| David Liu | John P. Mueller | Carol K. Evans | Nic Di Iorio | ||||
| Jeremy Lechtzin | Carley Roney | Charles Baker | Lisa Gersh | ||||
| Eileen Naughton | Ira Carlin | ||||||
David Liu Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
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| Held current title since: 2008 | Director since: 1996 | Officer since: 1996 | Age: 43 | ||||
Mr. David Liu is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Knot, Inc. He is a co-founder of The Knot and has been the company's Chief Executive Officer and a director since the company's inception in May 1996. Mr. Liu has also served as the company's President since October 2008, and served as President from May 1996 to October 2007. From January 1993 to May 1996, Mr. Liu served as Director of Production of RunTime Inc., a CD-ROM development firm that he co-founded with Carley Roney, the company's Chief Content Officer. Before January 1993, Mr. Liu was the Director of Production at VideOvation, a subsidiary of Reader's Digest. Mr. Liu received a B.F.A. in Film and Television from New York University. |
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Compensation |
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Salary |
$370,000 |
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Bonus |
$0 |
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Other Short-Term |
$0 |
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Long-Term Compensation |
$331,043 |
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Total* |
$906,963 |
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*Total includes Long-Term Incentive Payout of $536,963.
Data reflects Year Ended Dec. 31, 2008 |
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John P. Mueller Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer |
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| Held current title since: 2008 | Officer since: 2008 | Age: 46 | |||||
John P. Mueller has been Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The Knot, Inc., since September 2008. Before joining The Knot, he was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Genius Products, Inc. between February 2006 and May 2008. Before Genius Products, Mr. Mueller was Senior Vice President of Media Investment Banking for Jefferies & Company, Inc. from January 2002 to December 2005, where he provided strategic financial advisory services on mergers, acquisitions, and equity and debt offerings for entertainment and media clients. Before Jefferies & Company, Mr. Mueller worked in the media and entertainment investment banking groups at Credit Suisse First Boston and SG Cowen Securities. Mr. Mueller began his career in finance working for a Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods company, Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Mr. Mueller received a B.S. in Business from the University of Minnesota and earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. |
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Compensation |
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Salary |
$99,038 |
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Bonus |
$33,333 |
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Other Short-Term |
$0 |
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Long-Term Compensation |
$337 |
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Total* |
$228,173 |
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*Total includes Long-Term Incentive Payout of $95,802.
Data reflects Year Ended Dec. 31, 2008 |
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Carol K. Evans Chief Operating Officer |
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| Held current title since: 2008 | Officer since: 2008 | Age: 37 | |||||
Carol Koh Evans is Chief Operating Officer of The Knot, Inc., since May 12, 2008. Before joining The Knot, she was General Manager of Massive Incorporated, a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, since May 2006. Before joining Massive following its acquisition by Microsoft, Ms. Koh Evans spent five years with Microsoft in Corporate Development, Corporate Strategy and MSN M&A where she primarily supported Microsoft's consumer initiatives, including the Online Services and Entertainment and Devices divisions. Before Microsoft, Ms. Koh Evans led Corporate Development for The Knot. In addition, she worked as an investment banker with Lehman Brothers in New York and Hong Kong and Robertson Stephens in San Francisco and participated in General Electric's Financial Management Program. Ms. Koh Evans received a B.S. in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of California, Berkeley — Haas School of Business and earned an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. |
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Compensation |
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Salary |
$182,510 |
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Bonus |
$106,000 |
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Other Short-Term |
$0 |
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Long-Term Compensation |
$3,415 |
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Total* |
$445,810 |
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*Total includes Long-Term Incentive Payout of $157,300.
