The Lycos Management team includes a strong group of experienced leaders from a variety of industry backgrounds. Many members of the management team have been working in the Internet industry from its inception, and have demonstrated a proven track record of success. There are a number of key executives who come from high-profile companies with more traditional media industry experience, while others have been with Lycos for more than seven years. Their depth of overall business experience provides Lycos with a strong, agile and talented senior management team that has been instrumental in the company's success.
Jungwook Lim directs and oversees all Lycos Corporate business functions supporting a large portfolio of Web products. A proven new media and communications executive, Jungwook brings an expertise in consumer experience, product innovation, revenue, sales, marketing and business development. As the former Chief Executive Officer of the Chosun Ilbo JNS, Japanese subsidiary of Chosun Ilbo, a top daily Korean newspaper, Jungwook comes to Lycos with extensive international business experience developing and implementing successful corporate strategies with expertise in corporate development and global business expansion.
Prior to joining Lycos, Jungwook had held several management positions at Daum Communications Corp. including Vice President, Global Center, Knowledge Officer & Vice President of External Affairs Office, and Head of Service Innovation Division. Lycos was acquired Daum Communications Corp. in Oct. 2004. Daum Communications Corp. is traded on the KOSDAQ: 035720, www.daum.net.
Jungwook holds an MBA degree from the Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and earned a B.A. in Business Administration from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
Kevin Baillie is responsible for the financial and administrative operations of Lycos including finance, legal, human resources, management information systems and facilities. In addition to his financial and administrative responsibilities, Kevin is responsible for Lycos Search, Gamesville, the Tripod and Angelfire web publishing properties, and the company's technology and operational infrastructure. Kevin rejoined Lycos in June 2005 as Chief Financial Officer. He previously worked at Lycos from 1998 through 2003, most recently as Corporate Controller. During his previous tenure with Lycos he was responsible for the financial due diligence and integration of a dozen acquisitions including Wired, Quote, Gamesville, Matchmaker and Raging Bull. Kevin was responsible for Lycos' public SEC filings, including a $450 million secondary public offering, as well as the financial accounting and structuring of several international joint ventures and the financial reporting integration of Lycos into Terra Networks as part of their business combination in 2000.p>
Prior to joining Lycos, Kevin was employed by Ernst & Young LLP from 1991 through 1998, most recently as Manager in the Entrepreneurial Services and Technology groups. While at Ernst & Young, he provided audit and consulting services to both privately held and publicly traded organizations, primarily in the technology and entertainment industries.
Kevin has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Massachusetts since 1994. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
