Management and Directors

David Chun

CEO and Founder

David has led Equilar since its inception to become one of the most respected and trusted names in the executive compensation industry and has been recognized as one of the "100 Most Influential Players in Corporate Governance" by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). David often speaks publicly on issues facing the executive compensation industry, including events hosted by The Conference Board, Directorship, The HR Policy Association, NACD, NASDAQ OMX, National Association of Stock Plan Professionals (NASPP), NYSE Euronext, RiskMetrics, Stanford's Directors' College, and WorldatWork.

Prior to founding Equilar, David was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, a global investment bank that has since merged with Credit Suisse. Prior to DLJ, David was a management consultant with Bain & Company and also Kenan Systems, a telecom billing software developer that was subsequently acquired by Lucent Technologies.

David is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), a Charter Member of the Asian-American Multi-Technology Association (AAMA), a director of the Asian Pacific Fund Community Foundation, and a co-founder of the Korean American Society of Entrepreneurs (KASE). David earned his M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelors of Science with Honors in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia.

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Brian Sohmers

Executive Vice President & General Manager, Equilar Insight

Brian Sohmers is the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Equilar Insight business unit.  In this role, he leads the business unit responsible for executive compensation benchmarking and Say on Pay analytics.

As one of the public faces of Equilar, Brian often speaks at industry conferences on the topics of executive compensation, corporate governance, and shareholder engagement.  Brian has been quoted by such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Agenda, and The Conference Board.

Brian has built a career on developing software solutions for complex business problems.  Prior to joining Equilar, he spent over a decade conceiving and launching industry-leading products at Oracle, Agile Software, and Serus Corporation. Brian sits on the Advisory Board of Equity Administration Solutions, Inc.

Brian holds a Bachelors of Chemical Engineering from The University of Dayton and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.

Jiunn Lim

Vice President, Engineering

Jiunn Lim leads the teams responsible for Equilar's software development, QA, and IT efforts. Prior to joining Equilar, he served as Vice President of Development at HST, where he oversaw the development of the company's healthcare information system. He has also worked at SourceMedical, InterTrade, Harris, and Condor Systems. Jiunn has over 20 years of experience building highly effective, secure software and large-scale transactional management systems. His work has spanned many industries, including healthcare, telecommunications, and Internet information providers.

Jiunn holds B.S. in Electrical Engineering and B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Washington.

Ed Kam

Vice President, Finance and Administration

Ed Kam leads the team that is responsible for Accounting and Finance, Facilities, Human Resources and Legal. Prior to joining Equilar, Ed spent 10 years at several Silicon Valley start-ups as a Corporate Controller, primarily with IPLocks where he was a key driver in the sale of IPLocks to Fortinet. Prior to his involvement with technology start-ups, Ed spent several years in the financial services and energy industries and has held various managerial and analytical positions at the Bank of Hawaii, GE Capital and Pacific Resources (BHP Petroleum).

Ed holds Bachelor degrees in Finance and Computer Science and an M.B.A. from the University of Hawaii.

Nick Ezzo

Vice President, Marketing

Nick Ezzo leads a high-performance team of Equilar marketing professionals in the creation and execution of high-touch demand generation programs that drive qualified sales opportunities. He has been featured in Entrepreneur, California Executive, and Speech Technology magazines, and holds a patent for marketing techniques he has pioneered.

Before joining Equilar, Nick led teams in marketing, business development, training, and IT for Nuance Communications, Aspect Software, and Home Box Office, Inc.

Outside of the office, Nick coaches youth sports and serves as a Y-Adventure Guides leader at the South Valley Family YMCA, which recently named him its Volunteer of the Year.

Nick holds a B.S. in Communications from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

Peter Browning

Lead Independent Director

Peter Browning is the Founder and Managing Director of Peter Browning Partners, LLC, an esteemed board advisory consulting firm. Since 1989, Peter has served on the boards of directors of eleven publicly traded companies, two as CEO. He has served as Chairman, President, and CEO of the National Gypsum Company, and as President and CEO of Sonoco Products Company. Peter presently serves as Lead Director of Nucor Corporation and Acuity Brands, and is also a member of the boards of directors of EnPro Industries and Lowe's Companies. He is a founding member of the Lead Director Network, a member of the faculty for The Conference Board’s Directors’ Institute, the former Dean of the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte, and a lifetime member of The University of Chicago’s Council on the Booth Graduate School of Business. In 2004, Board Alert Magazine selected Peter as one of eight “Outstanding Directors of the Year” for his role in the successful CEO transitions at Lowe's and Nucor. He is also the 2009 recipient of Boston University's "Gislason Award for Leadership in Executive Development," and he was selected for the "NACD Director 100 List" in 2011 and 2012.

Jim Casella

Director

Jim Casella is Chairman, CEO and Founder of Case Interactive Media (CIM), affiliated with Austin Ventures where he serves as CEO-in-Residence for their Growth/Private Equity practice. He is Chairman and CEO of Asset International, a leading B2B information and technology company in the financial information sector. Jim has extensive leadership experience in the information services industry, including: serving as Vice Chairman of Reed Business (Reed Elsevier's business-to-business division), CEO of U.S. operations for Reed Business Information, Chief Operating Officer at IDG, President and CEO of PennNet (now PennEnergy), President of ABC Consumer Magazines (a division of Capital Cities/ABC), and Vice President of Sales and Marketing for HBJ Media Systems at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Jim has also served on the boards of directors of two formerly-listed NASDAQ companies (IDG Books and Ask Jeeves) as well as on the board of Infomedia India LTD. He previously served on the board of Jigsaw Data Corporation, which was sold to Salesforce.com in 2010. Jim currently sits on the board of Compare Networks.

Thomas Paparatto

Director

Thomas Paparatto has more than 30 years of sales leadership, product management and executive experience. He has a proven track record of building and managing sales teams, opening and expanding new markets and establishing go-to-market alliances. Currently, Tom is a Senior Director at Risk Management Solutions, the world leader in catastrophic risk modeling for the global insurance industry. Prior to RMS, Tom served as Vice President of Sales and Client Services at Equilar and was responsible for building our sales organization and accelerating our revenue growth. Tom previously served as Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Gridstone Research, where he built a sales organization and established channel partnership relationships to launch a new research platform for Wall Street equity analysts. Prior to Gridstone, Tom served as Managing Director, Global Product Management at Fitch Ratings. At Fitch, he planned and launched a new information business, Fitch Research, designed to deliver research, credit ratings and financial data to institutional investors worldwide. Tom joined Fitch in 1997 after 16 years at Bankers Trust and Institutional Investor where he was President of the BankStat Division, a business that Tom founded while he was a Vice President at Bankers Trust. Tom has a B.S. in Operations Research from Kean University in New Jersey.