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Brad Benz joined Aptimus as Senior Vice President of Strategic Business Development for the West Coast in July 2005. He currently leads the company in expanding the strategic business development team and in attracting large publisher accounts. Prior to Aptimus, Mr. Benz served as Managing Director of the Redshift Group LLC, an independent consulting firm focused on helping growth companies with strategic business development initiatives. He has extensive experience founding, leading and financing start-up ventures. As a venture capitalist at Crosslink Capital, a leading venture firm with over $1 billion under management, Mr. Benz secured five deals that resulted in $39 million in investments. Three out of five of his companies completed successful public offerings that resulted in significant returns to the fund. In 1999, Brad founded and managed ZuluSports, a leading sports Internet publisher. As CEO, Mr. Benz led the team that built the premiere company in its category and secured Fortune 500 clients. He also led all strategic, investment and merger & acquisition discussions with both private and public companies. Mr. Benz earned his MBA from the University of Michigan with a concentration in venture capital/entrepreneurship and an A.B. from Princeton University. | 