People: Dice Holdings Inc (DHX)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Scot Melland	50	2007	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Durney	50	2013	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President - Industry Brands Group
Bennett Smith	50	2012	Chief Technology Officer
Brian Campbell	48	2003	Vice President - Business and Legal Affairs, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
James Bennett	42		Global Managing Director - eFinancialCareers
John Benson	51	2012	Managing Director - International
Golnar Sheikholeslami		2012	Director
John Barter	65	2007	Independent Director
H. Raymond Bingham	66	2009	Independent Director
Peter Ezersky	51	2005	Independent Director
David Gordon	70	2006	Independent Director
David Hodgson		2005	Independent Director
William Wyman	75	2006	Independent Director
Jennifer Bewley			Vice President - Investor Relations

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Biographies

Name	Description
Scot Melland	Mr. Scot W. Melland is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Dice Holdings, Inc. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director since joining predecessor, Dice Inc., in April 2001. Prior to joining the Company, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Vcommerce Corporation since 1999. From 1996 to 1999, he served as Vice President and later Senior Vice President-Interactive Services for Cendant Corporation. Previously, Mr. Melland served as Vice President, Investments and Alliances for Ameritech (now AT&T). Mr. Melland began his career as a consultant, joining McKinsey & Company in 1985. He is a member of the boards of directors of Globalspec, Inc. and Career Resources Inc., a nonprofit workforce development agency in Connecticut. He holds a B.S. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a M.B.A. from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business Administration.
Michael Durney	Mr. Michael P. Durney is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President - Industry Brands Group of Dice Holdings, Inc. Prior to joining the Company, he held the position of Vice President and Controller of USA Networks, Inc. (now known as IAC/InterActiveCorp.) from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Durney’s previous experience includes being the Chief Financial Officer of Newport Media, Inc. from 1996 to 1998, Executive Vice President, Finance of Hallmark Entertainment, Inc. from 1994 to 1996 and Vice President, Controller of Univision Television Group, Inc. from 1989 to 1994. Mr. Durney started his finance career at the accounting firm of Arthur Young & Company in 1983 and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York. He is the Chair of the Advisory Council of the School of Business and the Secretary of the board of directors of the College Foundation at the State University of New York at Oswego. Mr. Durney holds a B.S. degree in accounting from the State University of New York in Oswego.
Bennett Smith	Mr. Bennett Smith is Chief Technology Officer of Dice Holdings, Inc. He is responsible for developing and executing the technology strategy for the Company, including overseeing the Company’s engineering, development and technology operations teams and driving innovation through the development and use of new technologies. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Smith was with Orbitz Worldwide from 2005 to 2009 where he held roles of increasing responsibility culminating as Vice President, Global Enterprise Technology. From 1998 to 2004 he held the position of CEO at various start-up firms in Silicon Valley. From 1993 to 1998, he worked at FedEx Corporation ultimately as Managing Director, Integrated Technologies, e-Commerce and Logistics. Mr. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Quantitative Business Analysis from Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. in Information Systems Management from the University of Texas at Austin McCombs Graduate School of Business.
Brian Campbell	Mr. Brian P. Campbell is Vice President - Business and Legal Affairs, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of Dice Holdings, Inc. He has been Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs since June 2003. Mr. Campbell is responsible for managing the Company's legal affairs, including intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, corporate securities, real estate, litigation and employment law, as well as supervising outside counsel. Mr. Campbell also oversees the Company's privacy initiatives. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Campbell served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at CMP Media, where he worked since 1995. From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Campbell worked as a Corporate Associate at the law firm of Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, Alexander and Ferdon. He earned a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Virginia.
James Bennett	Mr. James Bennett is Global Managing Director - eFinancialCareers of Dice Holdings, Inc. After joining the company in 2004, Mr. Bennett led web development, sales and customer relationship teams and general management in Europe and Asia-Pacific regions in his first eight years with the company. He was named COO in October 2004, became Managing Director for EMEA in January 2006, while assuming responsibility for Asia-Pacific from January 2008. He was named to his current post in January 2012 charting the strategic direction for eFinancialCareers worldwide. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Bennett was CTO of Virgin Wines (part of the Virgin group), Operations Director at Thestreet.co.uk, and Ecommerce Manager at UBS. Mr. Bennett holds a BA in Accounting and Finance from the University of the West of England and a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from The College of Law.
