Frederik van der Kooi has served as an observer with our Board of Directors since February 2023, and has been appointed as director on June 13, 2023. From December 1999 until December 2021, Mr. van der Kooi served in positions of increasing responsibility with Microsoft Corporation, including as the Chief Operating Officer of its Online Services Division, and culminating in his service as the Corporate Vice President managing Microsoft’s global advertising business (Microsoft Advertising) from May 2010 through Microsoft’s acquisition of Xandr in December 2021. Mr. van der Kooi also served as the executive sponsor of the Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) employee resource group from September 2017 through April 2022. From July 2010 until February 2022, Mr. van der Kooi served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) in the United States, the national trade association for the digital media and marketing industries, including as its Chairman from February 2019 through February 2021. Mr. van der Kooi has a Master of Business Administration from Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa (IESE) and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Nyenrode University in The Netherlands. The Board of Directors believes that Mr. van der Kooi’s expertise in digital advertising and experience developing and executing search, native and display advertising business strategies will allow him to make valuable contributions to the Board.
