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Howard W. Barker, Jr.

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Howard W. Barker, Jr., age 60, has served as a Director of priceline.com since January 2003. Mr. Barker was a partner of the auditing firm KPMG LLP from July 1982 until September 2002, when he retired. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. where he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. He has also served as Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors of Senior Services of Stamford and served as President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Volunteer Center of Lower Fairfield County, Connecticut from 1990 to 1996 and member of the Board of Directors of the Darien United Way and Person to Person from 1997 to 1999 and 1998 to 2000, respectively.


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