Below is a summary of our committee structure and membership information. To read more about any of the committees, click on committee names in the chart below. To learn more about Directors, click on the individual's name in the chart.
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Audit
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Compensation
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Nominating and Corporate Governance
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 Timothy M. (Tim) Armstrong
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AOL Inc.
Timothy (Tim) Armstrong is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AOL Inc. Mr. Armstrong joined AOL in 2009 from Google, where he served as President of The Americas Operations, overseeing North American and Latin American advertising sales, marketing and operations teams. He also was a member of Google’s Operating Committee, the company’s executive team. Prior to joining Google, Mr. Armstrong was Vice President of Sales and Strategic Partnerships for Snowball.com. Before that, he was Director of Integrated Sales and Marketing for Starwave’s and Disney’s ABC/ESPN Internet Ventures.
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Ralph M. Bahna
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Chairman, Masterworks Development Corp.
Ralph M. Bahna has served as a Director of priceline.com since July 1998 and was Chairman of the Board of Directors from April 2004 to January 2013. He is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Since 1993, Mr. Bahna has served as Chairman of Masterworks Development Corp., a company he founded in 1992. It has developed an international group of hotels named Club Quarters. Club Quarters are private, city-center facilities designed for the business travelers of cost conscious organizations. Mr. Bahna serves as the Chairman of Club Quarters. From 1980 to 1989, Mr. Bahna served as the Chief Executive Officer of Cunard Lines, Ltd., and the Cunard Group of Companies. Prior to Cunard, Mr. Bahna was employed by Trans World Airlines, Inc., where he developed and launched its highly successful Ambassador Service.
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Howard W. "Skip" Barker,, Jr.
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Former Partner, KPMG LLP
Howard W. "Skip" Barker, Jr. was employed by KPMG LLP from July 1972 and served as a partner of KPMG LLP from 1982 until his retirement in September 2002. Mr. Barker has been a director of priceline.com since January 2003, and is currently Chairman of the Audit Committee, as well as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. since 2007, where he chairs the Audit Committee, and Medco Health Solutions, Inc. since 2003, where he chaired the Audit Committee, and was a member of the Compensation Committee and the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee until Medco's acquisition by Express Scripts on April 2, 2012. In addition, Mr. Barker is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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Jeffrey E. Epstein
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Operating Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
Jeffrey E. Epstein, has served as a Director of priceline.com since April 2003, and is currently a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Epstein is an Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, which he joined in November, 2011. He also serves as a Senior Advisor at Oak Hill Capital Partners, which he joined in August, 2011. Mr. Epstein is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle. Previously, Mr. Epstein served as Chief Financial Officer of several public and private companies, including DoubleClick (sold to Google), King World Productions (sold to CBS) and Nielsen’s Media Measurement and Information Group. Earlier in his career, he was an investment banker at The First Boston Corporation. He serves on the Board of Directors of Shutterstock, the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Stanford University Hospital, and the Management Board of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business
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James M. Guyette
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Lead Independent Director
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce North America Inc.
James M. Guyette has served as a Director of priceline.com since November 2003. He serves as priceline.com’s Lead Independent Director and is a member of the Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Guyette is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce North America Inc., a world-leading supplier of power systems to the global aerospace, defense, marine and energy markets, a position he has held since 1997. Prior to joining Rolls-Royce, Mr. