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Proxy Statement
BOARD OF DIRECTORS & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Each of the following directors has been nominated for election or re-election at the Annual Meeting. As set forth
below, we believe each of these directors brings a valuable and unique perspective to the Board of Directors and
has the necessary experience, skills and attributes to serve on the Board of Directors and contribute to its overall
effectiveness.
Leonard S. Coleman
Director since 2001
Mr. Coleman, age 67, served as Senior Advisor to Major League Baseball from 1999 until 2005 and, from 2001
to 2002, was the Chairman of ARENACO, a subsidiary of Yankees/Nets. Mr. Coleman was President of The
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Coleman also serves on the Board of
Directors of Aramark, Avis Budget Group, Inc. and Omnicom Group Inc. and has served as a director of
Churchill Downs Incorporated and H.J. Heinz Company during the past five years.
Mr. Coleman brings a wealth of public sector, international and sports industry experience to the Board of
Directors from his years of service on the boards of directors for numerous large, public companies and his
involvement in diverse public-service organizations, as well as his extensive knowledge of the sports industry.
Based on these experiences, qualifications and attributes, the Board of Directors has concluded that Mr. Coleman
is qualified to serve as a director.
Jay C. Hoag
Director since 2011
Mr. Hoag, age 58, co-founded Technology Crossover Ventures, a leading provider of growth capital to
technology companies, in 1995 and serves as its Founding General Partner. Mr. Hoag serves on the Board of
Directors of Netflix, Inc., TechTarget, Inc., Zillow Group, Inc. and several private companies. Mr. Hoag also
serves on the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University and Vanderbilt University, and on the Investment
Advisory Board of the University of Michigan. Mr. Hoag holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an
M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.
As a venture capital investor, Mr. Hoag brings strategic insight and financial experience to the Board of Directors.
He has evaluated, invested in and served as a board member on numerous companies, both public and private, and
is familiar with a full range of corporate and board functions. His many years of experience in helping companies
shape and implement strategy provide the Board of Directors with useful perspectives on matters such as risk
management, corporate governance, talent selection and management. Based on these experiences, qualifications
and attributes, the Board of Directors has concluded that Mr. Hoag is qualified to serve as a director.
Jeffrey T. Huber
Director since 2009
Mr. Huber, age 48, was named Chief Executive Officer of GRAIL, Inc. in February 2016. Previously, Mr. Huber
served as Senior Vice President of Alphabet Inc. (formerly Google Inc.), where he worked since 2003. From 2001
to 2003, Mr. Huber served as Vice President of Architecture and Systems Development at eBay Inc. Prior to joining
eBay, Mr. Huber was Senior Vice President of Engineering at Excite@Home, where he worked from 1996 to 2001.
Mr. Huber has served on the Board of Directors of Illumina, Inc. during the past five years. Mr. Huber holds a B.S.
degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Masters degree from Harvard University.
Mr. Huber has extensive operational and management experience at companies that apply rapidly-changing
technology, including relevant background and experience at consumer online companies and with large-scale
online infrastructure and technology. Based on these experiences, qualifications and attributes, the Board of
Directors has concluded that Mr. Huber is qualified to serve as a director.
Vivek Paul
Director since 2005
Mr. Paul, age 57, is a private investor. He founded KineticGlue, an enterprise social media company, in 2008,
and the company was sold in 2013. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Paul was a Partner at TPG (formerly Texas Pacific
Group), a private equity investment firm. From 1999 to 2005, Mr. Paul served as Vice Chairman of the Board of
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