Data reflects Year Ended Dec. 31, 2008 |
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Nic Di Iorio Executive Vice President, Managing Director - Technology Group |
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| Held current title since: 2008 | Officer since: 2008 | Age: 49 | |||||
Nic Di Iorio has been Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Technology Group of The Knot, Inc., since February 2008. Before joining The Knot, he was co-Founder and CEO of City 24/7 LLC from October 2006 to January 2008 where he remains a member of the Advisory Board. Nic was also Principal of MarCom ASP Limited, a consulting company, from July 2006 to January 2008. Before that, he was Chief Technology Officer of the Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), from October 2003 to June 2006. Before that, Mr. Di Iorio held the dual role of Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer of the McCann WorldGroup (a wholly-owned subsidiary of IPG) and Chief Executive Officer of Marketing Communications Technologies Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the McCann WorldGroup), from April 1995 to September 2003. Before joining McCann, Mr. Di Iorio spent four years at Young & Rubicam as Vice President, Information Technology. He also spent ten years in Research and Development organizations at GTE and AT&T Bell Laboratories working on new technologies in the area of distributed systems, data networking, security and telecommunications. Mr. Di Iorio received a B.S. from City College of New York and earned an M.S. from Polytechnic University. |
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Jeremy Lechtzin Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary |
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| Held current title since: 2008 | Officer since: 2008 | Age: 35 | |||||
Jeremy Lechtzin has been Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of The Knot, Inc. He has been General Counsel since May 2007 and Secretary since October 2007. He has been a Senior Vice President since August 2008 and before that served as a Vice President. Before joining The Knot, he was in private practice representing The Knot and other public and private technology clients on securities, mergers, venture capital, intellectual property and general corporate matters with the law firms of Proskauer Rose LLP from February 2003 through May 2007 and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP from September 1999 through February 2003. Mr. Lechtzin received a B.A. in History from the University of Michigan and earned a J.D. from New York University School of Law. |
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Carley Roney Chief Content Officer |
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| Held current title since: 2008 | Officer since: 1996 | Age: 40 | |||||
Carley Roney is Chief Content Officer of The Knot, Inc. She is a co-founder of The Knot. She has served as the company's Editor-In-Chief since the company's inception in May 1996 and became the company's Chief Content Officer in August 2008. From May 1996 to September 1999, she also served as Vice President of Creative Development. From January 1994 to May 1996, she served as President at RunTime Inc., a CD-ROM development firm that she co-founded with David Liu, the company's Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Roney received an M.A. in Cultural Studies and earned a B.F.A. in Film and Television from New York University. |
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Compensation |
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Salary |
$248,992 |
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Bonus |
$0 |
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Other Short-Term |
$0 |
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Long-Term Compensation |
$3,555 |
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Total* |
$395,680 |
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*Total includes Long-Term Incentive Payout of $146,688.
Data reflects Year Ended Dec. 31, 2008 |
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Charles Baker Director |
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| Held current title since: 2005 | Director since: 2005 | Age: 42 | |||||
Charles Baker has served as Director of The Knot, Inc., since November 2005. Since December 2008, Mr. Baker has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ZipRealty, Inc. Between June 2007 and December 2008, Mr. Baker was an independent investor. Mr. Baker was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Monster Worldwide, Inc. from March 2005 through June 2007. From 1993 to 2005, Mr. Baker held various positions at Salomon Brothers (subsequently Smith Barney) and was a Managing Director in the Equity Research Department just before joining Monster Worldwide, Inc. Mr. Baker holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a former Chairman of the Media and Entertainment Analysts of New York Investment Society. Mr. Baker received a B.A. from Yale College. |
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Lisa Gersh Director |
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| Held current title since: 2005 | Director since: 2005 | Age: 50 | |||||
Lisa Gersh has served as Director of The Knot, Inc., since June 2005. Ms. Gersh has been the President of Strategic Initiatives at NBC Universal since April 2008 and General Manager of The Weather Channel Companies since July 2008. Before that, Ms. Gersh was President, Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Oxygen Network since 1998. From 1986 to 1998, Ms. Gersh served as a founding partner of the New York law firm Kaplan & Seiler LLP. Ms. Gersh received a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the State University of New York at Binghamton and earned a J.D. from Rutgers Law School. |
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Eileen Naughton Director |
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| Held current title since: 2006 | Director since: 2006 | Age: 51 | |||||
Eileen Naughton has served as Director of The Knot, Inc., since October 2006. Ms. Naughton has been Director, Media Platforms of Google since 2007 and before that was a Regional Director of Google since September 2006. From 2002 to 2006, Ms. Naughton served as president of the TIME Group and as VP of Investor Relations for Time Warner from 2000 to 2002. Ms. Naughton received a B.A. in International Relations and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania. |
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Ira Carlin Director |
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| Held current title since: 2006 | Director since: 2006 | Age: 61 | |||||
Ira Carlin has served as Director of The Knot, Inc. since October 2006. Mr. Carlin retired in January 2008 after having served as Chairman-International of MAGNA Worldwide, a division of the Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), since 2002. Mr. Carlin began his advertising career at Grey Advertising and was with IPG since 1974. From 1990 to 2002, Mr. Carlin served as Chairman and CEO of Universal McCann. Mr. Carlin received a B.A. in Physics from Hebrew University. |
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| David Liu | John P. Mueller | Carol K. Evans | Nic Di Iorio | ||||
| Jeremy Lechtzin | Carley Roney | Charles Baker | Lisa Gersh | ||||
| Eileen Naughton | Ira Carlin | ||||||
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