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12
Director Qualifications:
x Leadership experience—former chief executive officer and current chairman of leading consumer
products company; director of another public company
Set forth below is biographical information for executive officers of the Company (each an “executive
officer”), other than executive officers who are nominated to serve as Directors of the Company and whose
biographical information is set forth above.
Adrian Currie, age 45, is Chairman of Agoda and Managing Director (Australia & New Zealand) of
Booking.com. Previously, Mr. Currie served as the Chief Financial Officer of Booking.com B.V. from 2005
until 2010. Mr. Currie, a chartered accountant, previously worked for Ernst & Young for twelve years in
corporate finance and audit roles. Mr. Currie is also a member of the priceline.com Group Management Board,
which is described in more detail below.
Daniel J. Finnegan, age 49, is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
Officer of priceline.com. Mr. Finnegan has been Chief Financial Officer since January 2009. Mr. Finnegan was
the Company’s Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from October 2005 to January
2009. Mr. Finnegan joined priceline.com in April 2004 as Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer. Prior
to joining priceline.com, Mr. Finnegan served as Chief Financial Officer for CS Technology, Inc., a consulting
company, from October 2000 to April 2004. Mr. Finnegan is also an ex-officio member of the priceline.com
Group Management Board, which is described in more detail below.
Glenn D. Fogel, age 49, is priceline.com’s Head of Worldwide Strategy and Planning. He is also
Executive Vice President Corporate Development, and is responsible for the company’s worldwide mergers,
acquisitions and strategic alliances. He is a member of the board of directors of priceline.com’s international
subsidiaries, Booking.com, Agoda and TravelJigsaw. Mr. Fogel joined priceline.com in February 2000. Prior to
joining priceline.com, he was a trader at a global asset management firm and prior to that was an investment
banker specializing in the air transportation industry. Mr. Fogel is a member of the New York State Bar (retired).
Mr. Fogel is also a member of the priceline.com Group Management Board, which is described in more detail
below.
Kees Koolen, age 45, has been Chief Executive Officer, Booking.com B.V., since September 1, 2008.
Mr. Koolen has been part of the Booking.com management team for ten years and has acted as Chief Operating
Officer for five years. Prior to joining Booking.com, he was an active investor in a number of Internet start-ups
and served as an independent management consultant. Mr. Koolen is also a member of the priceline.com Group
Management Board, which is described in more detail below.
Peter J. Millones, age 41, is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of
priceline.com. Mr. Millones has been General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of priceline.com since January
2001. He previously served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of priceline.com from March 2000
to January 2001. Since 2003, Mr. Millones has been responsible for priceline.com’s U.S. human resources
department. Prior to joining priceline.com, Mr. Millones was with the law firm of Latham & Watkins. Mr.
Millones is also an ex-officio member of the priceline.com Group Management Board, which is described in
more detail below.
Robert J. Mylod Jr., age 44, was appointed Vice Chairman and Head of Worldwide Strategy and
Planning in January 2009. Before becoming the Company’s Vice Chairman, Mr. Mylod was Chief Financial
Officer from November 2000 to January 2009. Prior to joining priceline.com, Mr. Mylod was acting Chief
Financial Officer for WebHouse Club, Inc., a privately held e-commerce company and a licensee of
priceline.com, and a Principal at Stonington Partners, a private equity investment firm. Mr. Mylod is on the
board of directors of EverBank Financial Corp. Mr. Mylod retired from the Company on March 31, 2011.