John Benson	Mr. John P. R. Benson is Managing Director - International of Dice Holdings, Inc. Mr. Benson has been with the company since the acquisition of eFinancialCareers in 2006. Mr. Benson founded the eFinancialCareers business in 2000 and oversaw its international expansion; today eFinancialCareers serves 18 financial markets around the globe. More recently, Mr. Benson has been Dice Holdings' international business development, including overseeing the WorldwideWorker business since its acquisition in May 2010. The global nature of the energy business allows Mr. Benson to build upon his experience in publishing and cross-border recruiting, while leveraging Dice Holdings' international infrastructure to further expand the Company's energy business. Mr. Benson holds a M.A. from Edinburgh University in Scotland.
Golnar Sheikholeslami	Ms. Golnar Sheikholeslami has been appointed as Director of Dice Holdings, Inc., effective 24 September 2012. Prior to joining Everyday Health, Ms. Sheikholeslami worked for The Washington Post from 2002 to 2010 where she held several positions of increasing authority culminating as Vice President and General Manager of digital operations. In that role, she was responsible for the overall strategic direction, product development, innovation, technology and day-to-day operations for the company's digital properties. Previously, Ms. Sheikholeslami led Conde Nast's Style.com as Senior Vice President and Managing Director from 2000 to 2002 after joining the company in 1997. Ms. Sheikholeslami holds a MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and a B.S. from Georgetown University.
John Barter	Mr. John William Barter, III., serves as an Independent Director of Dice Holdings, Inc., since April 2007. From 1988 to 1994, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AlliedSignal, Inc., now known as Honeywell International, Inc., an advanced technology and manufacturing company. From October 1994 until his retirement in December 1997, Mr. Barter was Executive Vice President of AlliedSignal, Inc. and President of AlliedSignal Automotive. After retiring from AlliedSignal, Inc., Mr. Barter served briefly as Chief Financial Officer of Kestrel Solutions, Inc., a privately-owned early stage company established to develop and bring to market a new product in the telecommunications industry, from January 2000 to May 2001. Kestrel filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy protection in October 2002. Mr. Barter also serves on the board of directors of Genpact Limited.
H. Raymond Bingham	Mr. H. Raymond Bingham serves as an Independent Director of Dice Holdings Inc., since July 2009. He is an Advisory Director of General Atlantic and served as a Managing Director from September 2006 to December 2009. He was Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a supplier of electronic design automation software and services, from May 2004 to July 2005, and served as a director of Cadence from November 1997 to July 2005. Prior to being Executive Chairman, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cadence from April 1999 to May 2004 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from April 1993 to April 1999. Mr. Bingham also serves as a director of Spansion, Inc., Flextronics International Ltd., Oracle Corporation, Fusion-io, and STMicroelectronics N.V. Mr. Bingham was appointed to serve on board pursuant to the Institutional Shareholder Agreement based on his broad and experience serving in management roles at technology companies, including as chief financial officer, as well as his experience as an Advisory Director of General Atlantic.
Peter Ezersky	Mr. Peter R. Ezersky serves as an Independent Director of Dice Holdings, Inc., since August 2005. He is a Managing Principal of Quadrangle. Prior to the formation of Quadrangle in March 2000, Mr. Ezersky was a Managing Director of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC and headed the firm’s worldwide Media and Communications group. Prior to joining Lazard, Mr. Ezersky was a Vice President in the Mergers and Acquisitions group of The First Boston Corporation. Mr. Ezersky serves on the boards of directors of Cinemark, Get AS, Hargray Holdings, MGM and Protection One and on the Advisory Board of Bresnan Broadband. Mr. Ezersky received a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was an editor of The Yale Law Journal and received a B.A., summa cum laude, in political science from Amherst College, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Ezersky was appointed to serve on board pursuant to the Institutional Shareholder Agreement based on his experience in investment banking, including as the head of the Media and Communications group at Lazard, as well as his experience as a Managing Principal of Quadrangle.
David Gordon	Mr. David S. Gordon serves as an Independent Director of Dice Holdings, Inc., since December 2006. He is is Principal of Gordon Advisory, LLC. He was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Milwaukee Art Museum from October 2002 until February 2008. Before that, he was the Secretary (Director) of the Royal Academy of Arts in London for six years. He also spent 12 years as the Chief Executive Officer of The Economist Newspaper Ltd. He was associated with eFinancialNews for 10 years, first as a consultant and then as non-executive chairman and oversaw the sale of eFinancialCareers to in 2006. Mr. Gordon also serves on the board of directors of Profile Books Ltd.
