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Board Membership Qualifications: Mr. Philips has significant strategic and operational experience,
acquired through his service as Chief Executive Officer and other executive-level positions at other
companies. He also possesses a high level of financial literacy and expertise regarding mergers,
acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions.
Spencer M. Rascoff has been a director of TripAdvisor since September 2013. Mr. Rascoff has served as
the Chief Executive Officer of Zillow, Inc. since September 2010 and has served as a member of its board of
directors since July 2011. Mr. Rascoff joined Zillow as one of its founding employees in 2005 as Vice President
of Marketing and Chief Financial Officer and served as Chief Operating Officer from December 2008 until he
was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Rascoff served as Vice President of Lodging
for Expedia. In 1999, Mr. Rascoff co-founded Hotwire, Inc., an online travel company, and managed several of
Hotwire’s product lines before Hotwire was acquired in 2003 by IAC/InterActiveCorp, Expedia’s parent
company at the time. Mr. Rascoff served in the mergers and acquisitions group at Goldman, Sachs & Co., an
investment banking and securities firm, and also held other positions at TPG Capital, Bear Stearns and Allen &
Company, each an investment firm, prior to that time. Mr. Rascoff serves on the board of directors of Zulily, a
privately held consumer products company, and Julep Beauty Incorporated, a privately held beauty products
company. Mr. Rascoff graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Government from Harvard University, and he serves
on Harvard University’s Digital Community & Social Networking Advisory Group.
Board Membership Qualifications: Mr. Rascoff has significant operational and financial experience,
acquired through his current service as Chief Executive Officer and prior service as Chief Financial Officer
of Zillow. Mr. Rascoff also possesses a high level of financial literacy and expertise regarding mergers,
acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions as well as an extensive background in the Internet
industry and global travel industry.
Christopher W. Shean has been a director of TripAdvisor since February 2013. Mr. Shean has been a
Senior Vice President of Liberty since January 2002 and of LMC since May 2007 and the Chief Financial Officer
of Liberty since November 2011 and of LMC from May 2007 until October 2011. He was the Controller of
Liberty from October 2000 until October 2011 and a Vice President of Liberty from October 2000 to January
2002. Mr. Shean was previously a partner with KPMG LLP. He is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University.
Board Membership Qualifications: Mr. Shean has significant financial and operational experience gained
through his service as Chief Financial Officer and other executive-level positions at Liberty and as a partner
of KPMG LLC. As a result of his extensive business and financial experience, Mr. Shean is able to provide
valuable business, financial and risk management advice. He also possesses a high level of financial literacy
and expertise regarding mergers, acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions.
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has been a director of TripAdvisor since the completion of the Spin-Off. In
January 2011, Ms. Singh Cassidy founded, and currently serves as Chairman of Joyus, a video commerce
website. Ms. Singh Cassidy previously served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Polyvore, Inc., a privately-held social commerce website, from March 2010 to September 2010. Prior to that, she
was CEO-in-residence at Accel Partners, a global venture and growth equity firm, from April 2009 to March
2010. From 2003 to April 2009, Ms. Singh Cassidy held various positions at Google Inc., including, mostly
recently, Global Vice President of Sales and Operations. Previously, Ms. Singh Cassidy worked with
Yodlee.com, Amazon.com and News Corporation, and in investment banking with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Ms. Singh Cassidy serves on the board of privately-held direct sales company J. Hilburn, Inc. and has served on
the board of directors of publicly-traded J. Crew Group, Inc. from August 2009 to March 2010. She also
currently serves on the Princeton Computer Science Advisory Council.
Board Membership Qualifications: Through her experience as a consumer Internet and media executive,
Ms. Singh Cassidy has in-depth knowledge of the online media and advertising sectors. Ms. Singh Cassidy
also possesses extensive executive, strategic and operational experience.
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