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Victor A. Kaufman ,age72,hasbeenadirectorofIAC(anditspredecessors)sinceDecember1996andhasbeenViceChairmanofIACsince
October1999.Mr.KaufmanalsoservesasViceChairmanofExpedia,Inc.,whichpositionhehasheldsinceAugust2005.Previously,Mr.Kaufmanservedinthe
OfficeoftheChairmanfromJanuary1997toNovember1997andasChiefFinancialOfficerofIACfromNovember1997toOctober1999.Priortohistenurewith
IAC,Mr.KaufmanservedasChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofSavoyPicturesEntertainment,Inc.fromMarch1992andasadirectorofSavoyfrom
February1992.Mr.KaufmanwasthefoundingChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofTri-StarPictures,Inc.andservedinsuchcapacitiesfrom1983until
December1987,atwhichtimehebecamePresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficerofTri-Star’ssuccessorcompany,ColumbiaPicturesEntertainment,Inc.He
resignedfromthesepositionsattheendof1989followingtheacquisitionofColumbiabySonyUSA,Inc.Mr.KaufmanjoinedColumbiain1974andservedina
varietyofseniorpositionsatColumbiaanditsaffiliatespriortothefoundingofTri-Star.Mr.KaufmanalsoservedasViceChairmanoftheboardofdirectorsof
LiveNationfromAugust2008throughJanuary2010,andcontinuedtoserveasamemberoftheboardofdirectorsofLiveNationfromJanuary2010through
December2010.Inaddition,Mr.KaufmanservedasamemberoftheboardofdirectorsofTripAdvisorfromDecember2011toFebruary2013.Innominating
Mr.Kaufman,theBoardconsideredtheuniqueknowledgeandexperienceregardingtheCompanyanditsbusinessesthathehasgainedthroughhisinvolvement
withtheCompanyinvariousrolessince1996,aswellashishighleveloffinancialliteracyandexpertiseregardingmergers,acquisitions,investmentsandother
strategictransactions.
Joseph Levin, age36,hasbeenadirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficerofIACsinceJune2015.PriortohisappointmentasChiefExecutiveOfficerof
IAC,Mr.LevinservedasChiefExecutiveOfficerofIACSearch&Applications,overseeingthedesktopsoftware,mobileapplications,andmediapropertiesthat
comprisedIAC’sformerSearch&Applicationssegment,sinceJanuary2012.FromNovember2009toJanuary2012,Mr.LevinservedasChiefExecutiveOfficer
ofMindsparkInteractiveNetwork,anIACsubsidiarythatbuilds,marketsanddeliversawiderangeofconsumersoftwareproducts,andpreviouslyservedin
variouscapacitiesatIACinStrategicPlanning,Mergers&AcquisitionsandFinancesincejoiningIACin2003.PriortojoiningIAC,Mr.Levinworkedinthe
TechnologyMergers&AcquisitionsgroupforCreditSuisseFirstBoston(nowCreditSuisse)advisingpublicandprivatetechnologyande-commercecompanies
onavarietyoftransactions.Mr.LevinhasservedontheboardofdirectorsofMatchGroup,Inc.sinceOctober2015,aswellasontheboardsofdirectorsof
LendingTree,Inc.fromAugust2008throughNovember2014andTheActiveNetworkbeginningpriortoits2011initialpublicofferingthroughitssalein
December2013.InnominatingMr.Levin,theBoardconsideredtheuniqueknowledgeandexperienceregardingtheCompanyanditsbusinessesthathehasgained
throughhisvariousroleswiththeCompanysince2003,mostrecentlyhisroleasChiefExecutiveOfficerofIACSearch&Applicationssince2012,aswellashis
highleveloffinancialliteracyandexpertiseregardingmergers,acquisitions,investmentsandotherstrategictransactions.
Bryan Lourd ,age55,hasbeenadirectorofIACsinceApril2005.Mr.LourdhasservedaspartnerandManagingDirectorofCreativeArtistsAgency
(“CAA”)sinceOctober1995.CAAisamongtheworld’sleadingentertainmentagenciesandisbasedinLosAngeles,California,withofficesinNashville,New
York,LondonandBeijing.HeisagraduateoftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.InconnectionwiththenominationofMr.Lourd,theBoardconsideredhis
extensiveexperienceasaprincipalofCAA,whichtheBoardbelievesgiveshimparticularinsightintobusinessstrategyandleadership,aswellasuniqueand
specializedexperienceregardingtheentertainmentindustryandmarketing.
David Rosenblatt ,age48,hasbeenadirectorofIACsinceDecember2008.Mr.RosenblattcurrentlyservesastheChiefExecutiveOfficerof
1stdibs.com,Inc.,anonlinemarketplacefordesign,includingfurniture,art,jewelryandfashion.Mr.RosenblattpreviouslyservedasPresident,GlobalDisplay
Advertising,ofGoogle,Inc.fromOctober2008throughMay2009.Mr.RosenblattjoinedGoogleinMarch2008inconnectionwithGoogle’sacquisitionof
DoubleClick,Inc.,aproviderofdigitalmarketingtechnologyandservices.Mr.RosenblattjoinedDoubleClickin1997aspartofitsinitialmanagementteamand
heldseveralexecutivepositionsduringhistenure,includingChiefExecutiveOfficerofDoubleClickfromJuly2005throughMarch2008andPresidentof
DoubleClickfrom2000throughJuly2005.Mr.RosenblattalsocurrentlyservesasamemberoftheboardsofdirectorsofTwitter,whichpositionhehasheldsince
January2011,andNarrativeScience,Inc.,aleadingproviderofnaturallanguagecommunicationstechnologythathelpsorganizationsanalyzeandtransformdata
intonarrativereports,whichpositionhehasheldsinceApril2010.InconnectionwiththenominationofMr.Rosenblatt,theBoardconsideredhisextensiveand
uniqueexperienceintheonlineadvertisinganddigitalmarketingtechnologyandservicesindustries,aswellashismanagementexperiencewithDoubleClick,
Googleand1stdibs.com,Inc.,whichtheBoardbelievesgivehimparticularinsightintobusinessstrategyandleadership,aswellasadeepunderstandingofthe
internetsector.
Alan G. Spoon ,age64,hasbeenadirectorofIACsinceFebruary2003.SinceMay2000,Mr.SpoonhasbeenaPartneratPolarisPartners(formerly
ManagingGeneralPartnerandnowPartnerEmeritus).Polarisisaprivateinvestmentfirmthatprovidesventurecapitalandmanagementassistanceto
development-stageinformationtechnologyandlifesciencescompanies.Mr.SpoonwasChiefOperatingOfficerandadirectorofTheWashingtonPostCompany
(nowknownasGrahamHoldingsCompany)fromMarch1991throughMay2000andservedasPresidentfromSeptember1993throughMay2000.Priortothat,
heheldawidevarietyofpositionsatTheWashingtonPostCompany,includingPresidentofNewsweekfromSeptember1989toMay1991.Mr.Spoonhasserved
asamemberoftheboardofdirectorsofDanaherCorporationsinceJuly1999,CableOnesinceJuly2015andMatchGroup,Inc.sinceNovember2015.Inhisnot-
for-profitaffiliations,Mr.SpoonwasamemberoftheBoardofRegentsattheSmithsonian
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