David Hodgson	Mr. David C. Hodgson serves as an Independent Director of Dice Holdings, Inc., since August 2005. He is a Managing Director of General Atlantic. He joined General Atlantic in 1982, helped found their partnership, and has over 25 years of experience identifying and assisting portfolio companies worldwide in all areas of their development. Mr. Hodgson serves on the boards of directors of a number of public and private companies including Pierpont Securities, InsightExpress, Inc., ipValue Management, Inc., Torex and TriNet Group, Inc. Mr. Hodgson graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1978 with a degree in Mathematics and Social Sciences. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and received the Kemeny Prize in computing at his alma mater. In 1982, Mr. Hodgson received a M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Mr. Hodgson is chair of the board of the Echoing Green Foundation, a provider of fellowship support for not-for-profit entrepreneurs. He also serves as chair of the executive committee of the Manhattan Theatre Club and as a trustee of John Hopkins University and the Spence School in New York. Mr. Hodgson was appointed to serve on board pursuant to the Institutional Shareholder Agreement based on his experience as a Managing Director of General Atlantic.
William Wyman	Mr. William W. Wyman serves as an Independent Director of Dice Holdings, Inc., since December 2006. He is currently an international management consultant, assisting corporate chief executives as an individual business advisor and counselor on a broad range of issues. During 2001, Mr. Wyman was Chief Executive Officer of Predictive Systems, Inc. From 1984 to 1995, Mr. Wyman was founder and managing partner of Oliver, Wyman & Company, management consultants to financial institutions. From 1965 to 1984, Mr. Wyman held several positions at the international management consulting firm of Booz, Allen & Hamilton including President of the Management Consulting Group, member of the executive committee and member of the board of directors. He currently serves on the board of directors of Pegasystems and Allston Holdings LLC. He is a member of the Board of Advisors of The Sprout Group and Castle Harlan Partners. He is the co-founder of Wyman Worldwide Health Partners, serves as a trustee of the Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center, and served as a trustee of the Hitchcock Clinic and the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital from 1996 to 2008. He graduated from Colgate University in 1959, served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1963, and graduated from the Harvard Business School in 1965.
Jennifer Bewley

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Scot Melland	2,304,210
Michael Durney	1,236,880
Bennett Smith	--
Brian Campbell	668,376
James Bennett	--
John Benson	625,134
Golnar Sheikholeslami	--
John Barter	--
H. Raymond Bingham	--
Peter Ezersky	--
David Gordon	--
David Hodgson	--
William Wyman	--
Jennifer Bewley	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Scot Melland	640,000	8,440,290
Michael Durney	180,000	2,439,220
Bennett Smith	0	0
Brian Campbell	72,000	872,630
James Bennett	0	0
John Benson	72,607	217,823
Golnar Sheikholeslami	0	0
John Barter	0	0
H. Raymond Bingham	0	0
Peter Ezersky	0	0
David Gordon	0	0
David Hodgson	0	0
William Wyman	0	0
Jennifer Bewley	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
WYMAN WILLIAM W	3,500	$8.40
BENSON JOHN P R	45,010	$8.49
WYMAN WILLIAM W	3,500	$8.50
BENSON JOHN P R	34,990	$8.56
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	10,000	$10.21
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	10,000	$6.65
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	7,200	$10.02
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	7,200	$6.65
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	2,740	$10.03
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	39,522	$10.03
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	39,522	$1.98
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	38,138	$0.20
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	38,138	$10.03
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	2,740	$6.65
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	1,099	$10.00
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	1,099	$0.20
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	1,089	$9.47
MELLAND SCOT W	5,361	$9.47
BENNETT JAMES EDWARD	3,443	$9.47
MELLAND SCOT W	11,785	$9.63
BENNETT JAMES EDWARD	7,013	$9.63
SMITH BENNETT	5,288	$9.63
CAMPBELL BRIAN P	1,894	$9.63
DURNEY MICHAEL P	50,000	$0.00
SMITH BENNETT	20,000	$0.00

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