People: Blucora Inc (BCOR.OQ)

BCOR.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market

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1 Aug 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

John Cunningham

55 2011 Independent Chairman of the Board

William Ruckelshaus

48 2011 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Eric Emans

39 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer

Michael Glover

50 2013 President of InfoSpace LLC

JoAnn Kintzel

47 2012 President of 2nd Story Software, Inc. (TaxACT)

George Allen

38 2012 Executive Vice President - Corporate Development

Linda Schoemaker

49 2011 General Counsel, Secretary

Lance Dunn

50 2012 Independent Director

Jules Haimovitz

62 2005 Independent Director

Steven Hooper

60 2011 Independent Director

Elizabeth Huebner

55 2009 Independent Director

Andrew Snyder

42 2011 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

John Cunningham

Mr. John E. Cunningham, IV, is Independent Chairman of the Board of Blucora Inc. He has served as a director of Blucora since July 1998 and as the Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2011. Mr. Cunningham also served as Lead Independent Director of Blucora from February 2010 through December 2010. Mr. Cunningham has been a general partner of Clear Fir Partners, L.P., a venture capital investment partnership, since February 1998. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of RealCom Office Communications Inc., a national telecom services company. From July 2006 to June 2008, he served as a board member of Citel Technologies, Inc., a telecommunications company, and also served as its non-executive Chairman from January 2004 to July 2006. Currently, Mr. Cunningham serves as a board member of RealNetworks, Inc., AudienceScience, Inc. and Qliance, Inc. and as an advisor to Petra Growth Fund II.

William Ruckelshaus

Mr. William J. Ruckelshaus is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Blucora Inc. He has served as a director of Blucora since May 2007. Mr. Ruckelshaus has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Blucora since November 2010. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of Blucora, Mr. Ruckelshaus served as Chief Financial Officer of AudienceScience, Inc. (formerly known as RevenueScience, Inc.), a digital advertising, technology, and services company, from May 2006 to November 2010. Mr. Ruckelshaus also served as Chief Operating Officer of AudienceScience for two years. From July 2002 to April 2006, he served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Expedia, Inc., an online travel agency, where he oversaw Expedia’s mergers and acquisitions and led the corporate strategic planning effort.

Eric Emans

Mr. Eric Michael Emans is Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Blucora Inc., since August 2011. Before being named to these roles, Mr. Emans had served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, beginning in January 2008. Mr. Emans joined the Company as Corporate Controller in September 2006, but had previously held various positions at the Company from September 2003 to December 2005, including Manager, Revenue Assurance and Senior Manager, Finance. From December 2005 to September 2006, he served as Director, Mobile Operations, at Corbis Corporation, a provider of visual content and rights services. He began his career as an auditor at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Emans is a graduate of Western Washington University and the University of Washington.

Michael Glover

Mr. Michael J. Glover has been appointed as President of InfoSpace LLC, a subsidiary Company of Blucora, Inc., effective April 11, 2013. He previously served as Vice President, Distribution and Business Development from October 2008 to April 2013. Mr. Glover has held various positions in Business Development since joining the Company in October 2000. From April 2008 to September 2008, he served as Vice President, Business Development. From April 2006 to March 2008, he served as Senior Director, Business Development, after serving as Director, Business Development from June 2004 to April 2006. From January 2004 to June 2004, he served as Senior Manager, Business Development, after serving as Business Development Manager from October 2000 to December 2003. Mr. Glover is a graduate of Oregon State University.

JoAnn Kintzel

Ms. JoAnn Z. Kintzel is President of 2nd Story Software, Inc. (TaxACT), a subsidiary Company of Blucora Inc. Ms. Kintzel has served as president of 2nd Story Software since June 2010, and upon the acquisition of 2nd Story Software by the Company in January 2012, she became the principal operating executive of the TaxACT business. Prior to her appointment as President, Ms. Kintzel served as 2nd Story Software’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, beginning in 2006. Prior to 2nd Story Software, Ms. Kintzel worked at AEGON USA Investment Management, a global life insurance and investment provider, as Vice President, Assistant Controller, and Senior Accounting Manager. Ms. Kintzel is a graduate of Mount Mercy College.

George Allen

Mr. George Allen is Executive Vice President - Corporate Development of Blucora Inc., since May 2012. He served as a consultant since October 2011. He is responsible for overseeing the Company’s corporate and business development efforts, including mergers and acquisitions. From May 2010 to May 2012, Mr. Allen was the founder and managing partner of Geronimo Capital LLC, an investment research firm focused on the telecom, media, and technology mid-cap investment sector. Prior to founding Geronimo Capital, Mr. Allen served as principal for nine years at Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm where he oversaw private equity investments in telecom, media, and technology companies. He began his corporate development career as an associate analyst at Goldman Sachs Asia with assignments in both Hong Kong and New York. Mr. Allen is a graduate of Yale University.

