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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Brian Sharples

52 2011 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Lynn Atchison

53 Chief Financial Officer, Secretary

Brent Bellm

41 2010 Chief Operating Officer

Ross Buhrdorf

48 2005 Chief Technology Officer

Carl Shepherd

60 2005 Chief Strategy and Development Officer, Director

Thomas Hale

44 2010 Chief Product Officer

Charles Baker

46 2011 Independent Director

Simon Breakwell

45 2012 Independent Director

Jeffrey Brody

52 2005 Independent Director

Kevin Krone

45 2013 Independent Director

Christopher Marshall

44 2008 Independent Director

Tina Sharkey

48 2012 Independent Director

Robert Solomon

46 2009 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Brian Sharples

Mr. Brian H. Sharples serves as Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Homeaway Inc. He is one of Co-Founders, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since inception in April 2004 and has served as Chairman of the Board since March 2011. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Sharples was an angel investor from 2001 to 2004 and also served as Chief Executive Officer of Elysium Partners, Inc., a company in the vacation club ownership market, from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Sharples served as President and Chief Executive Officer of IntelliQuest Information Group, Inc., a supplier of marketing data and research to Fortune 500 technology companies, from 1996 to 2001, as President from 1991 to 1996, and as Senior Vice President from 1989 to 1991. Prior to IntelliQuest, Mr. Sharples was Chief Executive Officer of Practical Productions, Inc., an event-based automotive distribution business, from 1988 to 1989 and a consultant with Bain & Company from 1986 to 1988. Mr. Sharples also serves on the boards of directors of WhaleShark Media, Inc. and Kayak Software Corporation. Mr. Sharples holds a B.S. in math and economics from Colby College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Lynn Atchison

Ms. Lynn Atchison serves as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Homeaway Inc. She has served as Chief Financial Officer since August 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Atchison was Chief Financial Officer of Infoglide Software Corporation, an enterprise software provider, from February 2004 to August 2006. From October 2003 to January 2004, Ms. Atchison worked as a business consultant for Range Online Media, an Internet marketing firm. From May 1996 to April 2003, Ms. Atchison served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Administration of Hoover’s, Inc., a provider of online business information. From November 1994 to April 1996, Ms. Atchison served as Chief Financial Officer of Travelogix, Inc., a provider of travel ticketing systems software. From May 1990 to November 1994, Ms. Atchison worked as a consultant providing controller functions for software, technology and non-profit organizations, including Trilogy Development, a provider of sales automation software, and Austin American Technology. Prior to that, Ms. Atchison worked for eight years as an accountant with Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. Atchison holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Stephen F. Austin State University.

Brent Bellm

Mr. Brent Bellm serves as Chief Operating Officer of Homeaway Inc. From October 2009 to June 2010, Mr. Bellm served as Vice President of Global Product and Experience of PayPal, Inc., an online payment services provider and subsidiary of eBay Inc., and as Chief Executive Officer of PayPal (Europe) Ltd. from October 2005 to September 2009. Before joining PayPal, Mr. Bellm served as Director of Corporate Strategy of eBay from April 2001 to December 2002. Previously, Mr. Bellm held positions at McKinsey & Company, focusing on the retail, e-commerce and payment industries, and at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Bellm holds a B.A. in economics and international relations from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Ross Buhrdorf

Mr. Ross A. Buhrdorf serves as Chief Technology Officer of Homeaway Inc. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Buhrdorf served as Vice President of Engineering of BetweenMarkets, Inc., a platform for ensuring business-to-business information quality, from June 2004 to June 2005. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Buhrdorf served as Vice President of Engineering of Salion, Inc., an enterprise CRM solution for supply-side manufacturing, and from 1997 to 2000 he served as Vice President of Engineering of Excite.com, a search engine company. Since 1993, Mr. Buhrdorf also has owned and consulted with a variety of software companies. Mr. Buhrdorf holds a B.S. in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin.

Carl Shepherd

Mr. Carl G. Shepherd serves as Chief Strategy and Development Officer and Director of Homeaway Inc. He is one of Co-Founders and has served as Chief Strategy and Development Officer since February 2005. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Shepherd worked as a consultant from March 2003 to February 2005. Mr. Shepherd served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hoover’s, Inc., a provider of online business information, from June 1997 to March 2003. From August 1995 to June 1997, Mr. Shepherd served as Vice President of Business Development of Human Code Inc., a software development company. From December 1992 to March 1995, Mr. Shepherd served as Chief Financial Officer of Hanley Wood, LLC, a trade magazine publisher. Mr. Shepherd has held positions with both consumer and trade magazine publishers, including Texas Monthly, Building and Remodeling and the Dallas Morning News. Previously, Mr. Shepherd was a senior manager with Andersen Consulting in New York. Mr. Shepherd holds a B.A. in business administration from Texas Christian University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Thomas Hale

Mr. Thomas E. Hale serves as Chief Product Officer of Homeaway Inc. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hale served as Chief Product officer of Linden Research, Inc., an online game and virtual community provider, from October 2008 to May 2010. From December 2007 to October 2008, Mr. Hale served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Redpoint Ventures, a venture capital firm. From September 1995 to October 2007, Mr. Hale held various positions, including Senior Vice President of the Knowledge Worker Business Unit at Adobe Systems Incorporated and Macromedia, Inc. Mr. Hale has served on the board of directors of IntraLinks, Inc., a provider of Software-as-a-Service solutions, since May 2008. Mr. Hale holds a B.A. in history and literature from Harvard University.

