Board of Directors
Dennis Cline
Director, Member of Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee
Mr. Cline has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2003. Mr. Cline is currently the managing partner of DMC Investments, a firm he founded in 2000, which provides capital and consulting services to technology companies. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Cline was the Chief Executive Officer of DirectWeb, a provider of a bundled solution of computer hardware and Internet access for consumers. Prior to DirectWeb, Mr. Cline was a senior executive at Network Associates, a provider of computer security solutions. Mr. Cline received his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law and his B.A. from Rutgers University.
Anne Devereux
Director, Chair of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee
Ms. Devereux has served as a member of our Board of Directors since October 2006. She has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and advertising. Ms. Devereux currently serves as CEO of TBWA\WorldHealth and also Chairman and CEO of LyonHeart, both of which are divisions of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC). TBWA\WorldHealth is one of the largest global marketing services networks dedicated to healthcare and lifestyle brands; LLNS is a leading healthcare communications agency. Prior to these roles, she was the Chief Integration Officer as well as Managing Director of all health-related assignments within BBDO New York, representing clients such as GE, Pepsi, Fed-Ex, Campbell’s, Gillette, Pfizer, Glaxo SmithKline and Schering-Plough. Before joining BBDO, Ms. Devereux was President and Founder of Consumer Healthworks, one of the first agencies to specialize in direct-to-consumer advertising for healthcare brands. She is a graduate of Wellesley College.
Nicolas Hanauer
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors and Chair of
Nominating and Governance Committee
Nicolas Hanauer has served as vice chairman of Marchex’s Board of Directors since October 2007. He was the founder and chairman of aQuantive (formerly Avenue A Media, Inc.), a leading global digital marketing company, which was acquired by Microsoft in July 2007. He also previously served as its CEO. Mr. Hanauer has extensive experience building and investing in leading companies. In 1995, he became a founding investor in Amazon.com and served as a board advisor until 2000. He founded aQuantive in 1996 and served as its CEO from June 1998 to September 1999 and Chairman of the Board from June 1998 until its acquisition by Microsoft in July 2007. In 1998, he co-founded Gear.com, which was later purchased by Overstock.com. Mr. Hanauer is currently a partner at Second Avenue Partners, a Seattle-based venture capital firm he co-founded in 2000. Mr. Hanauer began his professional career at the Pacific Coast Feather Company in Seattle where he held a number of executive positions, including CEO and co-chairman, and helped grow the company from several million dollars in annual sales to more than $300 million. Mr. Hanauer received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Washington.
Russell C. Horowitz
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Horowitz is a founding officer and has served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer since our inception in January 2003. From January 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Horowitz and our founding officers jointly reviewed new business opportunities in the retail, media, finance and technology industries. Mr. Horowitz was previously a founder of Go2Net, a provider of online services to merchants and consumers, including merchant Web hosting, online payment authorization technology, and Web search and directory services, and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from its inception in February 1996 until its merger into InfoSpace, a provider of online services focused on Web search, online payment solutions for merchants, mobile infrastructure applications and content for wireless carriers, in October 2000, at which time Mr. Horowitz served as the Vice Chairman and President of the combined company through the merger integration process until January 2001. Additionally, Mr. Horowitz served as the Chief Financial Officer of Go2Net from its inception until May 2000. Prior to Go2Net, Mr. Horowitz served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Xanthus Management, LLC, the general partner of Xanthus Capital, a merchant bank focused on investments in early-stage companies, and was a founder and Chief Financial Officer of Active Apparel Group, now Everlast Worldwide. Mr. Horowitz received a B.A. in Economics from Columbia College of Columbia University.
John Keister
Executive Vice Chariman and Director
Mr. Keister is a founding officer and has served as our President since December 2003 and as a member of our board of directors since our inception in January 2003. He also served as our Chief Operating Officer from January 2003 until January 2009. From February 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Keister reviewed, together with the other founding officers, new business opportunities in the retail, media, finance and technology industries. Mr. Keister was previously a founder of Go2Net and served as its President from 1999 until its merger with InfoSpace in October 2000, at which time he served as Executive Vice President of the Consumer Division through the merger integration process until January 2001. He also served as a member of the board of directors of Go2Net and as its Chief Operating Officer from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Keister received B.A. degrees in Philosophy and in Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College.
M. Wayne Wisehart
Director, Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee
Mr. Wisehart has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 2008. He has more than 30 years of experience in finance and operations, with more than 15 years in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Wisehart most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of aQuantive, Inc., a global digital marketing services company, which was acquired by Microsoft in July 2007. Prior to aQuantive, he served as CFO of Western Wireless Corporation, a cellular phone service provider, which was acquired by Alltel in August 2005. Mr. Wisehart also served as the CFO of iNNERHOST, Inc., a Web hosting services company, and as the President and CEO of Price Communications Wireless, now a part of Verizon Wireless. He also serves on the Board of Directors of EarthLink, Inc. Mr. Wisehart received a B.S. degree in Business from University of Missouri-St. Louis.
