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Rob Wight : Director, President & Chief Executive Officer

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.

Alan Fulmer : Co-Founder and Executive Vice President

Prior to co-founding Channel Intelligence with Rob Wight in 1999, Alan served in senior management at Maynard, Archive, Conner Peripherals and finally at Arcada Software where he was responsible for three functional groups including documentation, customer support and European localization.

He has been instrumental in building some of the key functions in the organization and today is the general manager responsible for the company’s premier product line, managing the growth of the product and its delivery into the market.

Michael Evanoff : Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Michael is a veteran financial leader with more than 18 years financial and operational leadership across the globe. Prior to joining Channel Intelligence, Michael held numerous financial leadership roles for three Fortune 500 firms: Lincoln Financial Group, General Motors’ DirecTV Latin America subsidiary, and ExxonMobil. Michael specialized in leading operational teams through fast growth expansion opportunities such as new market entries, start-ups, and M&A activities.

Michael holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration specializing in Marketing and Finance from Marquette University and a Master of Business Administration in International Business from Temple University.

Lanny Tucker : Senior Vice President Sales

Lanny has built a reputation for driving revenue and profit in competitive markets while building world-class organizations. At CI, Lanny is responsible for global operations including marketing, sales, strategic alliances, business development and customer programs, as well as corporate strategy.

Lanny has been an entrepreneurial force behind companies raising over $100 million in venture capital funding. The strategies developed and implemented have driven results to achieve listing on the Nasdaq National Market, as well as being added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Index. His experience in exceeding goals includes Fortune 500 companies such as Hewlett-Packard and NEC, as well as multi-national Drake International.

Prior to joining Channel Intelligence, Lanny was executive vice president at Benchmark Group where he developed and led a restructuring plan for the diversified multi-division international company achieving record-setting revenues. While at CP Technologies, Lanny spearheaded successful turnaround and integration of four venture capital funded acquisitions specializing in enterprise e-commerce and supply chain solutions. Lanny was senior leader of executive team driving stellar growth in revenues and profitability at ProSoft, an Internet-related technology company.

Rob Sefick : Chief Technology Officer

Rob Sefick has been the driving force behind the design, development, and creation of innovative software solutions for the past 17 years. Rob started as an associate programmer in 1987 for Shared Medical Systems (SMS) where he quickly became the lead programmer responsible for complex IBM based mainframe software systems. In 1994, Rob left the IBM mainframe world and became the Lead Architect for the SMS Rules Engine solution. In 1998, Rob left SMS and joined Avio in Orlando where he assumed the role of Director of Application development responsible for an n-tier Ambulatory Health Care system. In this role, Rob quickly implemented a standard software development cycle that simplified development cycles, reduced the time it took to create and implement software, and drastically improved the quality of the code. In 1999, Avio was incorporated into Siemens Healthcare Services and Rob took on the role of Senior Development Manager where he led several teams in adopting an ISO 9000 certified development cycle.

In 2005, Rob joined Channel Intelligence as General Manager for the CDI platform. Now as CTO, he has implemented development standards, processes, and guidelines to improve the overall quality of the innovative solutions being created.

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 of several products. Tom is now a Certified Internet Privacy Professional and is focused on CI’s Privacy policy and practice.

Frank Lane : Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

As a well-known marketing leader and author of Killer Brands, Frank brought a breadth of branding experience to CI. He founded and spent more than 25 years at FrankLane Ltd., where he created the Killer Brand method and consulted more than 100 companies, including 38 of the Forbes' 500. He used his Killer Brand method on such brands as Shout stain remover, Gatorade, Arm & Hammer, Bullfrog Amphibious Formula Sun Block and Neutrogena Products, where he was president and chief operating officer.

After years of building advanced marketing techniques for brick-and-mortar companies, Frank now does the same for the digital world by incorporating his experience with CI's technology to deliver remarkable results for clients.

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	About CI > Executive Leadership Team Rob Wight : Director, President & Chief Executive Officer 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. Alan Fulmer : Co-Founder and Executive Vice President Prior to co-founding Channel Intelligence with Rob Wight in 1999, Alan served in senior management at Maynard, Archive, Conner Peripherals and finally at Arcada Software where he was responsible for three functional groups including documentation, customer support and European localization. He has been instrumental in building some of the key functions in the organization and today is the general manager responsible for the company’s premier product line, managing the growth of the product and its delivery into the market. Michael Evanoff : Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Michael is a veteran financial leader with more than 18 years financial and operational leadership across the globe. Prior to joining Channel Intelligence, Michael held numerous financial leadership roles for three Fortune 500 firms: Lincoln Financial Group, General Motors’ DirecTV Latin America subsidiary, and ExxonMobil. Michael specialized in leading operational teams through fast growth expansion opportunities such as new market entries, start-ups, and M&A activities. Michael holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration specializing in Marketing and Finance from Marquette University and a Master of Business Administration in International Business from Temple University. Lanny Tucker : Senior Vice President Sales Lanny has built a reputation for driving revenue and profit in competitive markets while building world-class organizations. At CI, Lanny is responsible for global operations including marketing, sales, strategic alliances, business development and customer programs, as well as corporate strategy. Lanny has been an entrepreneurial force behind companies raising over $100 million in venture capital funding. The strategies developed and implemented have driven results to achieve listing on the Nasdaq National Market, as well as being added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Index. His experience in exceeding goals includes Fortune 500 companies such as Hewlett-Packard and NEC, as well as multi-national Drake International. Prior to joining Channel Intelligence, Lanny was executive vice president at Benchmark Group where he developed and led a restructuring plan for the diversified multi-division international company achieving record-setting revenues. While at CP Technologies, Lanny spearheaded successful turnaround and integration of four venture capital funded acquisitions specializing in enterprise e-commerce and supply chain solutions. Lanny was senior leader of executive team driving stellar growth in revenues and profitability at ProSoft, an Internet-related technology company. Rob Sefick : Chief Technology Officer Rob Sefick has been the driving force behind the design, development, and creation of innovative software solutions for the past 17 years. Rob started as an associate programmer in 1987 for Shared Medical Systems (SMS) where he quickly became the lead programmer responsible for complex IBM based mainframe software systems. In 1994, Rob left the IBM mainframe world and became the Lead Architect for the SMS Rules Engine solution. In 1998, Rob left SMS and joined Avio in Orlando where he assumed the role of Director of Application development responsible for an n-tier Ambulatory Health Care system. In this role, Rob quickly implemented a standard software development cycle that simplified development cycles, reduced the time it took to create and implement software, and drastically improved the quality of the code. In 1999, Avio was incorporated into Siemens Healthcare Services and Rob took on the role of Senior Development Manager where he led several teams in adopting an ISO 9000 certified development cycle. In 2005, Rob joined Channel Intelligence as General Manager for the CDI platform. Now as CTO, he has implemented development standards, processes, and guidelines to improve the overall quality of the innovative solutions being created. 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 of several products. Tom is now a Certified Internet Privacy Professional and is focused on CI’s Privacy policy and practice. Frank Lane : Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer As a well-known marketing leader and author of Killer Brands, Frank brought a breadth of branding experience to CI. He founded and spent more than 25 years at FrankLane Ltd., where he created the Killer Brand method and consulted more than 100 companies, including 38 of the Forbes' 500. He used his Killer Brand method on such brands as Shout stain remover, Gatorade, Arm & Hammer, Bullfrog Amphibious Formula Sun Block and Neutrogena Products, where he was president and chief operating officer. After years of building advanced marketing techniques for brick-and-mortar companies, Frank now does the same for the digital world by incorporating his experience with CI's technology to deliver remarkable results for clients.