Charles Baker

Mr. Charles C. Baker serves as an Independent Director of Homeaway Inc. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of ZipRealty, Inc., a residential real estate brokerage firm and provider of technology systems to real estate agents and brokerages, since October 2010. From December 2008 to October 2010, Mr. Baker served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ZipRealty, Inc. From March 2005 to June 2007, Mr. Baker served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Monster Worldwide, Inc., an online recruitment services company. From June 1993 to March 2005, Mr. Baker served in positions of increasing responsibility in the Equity Research department at Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup, Inc., serving as Managing Director from January 2000 to March 2005. Mr. Baker serves on the board of directors of ZipRealty, Inc. and XO Group Inc., a life stages media company targeting couples planning their weddings and lives together. Mr. Baker holds a B.A. in history from Yale College.

Simon Breakwell

Mr. Simon J. Breakwell serves as an Independent Director of Homeaway Inc. He was also appointed to serve on the Audit Committee. Since 2001, Mr. Breakwell has served as the President, Founder and a director of Expedia International, Inc., a subsidiary of Expedia, Inc. Prior to becoming the President of Expedia International, Inc., Mr. Breakwell spent seven years in senior business roles in Expedia, Inc., the Travel Group (acquired by Expedia, Inc.) and British Airways. Mr. Breakwell holds an M.B.A. from Lancaster University and a B.A. from Portsmouth Polytechnic.

Jeffrey Brody

Mr. Jeffrey D. Brody serves as an Independent Director of Homeaway Inc. Mr. Brody is a founding partner of Redpoint Ventures. He also serves as a managing member of Brentwood Venture Capital. Mr. Brody serves on the boards of several private companies, including 55Social, Kodiak Networks, MobiTV, Shoes4You, Tantalus, The Receivables Exchange, Viajanet and Xango. Mr. Brody was an early investor and director of Danger (acquired by Microsoft), Fraud Sciences (acquired by eBay), LifeSize Communications (acquired by Logitech), Concur Technologies (CNQR), Loopnet (LOOP), Zing Systems (acquired by OpenWave), ViaVideo (acquired by Polycom) and WebTV (acquired by Microsoft). Mr. Brody holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Kevin Krone

Mr. Kevin Krone has been appointed as Independent Director of HomeAway, Inc., effective April 29, 2013. Since February 2013, Mr. Krone has served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Southwest Airlines Co., where he has held various roles since 1992. Prior to his appointment as the Chief Marketing Officer, from October 2005 to January 2013, Mr. Krone served as the Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Distribution of Southwest Airlines Co. Mr. Krone holds an M.B.A. and a B.A. in Finance, each from the University of Illinios.

Christopher Marshall

Mr. Christopher P. Marshall serves as an Independent Director of Homeaway Inc. Mr. Marshall is a General Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures (“TCV”), a private equity and venture capital firm focused on information technology companies. Prior to joining TCV in 2008, Mr. Marshall spent 12 years as a Managing Director at Trident Capital, a venture capital and private equity firm focused on the software, business services and Internet markets. Earlier in his career, Mr. Marshall worked for Banque Paribas and the Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Marshall also serves on the boards of directors of XATA Corporation, and TheStreet, Inc. Mr. Marshall holds a B.A. in Economics from Hamilton College and an M.B.A. from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Tina Sharkey

Ms. Tina Sharkey serves as an Independent Director of Homeaway Inc. From 2007 to 2012, Ms. Sharkey served as Chairman and Global President of BabyCenter LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson. Prior to that, Ms. Sharkey held various positions, including Senior Vice President, General Manager of America Online Inc. from 2003 to 2006. From 2004 to 2006, Ms. Sharkey served as Senior Vice President and General Manager a portfolio of AOL properties including AOL.com and AOL Instant Messenger. Ms.Sharkey holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Robert Solomon

Mr. Robert G. Solomon serves as an Independent Director of Homeaway Inc. He served as Chief Operating Officer and President of Groupon, Inc., a consumer discount website, from March 2010 through March 2011. Prior to joining Groupon, Mr. Solomon was a venture partner with Technology Crossover Ventures (“TCV”), a private equity and venture capital firm focused on information technology companies. From January 2006 to February 2008, Mr. Solomon served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SideStep, Inc., an online travel search engine acquired by Kayak Software Corporation in December 2007. Prior to his time at SideStep, Mr. Solomon held various positions at Yahoo! Inc., an Internet content and services developer, including Senior Vice President of Commerce from February 2000 to January 2006 and Vice President and General Manager of Shopping Group from February 2000 to January 2006. Previously, Mr. Solomon worked for Zaplet, Inc., FireDrop, Inc., Cendant Corporation, Electronic Arts Inc. and GolfWeb, Inc. Mr. Solomon serves on the advisory boards and boards of directors of several private companies. Mr. Solomon holds a B.A. in history from the University of California at Berkeley.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Brian Sharples

11,695,400

Lynn Atchison

1,539,260

Brent Bellm

1,173,660

Ross Buhrdorf

1,190,800

Carl Shepherd

1,534,510

Thomas Hale

3,528,200

Charles Baker

--

Simon Breakwell

--

Jeffrey Brody

--

Kevin Krone

--

Christopher Marshall

--

Tina Sharkey

--

Robert Solomon

--
As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Brian Sharples

60,000 1,113,600

Lynn Atchison

105,000 2,138,850

Brent Bellm

0 0

Ross Buhrdorf

17,500 331,226

Carl Shepherd

187,500 3,358,120

Thomas Hale

0 0

Charles Baker

0 0

Simon Breakwell

0 0

Jeffrey Brody

0 0

Kevin Krone

0 0

Christopher Marshall

0 0

Tina Sharkey

0 0

Robert Solomon

0 0
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