Mr. Rasmussen was appointed CEO of Global Name Registry in August 2003. He was previously CTO and Chief Architect of Global Name Registry, supporting many aspects of the business, including providing technical solutions to registrars and other partners of the company. Prior to founding Global Name Registry, Mr. Rasmussen co-founded Nameplanet, Ltd. where he served as CTO. Mr. Rasmussen was previously a co-founder of Imaker AS, a web content management systems provider. Prior to Imaker, Mr. Rasmussen was a founding investor in ScreenMedia AS, a manufacturer of wireless web pad devices. Mr. Rasmussen also co-founded Synaps AS, an optical measurement technology provider for the food services industry. Mr. Rasmussen is widely regarded as a leading consultant to banks, telecommunication, travel and content companies on technical development and implementation. Mr. Rasmussen graduated from the University of Bergen with a degree in computer science.

Mr. Haugnes was appointed President of Global Name Registry in August 2003. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the company. Under his direction and leadership, Global Name Registry applied and successfully won the rights to the .name gTLD. Prior to this, Mr. Haugnes was a co-founder of Nameplanet, Ltd. where he served on the management committee. Mr. Haugnes previously worked at the Norwegian
Defense HQ as an information technology strategist and project coordinator. Mr. Haugnes also worked at Alcatel Telecom in business development for wireless services. Mr. Haugnes raduated with a Master of Science in Cybernetics (Honors) from a joint program at Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTNU) and Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Toulouse (INSA) France.

Mr. Sheard is the Financial Controller for Global Name Registry and has day-to-day responsibility for finance and commercial activities. Prior to joining Global Name Registry, Mr. Sheard was Financial Controller of QXL.com plc. While at QXL, he was responsible for preparing the company for its NASDAQ and LSE floatation and for putting in place the financial controls necessary to expand the business into 14 countries in two years. Before QXL, Mr. Sheard was financial controller for The Prince's Trust, and was responsible for all accounts, including four trading subsidiaries. Mr. Sheard was also a chartered accountant for Baker Tilly and served as audit manager. Mr. Sheard graduated from Kingston Polytechnic with a B.A. (Hons) in Accountancy and Finance and has been a qualified Chartered Accountant since 1991.

Four Seasons Venture is the oldest and the leading venture fund in Norway focusing on investments within the Internet-, telecom- and general technology sectors. Established in 1985, Four Seasons Venture looks to invest in growth companies within Scandinavia and Europe. The firm's most recent fund, Four Seasons Venture III (Fund 3), was established in April 2000 with NOK 530 million, bringing total capital under management up to NOK 830 million.

Since its inception, Four Seasons Venture has been a part of the Advent
International Network which allows the Oslo-based firm to work closely and co-invest with Advent's Technology Group based in London, Boston and Silicon Valley.

Northzone Ventures is an early stage venture capital company investing
primarily in the Nordic market, with offices in Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen. With about EURO 85 million in total funds under management, the firm specializes in the ICT sector, focuses on the Nordic region to ensure volume of high quality deals and to draw on its regional competency base, concentrates on companies needing early- stage or early expansion capital, and looks for scalable business models with an international scope and high value potential. Northzone generally focuses on new technologies and new applications of technology that will drive high-impact change, and it has helped establish a number of new enterprises since its inception in 1994.