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President and Chief Executive Officer of Conversant (acquired by Alliance Data Systems) beginning December 2012. John joined the senior management team and board of Conversant in August 2011 after the acquisition of Dotomi, where John served as Chief Executive Officer. John is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in growing successful organizations. Before joining Dotomi, John founded Rainmaker Consulting Group Inc., which specialized in strategic sales and marketing consulting for marketing services firms. He also served as President of North America for Catalina Marketing Services, providing behavioral insights, database marketing and Internet solutions to key Fortune 1000 companies. His leadership at Catalina resulted in record revenues and net profits. Additionally, John’s tenure includes four years at ACTMEDIA working with the launch team of the Instant Coupon Machine, as well as in CPG sales and marketing with Beecham Products and Frito-Lay, Inc. He has participated on boards for Bluestem Brands, Q Interactive, SuperMarkets Online, Affinova, Claria, Imagitas, and El Dorado Marketing. John has an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, as well as a B.S. from the University of Illinois.