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Ken Lowe is Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Scripps Networks Interactive, a leading lifestyle media provider for television, the Internet and other media platforms. Previously, he was President and CEO of The E.W. Scripps Company from 2000 until 2008, when Scripps Networks Interactive became a separate, publicly traded company. Prior to 2000, Lowe was Chairman and CEO of Knoxville-based Scripps Networks. He built the company into one of the nation's fastest growing and most successful creators of unique brands for television and the Internet. He founded and launched HGTV in 1994; oversaw the acquisition and transformation of the Food Network into an American pop culture icon; presided over the launches of the DIY Network and the Cooking Channel as well as the acquisitions of the Travel Channel in 2009 and Great American Country television network in 2004. Lowe also guided the development of the company’s growing portfolio of interactive content services in the food and home lifestyle categories. Lowe joined the E.W. Scripps Company in 1980 as General Manager of the company's radio properties. In 1988, he became Vice President of Programming, Promotion and Marketing for the company's nine network-affiliated television stations. Lowe began his career in radio with Southern Broadcasting in 1969 and continued with various management positions in radio and television with Harte-Hanks Broadcasting in the late 1970s. Lowe serves on the Board of Directors for the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, The Paley Center for Media and The Cable Center. In the past he served on the Cincinnati Business Committee and Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation.

I was elected president and CEO of the American Public Media Group (APMG) in 2011. Prior to becoming CEO, I served as Chief Operating Officer for APMG for eight years. APMG is the nation's largest owner and operator of public radio stations (99 stations in 8 states), including Minnesota Public Radio (Saint Paul/Minneapolis) and Southern California Public Radio (Los Angeles/Palm Springs/Ojai). APMG also produces and distributes premier national programming, including Marketplace and Performance Today, and is the distributor of BBC World Service programming to all public radio stations in the U.S. APM serves 20 million listeners each week on more than 1,000 radio stations in all 50 states, and millions more on APMG’s internet sites, social and mobile platforms. I have been deeply involved in APMG's growth since 1983, serving in senior leadership positions ranging from building radio stations and managing radio station groups to leading Digital Media, and head of Business Development to local and national Programming.In addition to more than 33-years at APMG, I've also led business development, strategic planning, fund raising for a private hospital group and its foundation in Reading, PA, and was vice president for Advancement and University Relations at a private liberal arts university in Riverside, CA. I have served on the Boards of National Public Radio (NPR), The Sheridan Story/Every Meal and Concordia Academy, and I'm an active member of the Itasca Project (a civic alliance of private-sector CEO’s, elected officials, public administrators and education leaders seeking new ways to address regional economic competitiveness and quality of life). I have a master's degree in public administration and a bachelor's degree in journalism communications.

Gerdes has served as a member of our board since 2007. He previously served as a director of CBOT since 2005.Gerdes has served as CEO of Pursuant Health (formerly SoloHealth), a private health-care company in Atlanta, since February 2014 and as its Executive Chairman of the Board since November 2013. He was initially appointed to the Board in 2007 and as the Chairman in 2012. He has also served as a general partner of Sand Hill Financial Company, a venture capital partnership, since 1983.Gerdes is also a general partner of Gerdes Huff Investments.Gerdes is a major shareholder and President of Friesland Farms, LLC. Gerdes formerly served as Chairman and CEO of Transcend Services, concluding with the sale of that company in April 2012 and as a director of Access Plans, Inc., from 2001 until its sale in June, 2012.Gerdes is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council for The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and serves as trustee for Monmouth College.

Tony Uphoff is an award-winning digital media, live event and marketing services executive specializing in transformative leadership of companies, cultures, people and organizational performance.He is a uniquely accomplished operating executive with an unparalleled track record of building, growing and transforming media and marketing businesses. As a pioneer in the use of technology in media, marketing and business, his focus remains on strategic positioning of companies’ brands and products for increased reach, revenues, and profits.He currently serves as President & Chief Executive Officer at Thomas, the leader in product sourcing, supplier selection and marketing solutions for industry. As an industry thought leader Tony is regularly quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Insider, and other top media brands, as an expert on the digital industrial economy. Most recently, Tony led a discussion on manufacturing trends with senior government officials and industry leaders at the White House. Tony also advises senior management and boards of media, marketing, and technology companies as the CEO & Founder of Uphoff Management Advisory, LLC.His career highlights include:-Building the single largest B2B media brand, Information Week-Transforming a $125M print-centric legacy CMP Media business into UBM TechWeb, a $275M digital media, live event and marketing services powerhouse.-Growing VNU Media Entertainment Group’s revenues by 50%, profits by 45%, online revenues by 400%. Led core brand, The Hollywood Reporter, to surpass rival Variety in market share for the first time in its 75-year history-Founding CEO of internet media company Beliefnet. Raised $26M in VC funding ($20M after April 2000 U.S. financial crisis. Sold to NewsCorp in 2007)---Principal player in CMP Media sale to UBM. Featured leader in VNU Media sale to private equity consortium.-Speaker at notable conferences such as The Milken Institute’s Global Conference and SXSW

Todd Larsen is the president of the global Nexis Solutions division of LexisNexis. Todd joined the company in March 2018. Prior to LexisNexis, Todd was the CEO of Blurb, a privately held company that provides a digital platform for people who want to make books or magazines for personal or professional goals. He joined Blurb in January, 2016 and helped the business restore growth and profitability. He now sits on the Blurb board of directors. Prior to Blurb, Todd was an executive vice president of Time Inc. and the president of the news, sports and entertainment groups. He was responsible for the global operations of some of the world’s best-known media brands, including PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly, TIME, Sports Illustrated, FORTUNE, MONEY, and GOLF. Under his guidance, Time Inc. doubled its digital audience to over 100M monthly unique visitors, and strongly accelerated the revenue growth of its digital businesses. Before joining Time Inc., Todd spent 13 years at Dow Jones & Company, from 1999-2012, most recently serving as president. In that role, he directed the company’s global business operations for publications and products such as The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Factiva and the Dow Jones Newswires. Todd was instrumental in pioneering a paid business model for the Wall Street Journal across Web, mobile and tablet platforms. He was also part of the team that oversaw the Journal’s transformation into a more complete newspaper with additional national and international news, sports, opinion and culture to complement its business and financial coverage. Todd also drove Dow Jones’ strategy to expand world-wide digitally with products emphasizing local content in the global context. Earlier in his career, Todd worked in the media practice at the consulting firm Booz, Allen & Hamilton and in advertising at Saatchi & Saatchi and Jordan, McGrath, Case & Taylor. Todd graduated with a B.A. from Colgate University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He currently resides in Mamaroneck, NY with his wife and two daughters and is an avid golfer.

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