Management Biographies

  • George S. Lichter - Chief Executive Officer

    An accomplished veteran of the Internet, software and entertainment industries, Mr. Lichter previously served concurrently both as President of Ask Jeeves International and as the Chief Executive Officer of Ask Jeeves UK and Ireland, where he was a member of the senior management team that led Ask Jeeves from start-up through IPO and beyond.

    During Mr. Lichter's tenure, Ask Jeeves UK grew to become the #5 web site in Great Britain and Ask Jeeves International became the first division within the company to achieve sustained profitability. After Ask Jeeves, Mr. Lichter co-founded and served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Whole Body /Yoga Works, a national family of Yoga and alternative health and fitness centers. Mr. Lichter continues to serve there as a Board Member and is actively involved in guiding Yoga Works' strategic direction, expansion and financing.

    Before Ask Jeeves, Mr. Lichter was the Senior Vice President of New Business Development at Vivendi Interactive/Havas Interactive, which, prior to its acquisition by Vivendi, was Cendant Software and included game developers Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra On-Line, as well as several leading educational software companies. Mr. Lichter was promoted into that role following the successful sale of Knowledge Adventure to Cendant.

    At Knowledge Adventure Mr. Lichter was VP of Business Development and part of the senior team that led the company's dramatic turnaround and made their JumpStart Learning software series into the #1 educational software brand in units & dollars. Prior to that, Mr. Lichter was an entertainment attorney in the Beverly Hills law firm of Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman. Mr. Lichter graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree from UCLA and received a JD from the Stanford Law School.


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  • Scott Brogi - Chief Financial

    A seasoned finance executive with more than ten years of experience in corporate finance, Mr. Brogi previously managed finance and business development for Pictage, a pioneer in Internet services for professional photography studios worldwide. While at Pictage, he successfully spearheaded and managed the company's growth to tens of millions in annual revenue, partnered with leading global organizations to expand client services, and managed the Company's successful exit via sale to global private equity firm Apax Partners in 2006.

    Prior to Pictage, Mr. Brogi managed the corporate development function for several early-stage digital entertainment and health care companies, including institutionally funded AccentCare, where he oversaw all mergers and acquisitions, jump starting the Company from inception to a revenue run rate of $20 million in its first year.

    Mr. Brogi also operated in the same role at a division of publicly traded ARV Assisted Living, where he helped build a nationwide footprint of in-facility rehabilitation locations. Mr. Brogi began his career in finance with Chase Manhattan and Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin, where he held progressively escalating positions in corporate and investment banking including financial analytics and relationship management, with an emphasis on emerging digital technologies.

    Mr. Brogi has a BS in Finance from Syracuse University, an MS in Finance from Loyola College in Maryland, and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.


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