Vistaprint 2008 Annual Report Download - page 122

PROPOSAL 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes, with one class being elected each year and members of
each class holding office for a three-year term. Our Board of Directors currently consists of six members, two of
whom are Class I directors (with terms expiring at the 2009 annual general meeting), two of whom are Class II
directors (with terms expiring at the 2010 annual general meeting), and two of whom are Class III directors (with
terms expiring at the annual meeting).
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors has recommended to the
Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors has nominated, Robert S. Keane and Daniel Ciporin for election
as Class III directors at the annual meeting. Messrs. Keane and Ciporin currently serve as Class III directors.
Mr. Keane has been a director since January 1995 and Mr. Ciporin has been a director since September 2005.
The persons named in the enclosed proxy card will vote to elect Messrs. Keane and Ciporin as Class III
directors, unless you withhold authority to vote for the election of either or both nominees by marking the proxy
card (whether executed by you or submitted through the Internet or by telephone) to that effect. Each of the
nominees has indicated his willingness to serve if elected.
The following paragraphs provide information as of the date of this proxy statement about each member of
our Board of Directors, including each of the nominees for Class III directors. The information presented
includes information each director has given us about his age, all positions he holds, his principal occupation and
business experience for the past five years, and the names of other publicly-held companies of which he serves as
a director. Information about the number of common shares beneficially owned by each director appears under
the heading “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”
There are no family relationships among any of the directors and executive officers of VistaPrint. No
arrangements or understandings exist between any director or any person nominated for election as a director and
any other person pursuant to which such person is to be selected as a director or nominee for election as a
director.
Nominees for Class III Directors (Terms to Expire at the 2008 Annual General Meeting)
ROBERT S. KEANE, Director since January 1995
Mr. Keane, age 45, is the founder of VistaPrint and has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of our Board of Directors since he founded the Company in January 1995. From 1988 to 1994,
Mr. Keane was an executive at Flex-Key Corporation, an OEM manufacturer of keyboards, displays and retail
kiosks used for desktop publishing, most recently as General Manager.
DANIEL CIPORIN, Director since September 2005
Mr. Ciporin, age 50, has served as a Venture Partner at Canaan Partners, a venture capital firm, since March
2007. From January 1999 through June 2005, Mr Ciporin served as the Chief Executive Officer of Shopping.com
Ltd., a publicly-traded comparison shopping service, and then as Chairman of Shopping.com Ltd. until its
acquisition by Ebay in August 2005. From August 2005 to March 2007, Mr. Ciporin provided independent
consulting and advisory services and was Chairman of The Internet Lab, a joint venture between the Israeli
venture capital fund Gemini and the US venture capital fund Lightspeed. Prior to joining Shopping.com Ltd.,
Mr. Ciporin served as Senior Vice President of MasterCard International, a consumer credit company,
responsible for global debit services. Mr. Ciporin is also a member of the board of directors of Primedia Inc., a
target media company, and Corel Corporation, a computer software company.
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