman of the faculty and associate dean for academic affairs. She was also a visiting associate professor at the Harvard Business School in 1985, and was on the faculty at Ohio State University for three years prior to joining UCLA in 1977. Dr. Scott is a frequent author and lecturer and has served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Consumer Research since 1980.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| United Online, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Marketingprofs, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Journal of Consumer Research, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Professor of Marketing |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
Associate Professor |
Former |
| The Ohio State University |
Faculty |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Chairman |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Patriot Communications LLC |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| U.S. International Media LLC |
Founder, Chairman, CEO |
Current |
| Patriot Communications LLC |
Chairman |
Current |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation |
Director |
Current |
| Westwood One, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| St. John's Hospital |
Director |
Current |
| United Online, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dagger, Inc. |
Member |
Current |
| Skirball Cultural Center |
Member |
Current |
| The Silver Shield Foundation |
Member |
Current |
| U.S. Army |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| U.S. International Media LLC |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Initiative: Media |
Founder |
Former |
| Patriot Communications LLC |
Owner |
Former |
| U.S. Army |
Account Director |
Former |
| U.S. International Media LLC |
Client Services Director |
Former |
| Foote, Cone Belding |
|
Former |
| Dennis Holt |
|
Former |
| Initiative: Media |
Chairman |
Former |
| United Online, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Netzero |
Director |
Former |
| Metro Networks, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| University of Southern California |
B.A. In Administration |
Former |
| New York University |
|
Former |
| Rutgers University |
|
Former |
HOWARD G. PHANSTIEL has served as one of our directors since October 2008. Mr. Phanstiel has more than 30 years of senior-level operating experience, including serving as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Fortune 200 companies. During a recent operating role at PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc., he advanced from Chief Financial Officer to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and engineered a financial turnaround that ultimately led to the successful sale of PacifiCare to UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. Mr. Phanstiel later served as an Executive Vice President at UnitedHealth Group following the acquisition. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Syracuse University and a Master in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Public Affairs and Citizenship at Syracuse University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| United Online, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| PacifiCare Health Systems, LLC |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| PacifiCare Health Systems, LLC |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| PacifiCare Health Systems, LLC |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| UnitedHealth Group Incorporated |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. |
Executive Positions |
Former |
| PacifiCare Health Systems, LLC |
Principal Executive Officer |
Former |
| Citibank, N.A. |
Executive Positions |
Former |
| PacifiCare Health Systems, LLC |
Chairman |
Former |
| Syracuse University |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
Former |
KEN COLEMAN has served as one of our directors since September 2001. Mr. Coleman founded ITM Software and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since May 2002. In May 2001, Mr. Coleman founded Coleman Consulting and consulted on various strategic matters for several companies through May 2002. From 1987 through May 2001, he held various positions, including Executive Vice President of Global Sales, Service and Marketing, with Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mr. Coleman serves on the board of directors of MIPS Technologies, Inc. and Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Coleman received his B.S. and M.B.A. from Ohio State University.
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