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Barry Diller

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Mr. Diller, age 65, has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp (an information, entertainment and direct selling company), since August 1995, and Chairman and Senior Executive of Expedia, Inc., since August 2005. He was elected a Director of the Company in September 2000 and is a member of the Finance and Compensation Committees of the Board. Since December 1992, beginning with QVC, Mr. Diller has served as chief executive for a number of predecessor companies engaged in media and interactivity prior to the formation of InterActiveCorp. From October 1984 to April 1992, Mr. Diller served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox, Inc. and was responsible for the creation of Fox Broadcasting Company, in addition to Fox's motion picture operations. Prior to joining Fox, Inc., he served for ten years as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Paramount Pictures Corporation. Before joining Paramount, Mr. Diller served as Vice President of Prime Time Television for ABC Entertainment. Mr. Diller is a director of The Coca-Cola Company and he serves on the boards of Conservation International and Channel 13/WNET. He also is a member of the Board of Trustees of New York University and serves on the boards of a number of other educational and not-for-profit organizations.


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