Peter C. Morse has served as Chairman of Bankrate since October 2002, a position he previously held from 1997 until 1999. Since 1982, Mr. Morse has also served as President of Morse Partners, Ltd., an investment firm that concentrates on acquiring operating companies and providing expansion capital. Mr. Morse is also a partner in Permit Capital, LLC and a founding member of CA Partners, LLC. He was Chairman of the Board of FAO Schwarz from 1986 to 1990 and has served as a director of several private companies. Prior to founding Morse Partners, Ltd., Mr. Morse was a First Vice President and Director of the corporate finance department of Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc., an investment banking firm, and held positions at Lehman Brothers, Inc. and Chemical Bank in New York. |