Zorik Gordon, one of our founders, has served as our Chief Executive Officer, as well as a member of our board of directors, since 2003. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Gordon served as Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Corporate Development for WorldWinner, a provider of prize-based tournaments in online games. Mr. Gordon previously founded Jackpot.com, which grew to become the Connexus Corporation, an online marketing company. Our board of directors has concluded that Mr. Gordon should serve on the board based on his deep knowledge of our company gained from his positions as one of our founders and Chief Executive Officer.
Nathan Hanks President
Nathan Hanks, one of our founders, has served as President of ReachLocal since December 2011. He has previously served as Co-Chief Operating Officer, Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Distribution Officer of ReachLocal. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Hanks held various positions at CDI Corporation, a provider of outsourcing solutions and professional staffing, most recently as Vice President, SAP Services. Prior to that, he founded and operated a number of companies from 1996 to 1999 with a focus on the retail industry. Mr. Hanks holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Master of Business Administration from Centenary College.
Michael Kline Chief Strategy Officer and President of Local Commerce
Michael Kline, one of our founders, has served as our Chief Strategy Officer since June 2011 and President of Local Commerce since December 2011. Mr. Kline has also previously served as Co-Chief Operating Officer of ReachLocal. Mr. Kline served as Vice President, Product Development at WorldWinner from 2002 to 2003. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Kline served as a Senior Manager, Media & Entertainment, at Deloitte Consulting, and from 1999 to 2000, he served as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Product Development for AdStar.com, a provider of advertisement management solutions. Mr. Kline previously founded Recycler.com, a provider of online classified advertisements, and served as its General Manager from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Kline holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature from Harvard College.
Robert Wright Executive Vice President & General Manager, ReachLocal Xchange
Robert Wright, one of our founders, served as our Vice President, Business Development from 2003 to 2007 and has served as our Executive Vice President and General Manager, ReachLocal Xchange, since 2008. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Wright served as Director, Business Development for WorldWinner and from 2000 to 2001 he served as Director, Business Development for LineUp Technologies, a streaming media syndication company. Mr. Wright holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Western State College of Colorado.
Ross Landsbaum Chief Financial Officer
Ross G. Landsbaum has served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2008. Prior to joining us, Mr. Landsbaum held various executive positions at MacAndrews and Forbes' Panavision a service provider to the motion picture and television industries, including Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2007 and Chief Operating Officer in 2007. Prior to Panavision, Mr. Landsbaum served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations and Chief Financial Officer for Miramax Films, the art-house and independent film division of The Walt Disney Company, from 2001 to 2005. Prior to that, he served in various capacities, including as the Chief Financial Officer at Spelling Entertainment Group a diversified entertainment concern, and various capacities at Arthur Andersen. Mr. Landsbaum holds a Master of Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Southern California.
Adam Wergeles General Counsel
Adam F. Wergeles has served as our General Counsel since 2007 and currently serves as our Secretary. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Wergeles served as Chief Legal Officer for Connexus Corporation, an online media company. Before Connexus Corporation, Mr. Wergeles served as Vice President, Operations for Kaplan's Concord Law School, a provider of online legal education, from 2001 to 2003. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Wergeles served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Quisic Corporation, an e-learning company. Mr. Wergeles holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College.
