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Jesse Aweida : Chairman

Jesse Aweida founded Aweida Capital Management in 1988, but his business successes date back more than 30 years. In 1969, he started StorageTek, a data storage company in Boulder, Colo. In just 12 years, he transformed it from zero dollars in revenue into a billion-dollar-a-year business. Aweida was also involved in operating and/or financing several other companies in Colorado, including Aspen Peripherals, Leasetec Corporation, and Avail Systems.

As chairman of the board, Aweida also holds a board position at a number of Aweida portfolio companies including Benchmark Storage Innovations, OneRealm Inc., and Estarcom Inc.

Dan Aweida : Director

Dan Aweida joined Aweida Capital Management as a managing partner in 1991 and currently focuses on software and infrastructure related businesses.

Aweida holds board positions at several of Aweida's portfolio companies including Benchmark Storage Innovations, TurnLeaf Solutions, and OneRealm, Inc. He works individually with these companies to help them grow strategically into profitable investments. Aweida's goal is to support portfolio companies without interfering with their day-to-day operations.

Aweida earned his bachelor's degree in business from the University of Northern Colorado and his M.B.A. in finance from Regis University in Denver, Colo. In 2000, he was a member of the Regis Forum Technology Task Force, a group created to guide the technology curriculum at Regis. The Technology Task Force studied the feasibility of applying the technology that is readily available in the business world to an academic setting.

Darren Sandberg : Director

Darren Sandberg is a Vice President of Operations at Internet Capital Group. Darren is responsible for assisting ICG partner companies with developing strategy, improving operational performance and business development. He is also responsible for identifying new acquisition opportunities on behalf of ICG. Since joining ICG, Darren’s focus has been on internet marketing and services companies, and he currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Channel Intelligence, ClickEquations and WhiteFence.

Darren first joined Internet Capital Group in 2000 and rejoined in 2006. Prior to rejoining ICG, Darren was a Vice President at Broder Bros., a $1 billion distribution company backed by Bain Capital, where he was a senior member of the management team responsible for the strategic and operational decisions of the company. Prior to Broder Bros., Darren was a Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP, where he was responsible for M&A due diligence, transaction structuring and auditing and accounting services for middle market technology and services companies.

Education: Penn State University, B.S., accounting

Doug Alexander : Director

An original member of ICG's advisory board, Doug joined the company full-time in September 1997 as Managing Director, and was appointed President of ICG in January, 2009. Doug has had many roles at ICG including CEO of WiseWire Technologies, which was successfully sold to Lycos; Chairman of Verticalnet through its IPO; CEO of ICG Europe; and CEO of Traffic.com, which was later successfully sold to Navteq. In addition to these roles, Doug's primary focus at ICG has been to sponsor and oversee investments in several partner companies that have included Blackboard (Nasdaq: BBBB), Verticalnet (Nasdaq:VERT), eMerge Interactive (Nasdaq: EMRG), Arbinet-thexchange (Nasdaq: ARBX), WiseWire (acquired by Lycos), LinkShare (acquired by Rakuten), CreditTrade (merged with Creditex Group), Creditex (acquired by Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE)), StarCite, Traffic.com (acquired by Navteq), and Investor Force. Doug currently serves on the boards of Channel Intelligence, Investor Force, StarCite, ICG Commerce, WhiteFence and ClickEquations, and is the co-chairman of NFTE Philadelphia.

Prior to joining ICG, Doug co-founded Reality Online in 1989. Reality Online was an early innovator in the development of award-winning financial planning tools and online services aimed at the individual investor. With the advent of the Internet, Doug transformed the company into a leading provider of Internet solutions to the retail brokerage industry, and then sold the company to Reuters in February 1994. Over the following 3 years, Doug became a key contributor to Reuters' many Internet initiatives and a frequent speaker on the Internet and its impact on the financial services industry. Prior to co-founding Reality Online, Doug was a partner with Strategic Management Group, a corporate training firm and three-time Inc. 500 company.

Education: University of Pennsylvania, B.S., Electrical Engineering; Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, B.S., Economics

Robert S. Wight : Director, President and CEO

Channel Intelligence CEO and co-founder Robert S. Wight, a 2004 finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Florida Award, has overseen the development of the products and services that has made CI a leading e-commerce technology provider. Since its founding in 1999, CI has undergone tremendous growth and now has over 200 manufacturing and retailing customers across every product vertical and every day manages millions of products equaling over $3 billion in product value. In late 2006, Wight secured $15 million in funding from Internet Capital Group (ICG).

Prior to CI, Wight was recognized as one of the 20 most influential people in the storage software business, having held senior positions with a number of key technology corporations including Microsoft, Wang Labs, Avail Systems, Seagate Software, Conner Software Products, Archive Software and Maynard Electronics.

Thomas Geraghty, CIPP : Chief Privacy Officer

Prior to joining CI in February of 2000, Tom was the Executive Producer at Universal Creative in Orlando. He also served as director of entertainment at Navy Pier in Chicago, and manager of entertainment at Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pa.

Since joining CI, Tom has run several business units, including operations, product development, business integration and the management ofseveral products.

Tom is now a Certified Internet Privacy Professional and is focused on CI¹s Privacy policy and practice.

