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13
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the named executive officers of Travelzoo as of
March 10, 2016.
Name Age Position
Holger Bartel 49 Chairman of the Board and Global Chief Executive Officer
Glen Ceremony 48 Chief Financial Officer
Vivian Hong 42 President, Asia Pacific
Richard Singer 37 President, Europe
Michael Stitt 36 President, North America
Holger Bartel, Ph.D., has been Travelzoo's Global Chief Executive Officer since January 2016. He has been the
Chairman of the Board of Directors since July 2010. From September 2015 to December 2015, he was Travelzoo's Executive
Chairman. From October 2011 to October 2013, he was Head of Strategy. From October 2008 to June 2010, he was Travelzoo's
Chief Executive Officer. From September 1999 to November 2007, he was Executive Vice President. From 1995 to 1998, he
was Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. From 1992 to 1994, he was a
research fellow at Harvard Business School. Holger Bartel holds a Ph.D. in Economics and an MBA in finance and accounting
from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is the brother of Ralph Bartel.
Glen Ceremony has been Chief Financial Officer since June 2011. From October 2004 to June 2011, Mr. Ceremony
worked at Ebay, Inc. and most recently served as Corporate Controller. In 2004, Mr. Ceremony was Senior Director of Global
Finance Audit at Electronic Arts Inc. From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Ceremony worked at PWC LLP and from 1990 to 1998 he was at
Coopers & Lybrand LLP. Mr. Ceremony received his B.S. in Business Administration from California State University,
Sacramento.
Vivian Hong has been President, Asia Pacific since October 2015 after service as co-Chief Executive Officer of Asia
Pacific from January 2015 to January 2016, and President of China from June 2011 to January 2015. From October 2010 to
June 2011, she was Online Business Director, of Dell Greater China. From January 2007 to January 2008, Ms. Hong was Head
of Marketing for eBay & Paypal China. From May 2000 to April 2006, Ms. Hong served as General Manager of Alibaba
Shanghai. Ms. Hong holds a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Richard Singer has been President, Europe since July 2012 after service as Commercial Director, Europe from January
2012 to July 2012. From August 2003 to January 2012, Mr. Singer worked at Telegraph Media Group and most recently served
as General Manager, Telegraph Travel. Mr. Singer holds a BSc(Hons) degree in Sports Science and Management, and an MSc
in Management postgraduate degree, each from Loughborough University, United Kingdom.
Michael Stitt has been President, North America at Travelzoo since October 2015. He was most recently Senior Vice
President, overseeing local and entertainment categories, publishing and product planning in North America. From October
2004 to May 2010, he contributed to and then led Travelzoo’s production team. Mr. Stitt has also served as Global Head of
Mobile Strategy since December 2013. Prior to joining Travelzoo, Mr. Stitt was with Meredith Corporation. He received a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising from Iowa State University. He also holds an MBA from the Sloan School of
Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.