Alex Hawkinson Chief Product Officer
Alex Hawkinson has served as ReachLocal's Chief Product Officer since March 2011. Previously, he was ReachLocal's SVP and General Manager for Digital Presence, responsible for developing and bringing the Company's ReachCast product to market. From 2005 to 2010, Mr. Hawkinson served as Chairman and, beginning in 2009, as Chief Executive Officer of SMB:LIVE, a developer of digital presence and reputation management solutions for SMBs that was acquired by ReachLocal in 2010. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Hawkinson served as Chief Executive Officer of Apptix Corporation, a provider of hosted messaging and collaboration solutions for SMBs. Mr. Hawkinson currently serves as a director of Mural Ventures, a privately held strategic consulting firm that specializes in helping software companies develop and market software as a service. Mr. Hawkinson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in cognitive science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Jeff Hagins Chief Technology Officer
Jeff Hagins has served as Chief Technology Officer since October 2010. Previously, he was ReachLocal's Vice President of Engineering for Digital Presence. He came to the Company through its February 2010 acquisition of SMB:LIVE Corporation, where he was a founder and Chief Technology Officer. Prior to joining ReachLocal, Hagins held CTO roles at Mural Consulting, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) advisory firm; Dynix, a library automation software company; Apptix, a hosted messaging and collaboration provider; and TeleComputing, a hosted application management provider. He has also served as the leader of the software QA and test organization at enterprise software firm J.D. Edwards and spent 13 years in various technical, management, and business development positions at Lockheed Martin. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Texas Tech University.
Steven Power Chief Sales Officer
Steven Power serves as our Chief Sales Officer. He was elevated to the position after serving as Executive Vice President of Global Sales Operations and previously four years as ReachLocal Australia's Chief Executive Officer. Prior to ReachLocal, Power served as an executive at Netus Pty Ltd, an Australian venture capital company backed by News Corporation; and at PMP as a National Sales Director and as Executive for Acquisitions and Solutions Development. Power holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne.
John Mazur Chief Executive Officer, ReachLocal Europe BV
John Mazur has served as our Chief Executive Officer, ReachLocal Europe since 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Mazur served as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of The Resource Group. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Mazur was a Vice President and later CEO of New Local Media at IDT, a NYSE telecommunications firm. From 2000 to 2004 Mr. Mazur served as Director of Interactive Marketing for America Online Inc. and Vice President of Global Outsourcing for AOL Time Warner. He holds holds a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in International Business from University of the Pacific.
Hiro Hozumi Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer, ReachLocal Japan K.K.
Hiro Hozumi has served as our Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer, ReachLocal Japan K.K. since 2011. Prior to joining us, Mr. Hozumi served as Board Of Director and Chief Operating Officer of IG Markets Securities for Japan. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Hozumi was a Chief Information Officer of Hartford Life Insurance for Japan. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Hozumi served as Senior Vice President of Information Technology for Vodafone Japan. From 1991 to 2003, Mr. Hozumi served various positions with Cardinal Heath, Inc., Global Crossing and Du Pont Japan. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration from California Lutheran University.
David Day Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
David Day is ReachLocal's Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining ReachLocal, Mr. Day provided finance and accounting-related consulting services to technology and telecommunications companies from 2009 to 2011. Mr. Day was a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of SignJammer, a start-up company in the out-of-home advertising space, from 2008 to 2009. Prior to SignJammer, Mr. Day served as Vice President of Finance for Spot Runner, a technology-based ad agency for small and medium-sized business, from 2006 to 2008. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Day served as Senior Vice President of Finance for Yahoo! Search Marketing, a division of Yahoo!, and prior to Yahoo!'s acquisition of Overture, served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller for Overture and its predecessor GoTo.com from 1999 to 2003. Mr. Day has approximately 12 years of public accounting experience, serving as Senior Manager in the entertainment practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1990 to 1999, including three years in PwC's Frankfurt, Germany office, and as Senior Auditor at Arthur Andersen from 1986 to 1989. Mr. Day holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Brigham Young University.
Jason Whitt Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
Jason Whitt is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for ReachLocal. Prior to ReachLocal, Mr. Whitt was with VantagePoint Venture Partners, where he focused on Internet/ digital media, cloud delivered software & services, mobile, and consumer investments. His investments and board seats included ReachLocal, Widevine (acquired by Google), Multiply (acquired by Naspers), Zvents, and Phreesia. He was also closely involved in VantagePoint's investments in Scribd, ChaCha, Vook, Livescribe, and Pure Digital (acquired by Cisco Systems). Before joining VantagePoint, he was responsible for acquisitions, venture investing, and corporate strategy for Cisco Systems' Corporate Business Development group. Prior to Cisco, he served in product management for Xros (acquired by Nortel Networks), and was part of the founding team of Transvascular (acquired by Medtronic). Mr. Whitt holds a Bachelors of Science in engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University, is a Kauffman Fellow, and is named on 16 patents.
