Executive Officers

Alan M. Meckler
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Thoughts from the CEO — Alan M. Meckler's Blog

Alan M. Meckler has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of WebMediaBrands since its inception. Previously, Mr. Meckler had been Chairman of the Board of Mecklermedia Corporation from 1973 and was its Chief Executive Officer from December 1993 until it was acquired by Penton Media in November 1998. He also served as President of Mecklermedia from 1971 through November 1997. Mr. Meckler was the only person to have held the offices of Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer since Mecklermedia's founding.

Donald J. O'Neill
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Donald J. O'Neill has been the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since May 2007. From May 2005 to May 2007, Mr. O'Neill served as Controller of the Company after having held various accounting staff and management positions with the Company since his hiring in April 2000. Prior to his tenure at the Company, Mr. O'Neill was employed by Arthur Andersen LLP.

Directors

Gilbert F. Bach

Gilbert F. Bach has been a director of WebMediaBrands since its inception. Mr. Bach retired on January 1, 1997, from Lehman Brothers, where he held various positions from 1979 through 1996, most recently as a Managing Director. From 1955 to 1979, Mr. Bach held various positions at Hirsch & Co. and Loeb Rhoades & Co. Mr. Bach was also a director of Mecklermedia from February 1997 until it was acquired by Penton Media in November 1998.

Michael J. Davies

Michael J. Davies has been a director of WebMediaBrands since its inception. Mr. Davies has been President of Fox Hill Consulting LLC since February 1998 and also has been a director of Boxwood Technology, Inc. since May 2000. He was Chairman and CEO of Amazing Media, Inc. from 2002 until January 2005. Mr. Davies was a director of PROVANT, Inc. from 1998 to 2001. From February 2001 until March 2002 he was Chairman of Saltmine, Inc. Mr. Davies was also a director of Mecklermedia from January 1996 until it was acquired by Penton Media in November 1998. He was a special limited partner with American Business Partners from July 1997 to April 1998. Prior to that he was a Managing Director, Corporate Finance, of the investment bank Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated from 1993 to 1996. Before joining Legg Mason, Mr. Davies was the Publisher of the Baltimore Sun from 1990 through 1993.

Wayne Martino

Wayne Martino has been a principal of the law firm Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman, LLP since 1991. He was formerly a director of Ziplink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIPL) from 1999 until 2001 and Mecklermedia Corporation (NASDAQ: MECK) from 1993 until 1998.

John R. Patrick

John R. Patrick has been a director of WebMediaBrands since January 2003. Mr. Patrick has been President of Attitude LLC since 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Patrick worked at IBM Corporation from 1967 to 2001. Mr. Patrick was Vice President of Internet Technology at IBM from 1995 to 2001. He is a member of the board of directors of Knovel Corporation, Opera Software ASA, Danbury Health Systems, and Danbury Hospital.

William A. Shutzer

William A. Shutzer has been a director of WebMediaBrands since January 2000. Mr. Shutzer has been a partner of Evercore Partners, a financial advisory and private equity firm, since 2004. He previously served as a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers from 2000 through 2003, a Partner in Thomas Weisel Partners LLC from 1999 through 2000, as Executive Vice President of ING Baring Furman Selz LLC from 1998 through 1999, as President of Furman Selz Inc. from 1995 through 1997, and as a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers and its predecessors from 1978 through 1994. He is also director of Tiffany & Co., RSI Holding Corporation, CSK Auto, Corp. and TurboChef Technologies, Inc. Mr. Shutzer also served as an advisory director of the E & J Gallo Winery from 1998 to 2000 and as director of Blount International from 2001 to 2004.