Linda Schoemaker

Ms. Linda A. Schoemaker is General Counsel and Secretary of Blucora Inc. Prior to joining InfoSpace, since June 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Schoemaker served as in-house counsel for Verdiem Corporation, a power management software company, from February 2009 to June 2011. Before Verdiem, she served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for aQuantive, Inc., a digital marketing service and technology company, from February 2004 until its acquisition by Microsoft Corporation in August 2007. From December 2000 to February 2004, she served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Advanced Digital Information Corporation (ADIC), a manufacturer of tape libraries and storage management software. Before joining ADIC, Ms. Schoemaker was a partner in the law firm Perkins Coie LLP. Ms. Schoemaker is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Michigan Law School.

Lance Dunn

Mr. Lance G. Dunn has been appointed as Independent Director of Blucora, Inc., effective August 2, 2012. Mr. Dunn was a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of 2nd Story Software, Inc., the operator of the TaxACT business, until January 31, 2012, when the TaxACT business was acquired by the Company. From the closing of this acquisition until August 1, 2012, Mr. Dunn served as 2nd Story Software’s Vice President, Development. Prior to co-founding 2nd Story in 1998, Mr. Dunn was Vice President of Software Development at Parsons Technology, Inc., where he played a role in the development and growth of Parson’s tax software.

Jules Haimovitz

Mr. Jules Haimovitz is Independent Director of Blucora Inc., since October 2005. Since July 2007, he has served as President of Haimovitz Consulting, a media consulting firm. From July 2002 to July 2007, Mr. Haimovitz served as Vice Chairman and Managing Partner of Dick Clark Productions, Inc., a producer of programming for television, cable networks, and syndicators. From June 1999 to July 2004, Mr. Haimovitz served in various capacities at Metro Goldwyn Mayer Inc. Mr. Haimovitz’s career has also included experience as a director and CEO of VJN, Inc., executive and director at Spelling Entertainment, Inc., executive at King World Productions and Viacom, Inc., and director of Orion Pictures Corporation and Onstage Entertainment. Mr. Haimovitz served as a director of Imclone, Inc. from May 2007 to November 2008 and of Blockbuster, Inc. from May 2006 to April 2011. Mr. Haimovitz has been a director at Dial Global (previously Westwood One, Inc.) since November 2011, where he serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee.

Steven Hooper

Mr. Steven W. Hooper is Independent Director of Blucora Inc., since April 2011. Mr. Hooper is a founding partner of Ignition Partners, a venture capital firm, where he has invested in telecommunications and wireless companies since Ignition’s founding in March 2000. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Hooper served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nextlink Communications, Inc. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Hooper served as Chief Executive Officer of Teledesic LLC. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Hooper served as CEO of AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. Prior to joining AT&T Wireless, Mr. Hooper was an executive with McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., where he, among other roles, served as CEO for a variety of McCaw-affiliated companies. In addition, Mr. Hooper represents Ignition Partners as a director on the boards of a number of privately-held companies in which Ignition has invested and served as a trustee of Seattle University from 1995 to 2009.

Elizabeth Huebner

Ms. Elizabeth J. Huebner is Independent Director of Blucora Inc., since May 2009. Ms. Huebner retired from a 26-year career in the finance sector in 2006. Prior to retiring, Ms. Huebner was Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to 2006 at Getty Images, Inc., a provider of visual content and rights services. Prior to her service as Chief Financial Officer of Getty Images, Ms. Huebner was Chief Financial Officer of Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc. Ms. Huebner also formally served on the Board of Directors of Procera Networks, Inc.

Andrew Snyder

Mr. Andrew M. Snyder is Independent Director of Blucora, Inc. since August 2011. Mr. Snyder is CEO of Cambridge Information Group, Inc. (“CIG”) and Chairman of CIG’s subsidiaries, ProQuest LLC, R. R. Bowker LLC, and Navtech, Inc. Mr. Snyder also served on the Board of Directors of Navtech when it was an independent, publicly-held company, beginning in November 2005 and continuing through its merger with a CIG subsidiary in November 2007. Mr. Snyder has been employed by CIG since 2003 and has served as President or CEO since 2004. Prior to joining CIG, Mr. Snyder worked for the Goldman Sachs Group, most recently as Vice President in the Principal Investment Area, where he focused on traditional media, technology, and services investing for the firm’s investment fund. He also currently serves on the Board of The Association of American Publishers, and the Board of Overseers of Penn Libraries.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

John Cunningham

--

William Ruckelshaus

2,174,560

Eric Emans

498,992

Michael Glover

719,601

JoAnn Kintzel

864,626

George Allen

1,214,690

Linda Schoemaker

754,833

Lance Dunn

--

Jules Haimovitz

--

Steven Hooper

--

Elizabeth Huebner

--

Andrew Snyder

--
As Of 30 Dec 2012
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