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Zorik Gordon, one of our founders, has served as our Chief Executive Officer, as well as a member of our board of directors, since 2003. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Gordon served as Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Corporate Development for WorldWinner, a provider of prize-based tournaments in online games. Mr. Gordon previously founded Jackpot.com, which grew to become the Connexus Corporation, an online marketing company. Our board of directors has concluded that Mr. Gordon should serve on the board based on his deep knowledge of our company gained from his positions as one of our founders and Chief Executive Officer.
Nathan Hanks, one of our founders, has served as President of ReachLocal since December 2011. He has previously served as Co-Chief Operating Officer, Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Distribution Officer of ReachLocal. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Hanks held various positions at CDI Corporation, a provider of outsourcing solutions and professional staffing, most recently as Vice President, SAP Services. Prior to that, he founded and operated a number of companies from 1996 to 1999 with a focus on the retail industry. Mr. Hanks holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Master of Business Administration from Centenary College.
Michael Kline, one of our founders, has served as our Chief Strategy Officer since June 2011 and President of Local Commerce since December 2011. Mr. Kline has also previously served as Co-Chief Operating Officer of ReachLocal. Mr. Kline served as Vice President, Product Development at WorldWinner from 2002 to 2003. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Kline served as a Senior Manager, Media & Entertainment, at Deloitte Consulting, and from 1999 to 2000, he served as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Product Development for AdStar.com, a provider of advertisement management solutions. Mr. Kline previously founded Recycler.com, a provider of online classified advertisements, and served as its General Manager from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Kline holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature from Harvard College.
Robert Wright, one of our founders, served as our Vice President, Business Development from 2003 to 2007 and has served as our Executive Vice President and General Manager, ReachLocal Xchange, since 2008. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Wright served as Director, Business Development for WorldWinner and from 2000 to 2001 he served as Director, Business Development for LineUp Technologies, a streaming media syndication company. Mr. Wright holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Western State College of Colorado.
Ross G. Landsbaum has served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2008. Prior to joining us, Mr. Landsbaum held various executive positions at MacAndrews and Forbes' Panavision a service provider to the motion picture and television industries, including Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2007 and Chief Operating Officer in 2007. Prior to Panavision, Mr. Landsbaum served as Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations and Chief Financial Officer for Miramax Films, the art-house and independent film division of The Walt Disney Company, from 2001 to 2005. Prior to that, he served in various capacities, including as the Chief Financial Officer at Spelling Entertainment Group a diversified entertainment concern, and various capacities at Arthur Andersen. Mr. Landsbaum holds a Master of Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Southern California.
Adam F. Wergeles has served as our General Counsel since 2007 and currently serves as our Secretary. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Wergeles served as Chief Legal Officer for Connexus Corporation, an online media company. Before Connexus Corporation, Mr. Wergeles served as Vice President, Operations for Kaplan's Concord Law School, a provider of online legal education, from 2001 to 2003. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Wergeles served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Quisic Corporation, an e-learning company. Mr. Wergeles holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College.
