Travelzoo 2007 Annual Report Download - page 9

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (PROXY ITEM NO. 1)
Under Travelzoo’s certificate of incorporation, the number of directors of Travelzoo is fixed, and may be
increased or decreased from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Directors. Each director holds office for a
term of one year, until the annual meeting of stockholders next succeeding the director’s election and until a
successor is elected and qualified or until the earlier resignation or removal of the director. Mr. Ralph Bartel,
Mr. Holger Bartel, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Neale-May, and Ms. Urso are currently directors of Travelzoo.
Nominees for a One-Year Term That Will Expire in 2009:
The ages, principal occupations, directorships held and other information as of March 31, 2008, with respect to
our nominees are shown below.
Name Age Position
Ralph Bartel, Ph.D.(2) .............. 42 Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and
Chief Executive Officer
Holger Bartel, Ph.D. ............... 41 Director
David J. Ehrlich(1) ................ 45 Director
Donovan Neale-May(1)(3) . . ......... 55 Director
Kelly M. Urso(1)(2)(3) ............. 42 Director
(1) Member of the Audit Committee
(2) Member of the Compensation Committee
(3) Member of the Disclosure Committee
Each of the director nominees listed above was elected to be a director at the Company’s Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on June 14, 2007. Our board of directors has determined that each of Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Neale-May,
and Ms. Urso meet the independence requirements of the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market (the
“NASDAQ”).
Ralph Bartel, Ph.D., founded Travelzoo in 1998 and has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors,
President and Chief Executive Officer since inception. Prior to September 2006, Mr. Bartel also served as the
Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his founding of Travelzoo, from 1996 to 1997, Mr. Bartel was a
Managing Assistant at Gruner + Jahr AG, the magazine division of Bertelsmann AG. Mr. Bartel holds a Ph.D. in
Communications from the University of Mainz, Germany, a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of St. Gallen,
Switzerland, an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and a Master’s
degree in Journalism from the University of Eichstaett, Germany.
Holger Bartel, Ph.D., has served as a director since June 2005. Mr. Bartel served as the Company’s Executive
Vice President from 2001 to 2007 after serving as Vice President of Sales and Marketing since 1999. From 1995 to
1998, Mr. Bartel was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in Los Angeles. From 1992 to 1994,
Mr. Bartel was a research fellow at Harvard Business School. Mr. Bartel holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting
and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is the brother of Ralph Bartel.
David J. Ehrlich has served as a director since February 1999. Since March 2007, Mr. Ehrlich has served as
Chief Executive Officer of ParAccel, Inc., a technology company. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Ehrlich was Senior Vice
President, Marketing and Chief Strategy Officer of NetIQ Corporation. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Ehrlich was Vice
President, Product Management and Strategic Partnering for Visual Networks, Inc. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Ehrlich
worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company. Mr. Ehrlich holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from
Stanford University, a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from
Harvard Business School.
Donovan Neale-May has served as a director since February 1999. Mr. Neale-May is the president and
managing partner of GlobalFluency, Inc., a global organization of independent marketing and communication firms
with 70 offices in over 40 countries. Since 1987, Mr. Neale-May has been managing and running his own marketing
public relations agency business, Neale-May & Partners, operating from Silicon Valley and New York offices.
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