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Finance
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Robert S. Rosenschein
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 President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board Robert S. Rosenschein has been Chairman of our board of directors and President since he founded Answers Corporation in December 1998. From December 1998 to April 2000 and since May 2001, Mr. Rosenschein has served as our Chief Executive Officer. From 1988 to 1997, Mr. Rosenschein was Chief Executive Officer of Accent Software International Ltd., a company that developed multi-lingual software tools, and from 1997 to 1998, he was the Chief Technical Officer of Accent. Previously, he worked for Data General, American Management Systems and the World Bank. Mr. Rosenschein graduated with a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976, received the Prime Minister of Israel's Award for Software Achievement in 1997, and was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 Award Finalist in the Metropolitan New York region.
| Holdings: 300,960 shares
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| Date |
Type |
Shares Traded |
Price Range |
| 09-12-06 |
Sell |
4,000 |
8.33 |
| 08-08-06 |
Sell |
4,000 |
9.06 |
| 05-25-06 |
Sell |
12,500 |
10.88 |
| 10-13-04 |
Statement of Ownership |
0 |
n/a |
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Mark A. Tebbe
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 Vice Chairman of the Board & Lead Director Mark A. Tebbe has served as a director since December 1998 and as Vice Chairman and Lead Director since April 2007. Mr. Tebbe currently serves as the chairman of our Compensation Committee and as a member of our Audit Committee and of our Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee. Since February 2002, Mr. Tebbe has been Chairman of Techra Networks LLC, a technology-oriented consulting firm. From August 1984 to January 2002, Mr. Tebbe served as Chairman of Lante Corporation, a technology consulting firm he founded. Mr. Tebbe is also a board member of SBI Group, Elexos Corp. and Selective Search, Inc. and several non-profit and civic organizations. Mr. Tebbe graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign.
| Holdings: 40,062 shares
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Shares Traded |
Price Range |
| 08-29-07 |
Buy |
5,000 |
6.90 |
| 05-26-06 |
Option Execute |
8,341 |
n/a |
| 05-11-06 |
Buy |
5,000 |
11.60 |
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Yehuda Sternlicht
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 Director Yehuda Sternlicht has served as a director since June 2004 and currently serves as the chairman of our Audit Committee and as a member of our Financing Committee. Since 2004, Mr. Sternlicht has been an independent financial consultant and between 2004 and 2008 he served as the Chief Financial Officer of NanoVibronix Inc., a medical device company. From 1992 to 2003, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He has also served in several financial and accounting positions in public and private companies and in a large CPA firm. Mr. Sternlicht graduated with a B.A. in Accounting and Economy from The Hebrew University. He is qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Israel.
| Holdings: 0 shares
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| Date |
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Shares Traded |
Price Range |
| 12-01-06 |
Sell |
2,000 |
16.33 |
| 12-01-06 |
Option Execute |
2,000 |
5.00 |
| 11-30-06 |
Sell |
13,000 |
16.30 - 16.97 |
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Option Execute |
13,000 |
5.00 |
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Mark B. Segall
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 Director Mark B. Segall has served as a director since December 2004 and currently serves as the chairman of our Finance Committee and as a member of our Audit Committee. Mr. Segall has been the Senior Managing Director of Kidron Corporate Advisors, LLC, a New York based mergers and acquisitions corporate advisory boutique serving emerging growth companies primarily in the technology, consumer goods and financial services sectors, which he founded in 2003. He is also a founder and managing member of Kidron's private equity fund, Kidron Opportunity Fund I, LLC. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Segall was the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Investec, Inc., the U.S. investment banking operations of the Investec Group, a South African based specialist bank. He served as head of investment banking and general counsel at Investec Inc. between 1999 and 2001. From 1996 to 1999, he was a partner at the law firm of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP, specializing in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and capital markets activities and between 1991 and 1995 he was an associate at the same firm. Mr. Segall currently serves as a director of Integrated Asset Management plc, an alternative asset management company, and Ronson Europe N.V., a Polish residential real estate development company. Mr. Segall graduated with an A.B. from Colombia University and a J.D. from New York University Law School.
| Holdings: 5,500 shares
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| 12-03-09 |
Buy |
1,300 |
8.00 |
| 12-02-09 |
Buy |
200 |
8.00 |
| 08-31-07 |
Buy |
1,500 |
6.97 |
| 03-02-07 |
Buy |
2,500 |
12.00 |
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Lawrence S. Kramer
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 Director Lawrence S. Kramer has served as a director since May 2005 and currently serves as the chairman of our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of our Financing Committee. Mr. Kramer has been a senior advisor to Polaris Venture Partners since July 2007. From November 2006 until May 2007, he was an advisor to CBS. From March 2005 to November 2006, he served as the first President of CBS Digital Media. From October 1997 to January 2005, Mr. Kramer was the Chairman and CEO of MarketWatch, Inc., a media company he founded. From February 1994 to October 1997, he served as Vice President of News, Sports and Marketing at Data Broadcasting Corporation. In 2009, Mr. Kramer joined the board of directors of American Media, Inc., a privately-held publishing company in the celebrity journalism and health & fitness categories. In 2008, Mr. Kramer became a board member of Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA). In September 2007, he became a director of Xinhua Finance Media (NASDAQ: XFML). Mr. Kramer has been awarded a National Press Club Award, Gerald E. Loeb Award and Associated Press Awards for reporting. Mr. Kramer graduated with a B.S. in Journalism and Political Science from Syracuse University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University and has been a Guest Lecturer at the Harvard Business School for 10 years.
| Holdings: 2,500 shares
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| Date |
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Shares Traded |
Price Range |
| 08-30-07 |
Buy |
2,500 |
6.76 |
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W. Allen Beasley
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Director W. Allen Beasley has served as a director since June 2008, as a designee of the holders of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and currently serves as a member of our Compensation Committee and our Finance Committee. Since October 1999, Mr. Beasley has been a partner with Redpoint Ventures. From June 1998 to September 1999, Mr. Beasley was an associate with Institutional Venture Partners (IVP). Before joining IVP, Allen worked in marketing and product management for Ipsilon Networks, a developer of IP switching technology founded in 1994 and acquired by Nokia in 1997. Mr. Beasley focuses on infrastructure and media investments and currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Buzz Media, Inc. and Obopay, Inc. Mr. Beasley holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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R. Thomas Dyal
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Director R. Thomas Dyal has served as a director since June 2009, as a designee of the holders of the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, and currently serves as a member of our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. Since October 1999, Mr. Dyal has been a partner with Redpoint Ventures. From June 1997 to September 1999, Mr. Dyal was a partner and associate with IVP. Before joining IVP, Mr. Dyal spent ten years in operating roles in the communications and networking industry, most recently at Bay Networks, Inc. At Bay Networks, he ran product management for its network management software business. Mr. Dyal began his career as a systems engineer with AT&T Bell Laboratories. Mr. Dyal focuses on a wide range of technology investment areas, including infrastructure and application software, services and systems targeting the Internet, mobile and enterprise segments. Currently, he is leading the firm's investments in Clearwell Systems, Inc., Cortina Systems, Inc., Kazeon Systems, Inc. and WiChorus Inc. Mr. Dyal holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
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