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Barry Diller ,age74,hasbeenadirectorandChairmanandSeniorExecutiveofIACsinceDecember2010.Mr.Dillerpreviouslyservedasadirectorand
ChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofIAC(anditspredecessors)fromAugust1995toNovember2010.Mr.DilleralsoservesasChairmanandSenior
ExecutiveofExpedia,Inc.,whichpositionhehasheldsinceAugust2005.PriortojoiningtheCompany,Mr.DillerwasChairmanoftheBoardandChief
ExecutiveOfficerofQVC,Inc.fromDecember1992throughDecember1994.From1984to1992,Mr.DillerservedastheChairmanoftheBoardandChief
ExecutiveOfficerofFox,Inc.PriortojoiningFox,Inc.,Mr.Dillerservedfor10yearsasChairmanoftheBoardandChiefExecutiveOfficerofParamount
PicturesCorporation.Mr.DillerservedasChairman(inanon-executivecapacity)oftheboardofdirectorsofLiveNationEntertainment,Inc.(anditspredecessor
companies,TicketmasterEntertainmentandTicketmaster)(“LiveNation”)fromAugust2008toOctober2010,andcontinuedtoserveasamemberoftheboardof
directorsofLiveNationthroughJanuary2011.Mr.DilleralsoservedasChairmanandSeniorExecutiveofTripAdvisor,Inc.(“TripAdvisor”)from
December2011toDecember2012,servedasamemberoftheboardofdirectorsofTripAdvisorfromDecember2011throughApril2013andhasservedasa
specialadvisortotheChiefExecutiveOfficerofTripAdvisorsinceApril2013.Mr.DillerisalsocurrentlyamemberoftheboardofdirectorsofTheCoca-Cola
CompanyandGrahamHoldingsCompany(formerlyTheWashingtonPostCompany),whichpositionshehasheldduringthepastfiveyears.Inadditiontohisfor
profitaffiliations,Mr.DillerisamemberoftheBoardofCouncilorsfortheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’sSchoolofCinematicArts,theNewYork
UniversityBoardofTrusteesandtheExecutiveBoardfortheMedicalSciencesofUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.TheBoardnominatedMr.Dillerbecause
hehasbeenChairmanandSeniorExecutivesince2010andpriortothattime,servedasChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheCompanysince1995,andas
aresult,possessesagreatdepthofknowledgeandexperienceregardingtheCompanyanditsbusinesses.Inaddition,theBoardnotedMr.Diller’sabilityto
exerciseinfluence(subjecttotheCompany’sorganizationaldocumentsandDelawarelaw)overtheoutcomeofmattersinvolvingtheCompanythatrequire
stockholderapprovalgivenhissignificantownershipstakeintheCompanyandrelatedrights.
Michael D. Eisner ,age74,hasbeenadirectorofIACsinceMarch2011.Mr.EisnercurrentlyservesasChairmanofTheTornanteCompany,LLC,a
privatelyheldcompanythatinvestsin,acquires,incubatesandoperatesmediaandentertainmentcompanies(“Tornante”).Mr.Eisneralsopreviouslyservedas
ChairmanoftwoTornanteportfoliocompanies,TheToppsCompany,aleadingcreatorandmarketerofsportscards,distinctiveconfectioneryandother
entertainmentproducts,andVuguru,astudiofocusingontheproductionofgroundbreakingprogrammingfortheInternetandotherdigitalplatforms.Mr.Eisner
servedasChairmanofTheToppsCompanyfromOctober2007toApril2013andasChairmanofVugurufromOctober2009toDecember2014,whenTornante
acquiredthatportionofVuguruthatitdidnotalreadyown.PriortofoundingTornantein2005,Mr.EisnerservedasChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofThe
WaltDisneyCompanyfrom1984.Inadditiontohisforprofitaffiliations,Mr.EisnerservesontheboardsofdirectorsofDenisonUniversity,TheAspenInstitute,
theYaleSchoolofArchitectureDean’sCouncilandTheEisnerFoundation.InnominatingMr.Eisner,theBoardconsideredhisexperiencewithTornante,which
theBoardbelievesgiveshimparticularinsightintoinvestmentsin,andthedevelopmentandoperationof,mediaandentertainmentcompaniesthatfocuson
programmingandcontentforemergingplatforms.TheBoardalsoconsideredMr.Eisner’sexperienceastheChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofTheWalt
DisneyCompany,whichtheBoardbelievesgiveshimparticularinsightintobusinessstrategyandleadership,marketingandconsumerbranding,aswellasahigh
leveloffinancialliteracyandinsightintothemediaandentertainmentindustries.
Bonnie S. Hammer ,age65,hasbeenadirectorofIACsinceSeptember2014.Ms.HammerhasbeenChairmanofNBCUniversalCableEntertainment
sinceFebruary2013.Inthiscapacity,Ms.Hammerhasexecutiveoversightoveranumberofleadingcablebrands(USANetwork,Syfy,E!Entertainment,Bravo,
Oxygen,EsquireNetwork,Sprout,Chiller,ClooandUniversalHD),aswellasUniversalCableProductions,whichgeneratesscriptedcontentforcableand
broadcastnetworks,andWilshireStudios,whichgeneratesrealityprogramming.PriortohertenureasChairmanofNBCUniversalCableEntertainment,
Ms.HammerservedasChairmanofNBCUniversalCableEntertainmentandCableStudiossinceNovember2010.Inthiscapacity,Ms.Hammerhadexecutive
oversightovercertainleadingcablebrands(USA,Syfy,E!Entertainment,Chiller,ClooandUniversalHD),aswellasUniversalCableProductionsandWilshire
Studios.ThenetworksledbyMs.Hammerareindustryfrontrunners,consistentlygeneratinginnovativeconsumersocialanddigitalexperiencesreflectiveoftheir
brands.PriortojoiningNBCUniversalinMay2004,Ms.HammerservedasPresidentofSyfyfrom2001to2004andheldotherseniorexecutivepositionsatSyfy
andUSANetworkfrom1989to2000.Beforethat,shewasanoriginalprogrammingexecutiveatLifetimeTelevisionNetworkfrom1987to1989.Ms.Hammer
hasservedontheboardsofdirectorsofShopNBC,a24hourTVshoppingnetwork,theInternationalRadioandTelevisionSociety(IRTS)andtheAdCouncil.
Ms.HammerhasservedasamemberoftheboardofdirectorsofeBay,Inc.sinceJanuary2015andalsocurrentlyservesonthestrategicplanningcommitteefor
BostonUniversity’sCollegeofCommunication.InnominatingMs.Hammer,theBoardconsideredherexperienceastheChairmanofNBCUniversalCable
Entertainment,aswellasherpriorroleswithNBCUniversalMedia,LLC,USANetworkandLifetimeTelevisionNetwork,whichtheBoardbelievesgiveher
particularinsightintobusinessstrategyandleadership,aswellasahighleveloffinancialliteracyandaseasonedinsightintothemediaandentertainment
industries,particularlypaytelevisionnetworkprogrammingandproductionandmultiplatformbranding.
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