Panel Member : How is the UK Online Recruitment Market Developing? As Managing Director of CareerBuilder UK, Mr. Smith directs the company’s strategy for becoming the UK leader in online recruitment. In this role, Mr. Smith brings over 15 years of business development and product marketing experience across multiple internet and software companies. Prior to this role, Mr. Smith served as the Vice President of Corporate Development for CareerBuilder.com where he was responsible for identifying new growth opportunities to further expand CareerBuilder’s position in the recruitment and job search process. Mr. Smith developed CareerBuilder’s international partner network in the UK, Germany, France, Australia, Asia Pacific and the Americas and launched a scholarship search site called FindTuition.com. Before joining CareerBuilder, Mr. Smith led Product Marketing and Business Development for Unicru a software company that helps large organizations hire the best hourly candidates. In July of 2006, Kronos (KRON) bought Unicru for $150 million. Mr. Smith holds a Masters of Business Administration from Portland State University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon. About CareerBuilder.co.uk CareerBuilder.co.uk is the fourth largest visited online job site in the United Kingdom, according to comScore Media Metrix Career Resources subcategory November 2006. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder.co.uk powers the career centers for more than 20 UK partners that reach national, local, industry and niche audiences. Job seekers visit CareerBuilder.co.uk every month to search for opportunities by industry, location, company and job type, sign up for automatic e-mail job alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management. For more information about CareerBuilder products and services, visit www.careerbuilder.co.uk. About CareerBuilder.com CareerBuilder.com is the U.S.’s largest online job site with more than 23 million unique visitors and over 1.5 million jobs. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company (NYSE:TRB), and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), the company offers a vast online and print network to help job seekers connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers the career centers for more than 1,100 partners that reach national, local, industry and niche audiences. These include more than 150 newspapers and leading portals such as America Online and MSN. More than 250,000 employers take advantage of CareerBuilder.com's easy job postings, 18 million-plus resumes, Diversity Channel and more. Millions of job seekers visit the site every month to search for opportunities by industry, location, company and job type, sign up for automatic email job alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management. For more information about CareerBuilder.com products and services, visit www.careerbuilder.com. .