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Michael N. Hering
Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer

Michael N. Hering has over three decades of experience in the travel and leisure industry. He is a founder of the Company and has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and director since the Company's inception in February 1999. Until March 2000, he was also Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Magical Holidays, Inc., one of the leading travel wholesalers in the United States.

Salvatore Esposito
Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Salvatore P. Esposito, Jr. has over three decades of experience in the travel and leisure industry. He is a founder of the Company and has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and director since January 2000. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Esposito served as Vice President of Magical Holidays, Inc. From 1984 to 1993, he held various executive positions with major international and domestic carriers, including Eastern Airlines, British Airways, Pan American Airways and Sabena Airlines.

Gary Doughty
Chief Technology Officer

Gary Doughty has more than two decades of experience in the information technology field, working in software development and management positions at companies including Ernst & Young, Microsoft, and Texas Instruments. He was previously a consultant to SkyAuction.com, leading the development of SkyAuction.com's website and all auction management and travel fulfillment systems before joining the company as an employee in January 2002. Mr. Doughty holds bachelors and masters degrees in Computer Science and an MBA from Rice University. He is based in the Houston, Texas development offices of the company.

Don Freno
Vice President, Operations

Don Freno has more than two decades of experience in the travel and leisure industry. He is a founder of the company and has served as Vice President, Operations since the Company's inception in February 1999. Previously, Mr. Freno was Operations Manager at Magical Holidays, Inc., where he developed and implemented systems to handle high-volume air ticket sales.

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