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Elisabeth DeMarse
President and Chief Executive Officer

Ms DeMarse is a financial services industry expert with extensive experience in financial information and technology. She led the investment team that identified the opportunity presented by CreditCards.com, and is uniquely qualified to create a winning vision and strategy for the company, and to oversee its execution. She is recognized for developing and leading high profile businesses and is an industry spokesperson. Her previous roles include leadership positions in prestigious companies, including Hoover's Inc., Bloomberg LP and Citibank. Most recently, she served as President, CEO and Board Member of Bankrate, Inc. Ms DeMarse serves on the Boards of ZipRealty, Edgar-Online, and All-Star Directories.

A member of The Committee of 200, Ms DeMarse is a cum laude graduate of Wellesley College, where she was a Wellesley Scholar, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School with an emphasis in marketing.

Christopher J. Speltz
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Speltz leads all internal and external financial and accounting activities of the company, as well as Human Resources. Prior to joining CreditCards.com, Mr. Speltz was Senior Vice President, Finance at Activant Solutions. He has also held senior finance and managerial positions with Societe Generale and Comerica Bank.

Mr. Speltz earned a BS in Business from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Jeff Whitmire
Vice President, Operations

Mr. Whitmire primarily devotes his attention to advertising and client relations. Since joining the company in 2004, Mr. Whitmire has been instrumental in building the company, having served as CFO and President prior to his current role. Mr. Whitmire was previously the CFO and President of Click Success, LP. and has held leadership roles at Activant Solutions, Capstar Broadcasting and Ernst & Young LLP.

Mr. Whitmire earned a BBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a CPA in the state of Texas.

Cesar A. Gonzalez
Vice President, Development

Mr. Gonzalez leads software development, system administration and integration of technical solutions at CreditCards.com. His past experience includes President and founder of Rapido Technologies, CTO at Ambrosia Solutions and Senior Solutions Architect at 2nd Wave/Torchquest.

Mr. Gonzalez holds a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University, and is a member of the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers.

Jody Farmer
Vice President, Strategic Marketing

Mr. Farmer leads marketing, public relations and editorial efforts for CreditCards.com. He has extensive experience in direct marketing, online banking and credit for both, consumers and small business. Prior to joining CreditCards.com, Mr. Farmer served as Director, eBusiness for Dell Financial Services. His previous experience includes marketing leadership roles at NextCard and The Associates.

Mr. Farmer holds a BA in Accounting from Baylor University, and an MBA from Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University. He is a CPA in the state of Texas.

Wendy Stahl
Vice President, Corporate Development

Ms Stahl leads growth, acquisition and organizational development initiatives at CreditCards.com. Her previous experience includes leadership roles at Sony Online, The Weather Channel and Landmark Communications, as well as senior executive positions with NBC, RCA and Mead Westvaco. She served as a management consultant with ZEFER and Interactive Broadband Partners (IBB) where she advised clients such as Bankrate and Comcast. She brings extensive experience in Strategy, Business Development, Domestic and International Marketing and Mergers & Acquisitions to the CreditCards.com leadership team.

Ms Stahl holds a BA from Carleton College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth and Harvard Business School Clubs of NY and CT.

Ned Newhouse
Vice President, Business Development

Mr. Newhouse leads business development efforts for CreditCards.com, establishing partnerships with leading vertical publishers to generate traffic for the website. His previous experience includes senior leadership roles, including positions such as Chief Operating Officer at MortgageExpo.com, Chief Revenue Officer at Bankrate.com and SVP Sales at 24/7 Media. He has extensive experience in online advertising, internet operations and print media.

Mr. Newhouse earned a BS in Technology from Rochester Institute of Technology, and is a member of the Internet Oldtimers Association.

John Durrett
Vice President, Sales

Mr. Durrett is responsible for all client relationships and traffic monetization efforts at CreditCards.com. He also devotes significant time to data operations and international growth initiatives. Prior to joining the company, he was a Senior Associate in Austin Ventures' Growth Equity practice and worked on the investment team that identified the opportunity presented by CreditCards.com. His previous experience includes roles at Hicks Muse Tate & Furst and McKinsey & Company.

Mr. Durrett graduated cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Japanese.