Alex Hawkinson has served as ReachLocal's Chief Product Officer since March 2011. Previously, he was ReachLocal's SVP and General Manager for Digital Presence, responsible for developing and bringing the Company's ReachCast product to market. From 2005 to 2010, Mr. Hawkinson served as Chairman and, beginning in 2009, as Chief Executive Officer of SMB:LIVE, a developer of digital presence and reputation management solutions for SMBs that was acquired by ReachLocal in 2010. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Hawkinson served as Chief Executive Officer of Apptix Corporation, a provider of hosted messaging and collaboration solutions for SMBs. Mr. Hawkinson currently serves as a director of Mural Ventures, a privately held strategic consulting firm that specializes in helping software companies develop and market software as a service. Mr. Hawkinson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in cognitive science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Jeff Hagins has served as Chief Technology Officer since October 2010. Previously, he was ReachLocal's Vice President of Engineering for Digital Presence. He came to the Company through its February 2010 acquisition of SMB:LIVE Corporation, where he was a founder and Chief Technology Officer. Prior to joining ReachLocal, Hagins held CTO roles at Mural Consulting, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) advisory firm; Dynix, a library automation software company; Apptix, a hosted messaging and collaboration provider; and TeleComputing, a hosted application management provider. He has also served as the leader of the software QA and test organization at enterprise software firm J.D. Edwards and spent 13 years in various technical, management, and business development positions at Lockheed Martin. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Texas Tech University.
Steven Power serves as our Chief Sales Officer. He was elevated to the position after serving as Executive Vice President of Global Sales Operations and previously four years as ReachLocal Australia's Chief Executive Officer. Prior to ReachLocal, Power served as an executive at Netus Pty Ltd, an Australian venture capital company backed by News Corporation; and at PMP as a National Sales Director and as Executive for Acquisitions and Solutions Development. Power holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne.
John Mazur has served as our Chief Executive Officer, ReachLocal Europe since 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Mazur served as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of The Resource Group. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Mazur was a Vice President and later CEO of New Local Media at IDT, a NYSE telecommunications firm. From 2000 to 2004 Mr. Mazur served as Director of Interactive Marketing for America Online Inc. and Vice President of Global Outsourcing for AOL Time Warner. He holds holds a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in International Business from University of the Pacific.
Hiro Hozumi has served as our Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer, ReachLocal Japan K.K. since 2011. Prior to joining us, Mr. Hozumi served as Board Of Director and Chief Operating Officer of IG Markets Securities for Japan. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Hozumi was a Chief Information Officer of Hartford Life Insurance for Japan. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Hozumi served as Senior Vice President of Information Technology for Vodafone Japan. From 1991 to 2003, Mr. Hozumi served various positions with Cardinal Heath, Inc., Global Crossing and Du Pont Japan. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration from California Lutheran University.
David Day is ReachLocal's Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining ReachLocal, Mr. Day provided finance and accounting-related consulting services to technology and telecommunications companies from 2009 to 2011. Mr. Day was a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of SignJammer, a start-up company in the out-of-home advertising space, from 2008 to 2009. Prior to SignJammer, Mr. Day served as Vice President of Finance for Spot Runner, a technology-based ad agency for small and medium-sized business, from 2006 to 2008. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Day served as Senior Vice President of Finance for Yahoo! Search Marketing, a division of Yahoo!, and prior to Yahoo!'s acquisition of Overture, served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller for Overture and its predecessor GoTo.com from 1999 to 2003. Mr. Day has approximately 12 years of public accounting experience, serving as Senior Manager in the entertainment practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1990 to 1999, including three years in PwC's Frankfurt, Germany office, and as Senior Auditor at Arthur Andersen from 1986 to 1989. Mr. Day holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Brigham Young University.
Jason Whitt is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for ReachLocal. Prior to ReachLocal, Mr. Whitt was with VantagePoint Venture Partners, where he focused on Internet/ digital media, cloud delivered software & services, mobile, and consumer investments. His investments and board seats included ReachLocal, Widevine (acquired by Google), Multiply (acquired by Naspers), Zvents, and Phreesia. He was also closely involved in VantagePoint's investments in Scribd, ChaCha, Vook, Livescribe, and Pure Digital (acquired by Cisco Systems). Before joining VantagePoint, he was responsible for acquisitions, venture investing, and corporate strategy for Cisco Systems' Corporate Business Development group. Prior to Cisco, he served in product management for Xros (acquired by Nortel Networks), and was part of the founding team of Transvascular (acquired by Medtronic). Mr. Whitt holds a Bachelors of Science in engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University, is a Kauffman Fellow, and is named on 16 patents.
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