Internet Brands Leadership

Charles 'Chuck' Hoover is a Chief Marketing Officer at Internet Brands. He has worked as Senior VP:Mktg & Bussiness at Internet Brands, Pres:Capsugel at Warner-Lambert Co, and Senior VP:Mktg & Bussiness at Carsdirect.Com. Charles studied at Stanford University and Occidental College.

Debbie Patterson is an Officite, CFO at Internet Brands and CFO at Officite. She attended University of Notre Dame between 1976 and 1980.

Highly accomplished Technology Executive with a strong background in internet applications development, online media, software development life cycle, and professional services. Professional highlights:• Leading the overall strategic technology: software product direction, software development, Ops/Infrastructure, and QA. • Building high performance, synergetic technology and software engineering teams. • Developing a dynamic culture and encouraging innovation from all team members. • Ensuring an organization’s technology infrastructure and services support the company’s strategic objectives. • Continuous exploration of emerging technologies to identify product improvements and its impact on the organization’s industry. • Facilitating collaboration between technology and other organizational departments. • Pinpoint and endorse cost effective, reliable technology solutions. • Effectively integrate offshore technology talent within an organization’s technology team.

Joel Morris is a Senior Community Specialist & Editor-in-Chief, DVDTalk at Internet Brands and is based in Hermosa Beach, California. He has worked as Entertainment Editor at FGCU Eagle News, Writer at Hollywood Theaters, and Teaching Assistant for Dr. Mark A. Ehman at FGCU. Joel studied at FGCU between 2007 and 2011.

Kevin Hayes is a Chief Product Officer at Internet Brands and is based in Porter Ranch, California. He has worked as Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton; Consultant, Professional Services at Vignettes; and Project Lead Application Dev and Support at Bank of America. Kevin attended San Diego between 1994 and 1998.

Scott Friedman is responsible for the controllership, operational accounting, finance, planning and treasury functions for Internet Brands. Prior to joining Internet Brands in August 2008, Friedman served as the Chief Financial Officer of WPT Enterprises, Inc., an entertainment and consumer products company, where he was responsible for the company’s financial, human resources, information systems and administrative operations. At WPT Enterprises, Friedman oversaw the development of the company’s long-term strategic plans, annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and investor relations strategy. In addition, Friedman oversaw all treasury and tax functions for the company, including cash forecasting and management, federal and state tax planning and compliance, and international tax structuring for operations in China, Israel and several European countries. Friedman has extensive experience in finance and accounting and working with Internet and new media companies. Before joining WPT Enterprises, Inc., Friedman was Controller at Sony Pictures Digital, and previously served in various accounting and financial capacities at The Walt Disney Company. Friedman was a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia while at Arthur Andersen, and holds Bachelor of Accountancy from George Washington University.

Stuart brings 15 years of consumer internet and new media experience to Momentum Venture Management, with a strong track record of launching popular online destinations. He joined Momentum in 2007 after serving as Founder and CEO of Insider Pages, a VC-backed local search engine that was acquired by Citysearch. Most recently, Stuart served as CEO of the Momentum portfolio company, iChange.com, which was acquired by Herbalife in early 2011. Previously he was VP of New Ventures at Idealab, where he advised portfolio companies in business development, fundraising and new product development. Prior to joining Idealab, Stuart was Managing Director of Digital Media Services at Loudeye Technologies, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at MXG Media, and was also a consultant at Bain & Company. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor's Degree from Cornell University.