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Management

Iggy Fanlo, CEO

Iggy Fanlo joined as CEO of AdBrite in May 2006. Prior to joining AdBrite, Iggy was President and Chief Revenue Officer at Shopping.com. His tenure (1999-2006) ran from the pre-revenue days to over $200 million a year. The company completed an IPO in October 2004 and was acquired by eBay for over $650 million in August 2005.

Prior to his technology career, Iggy spent 15 years on Wall Street with Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan. As a Managing Director at both firms, Iggy held various positions, ending as the head of all US Dollar Securitized Debt Trading and Capital Markets. During his final fiscal year, Iggy’s department generated over $300 million in gross profits.

Iggy received a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1983 from Princeton University

Philip Kaplan, Co-Founder & President of Product

Philip oversees AdBrite’s product management and innovation. Prior to founding AdBrite, Philip founded several businesses including PK Interactive, a software company that developed Web-based applications for Fortune 500 clients including Toyota and Mead Paper. Philip’s personal sites have earned accolades including Yahoo! and Rolling Stone’s Site-of-the-Year, and #6 in TIME Magazine’s “Best of 2000.” Philip is a regular public speaker and is the bestselling author of F’d Companies (Simon & Schuster). He is on the board of the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University.

Gidon Wise, Co-Founder & President of Technology

Gidon is responsible for AdBrite’s technology. He has a background in information systems, application programming, web development, and artificial intelligence. Gidon is a tennis fanatic and holds a Master of Computer Science from NYU.

Ignacio Fanlo, CEO

Ignacio "Iggy" Fanlo, President and CEO of AdBrite.com, leading Internet Ad Marketplace. Previously, Iggy was Chief Revenue Officer at Shopping.com. Iggy was responsible for all operational and revenue aspects of the shopping.com. Took shopping.com from zero to $100MM+ revenue run rate; 20%+ EBITDA margins. Previously Iggy was Managing Director at Morgan Stanley.

Board of Directors

Iggy Fanlo

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Mark Kvamme

Mark Kvamme focuses on software and services investments. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital in 1999, Mark was Chairman of USWeb/CKS and Chairman and CEO of CKS Group prior to the merger with USWeb. Earlier in his career Mark was a Director of International Marketing for Wyse Technology, the President and CEO of International Solutions, and was a founding member of Apple France. Mark has a B.A. in French Economics and Literature from the University of California at Berkeley.

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