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	About CI > Board of Directors Jesse Aweida : Chairman Jesse Aweida founded Aweida Capital Management in 1988, but his business successes date back more than 30 years. In 1969, he started StorageTek, a data storage company in Boulder, Colo. In just 12 years, he transformed it from zero dollars in revenue into a billion-dollar-a-year business. Aweida was also involved in operating and/or financing several other companies in Colorado, including Aspen Peripherals, Leasetec Corporation, and Avail Systems. As chairman of the board, Aweida also holds a board position at a number of Aweida portfolio companies including Benchmark Storage Innovations, OneRealm Inc., and Estarcom Inc. Dan Aweida : Director Dan Aweida joined Aweida Capital Management as a managing partner in 1991 and currently focuses on software and infrastructure related businesses. Aweida holds board positions at several of Aweida's portfolio companies including Benchmark Storage Innovations, TurnLeaf Solutions, and OneRealm, Inc. He works individually with these companies to help them grow strategically into profitable investments. Aweida's goal is to support portfolio companies without interfering with their day-to-day operations. Aweida earned his bachelor's degree in business from the University of Northern Colorado and his M.B.A. in finance from Regis University in Denver, Colo. In 2000, he was a member of the Regis Forum Technology Task Force, a group created to guide the technology curriculum at Regis. The Technology Task Force studied the feasibility of applying the technology that is readily available in the business world to an academic setting. Darren Sandberg : Director Darren Sandberg is a Vice President of Operations at Internet Capital Group. Darren is responsible for assisting ICG partner companies with developing strategy, improving operational performance and business development. He is also responsible for identifying new acquisition opportunities on behalf of ICG. Since joining ICG, Darren’s focus has been on internet marketing and services companies, and he currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Channel Intelligence, ClickEquations and WhiteFence. Darren first joined Internet Capital Group in 2000 and rejoined in 2006. Prior to rejoining ICG, Darren was a Vice President at Broder Bros., a $1 billion distribution company backed by Bain Capital, where he was a senior member of the management team responsible for the strategic and operational decisions of the company. Prior to Broder Bros., Darren was a Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP, where he was responsible for M&A due diligence, transaction structuring and auditing and accounting services for middle market technology and services companies. Education: Penn State University, B.S., accounting Doug Alexander : Director An original member of ICG's advisory board, Doug joined the company full-time in September 1997 as Managing Director, and was appointed President of ICG in January, 2009. Doug has had many roles at ICG including CEO of WiseWire Technologies, which was successfully sold to Lycos; Chairman of Verticalnet through its IPO; CEO of ICG Europe; and CEO of Traffic.com, which was later successfully sold to Navteq. In addition to these roles, Doug's primary focus at ICG has been to sponsor and oversee investments in several partner companies that have included Blackboard (Nasdaq: BBBB), Verticalnet (Nasdaq:VERT), eMerge Interactive (Nasdaq: EMRG), Arbinet-thexchange (Nasdaq: ARBX), WiseWire (acquired by Lycos), LinkShare (acquired by Rakuten), CreditTrade (merged with Creditex Group), Creditex (acquired by Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE)), StarCite, Traffic.com (acquired by Navteq), and Investor Force. Doug currently serves on the boards of Channel Intelligence, Investor Force, StarCite, ICG Commerce, WhiteFence and ClickEquations, and is the co-chairman of NFTE Philadelphia. Prior to joining ICG, Doug co-founded Reality Online in 1989. Reality Online was an early innovator in the development of award-winning financial planning tools and online services aimed at the individual investor. With the advent of the Internet, Doug transformed the company into a leading provider of Internet solutions to the retail brokerage industry, and then sold the company to Reuters in February 1994. Over the following 3 years, Doug became a key contributor to Reuters' many Internet initiatives and a frequent speaker on the Internet and its impact on the financial services industry. Prior to co-founding Reality Online, Doug was a partner with Strategic Management Group, a corporate training firm and three-time Inc. 500 company. Education: University of Pennsylvania, B.S., Electrical Engineering; Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, B.S., Economics Robert S. Wight : Director, President and CEO Channel Intelligence CEO and co-founder Robert S. Wight, a 2004 finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Florida Award, has overseen the development of the products and services that has made CI a leading e-commerce technology provider. Since its founding in 1999, CI has undergone tremendous growth and now has over 200 manufacturing and retailing customers across every product vertical and every day manages millions of products equaling over $3 billion in product value. In late 2006, Wight secured $15 million in funding from Internet Capital Group (ICG). Prior to CI, Wight was recognized as one of the 20 most influential people in the storage software business, having held senior positions with a number of key technology corporations including Microsoft, Wang Labs, Avail Systems, Seagate Software, Conner Software Products, Archive Software and Maynard Electronics. Thomas Geraghty, CIPP : Chief Privacy Officer Prior to joining CI in February of 2000, Tom was the Executive Producer at Universal Creative in Orlando. He also served as director of entertainment at Navy Pier in Chicago, and manager of entertainment at Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pa. Since joining CI, Tom has run several business units, including operations, product development, business integration and the management ofseveral products. Tom is now a Certified Internet Privacy Professional and is focused on CI¹s Privacy policy and practice.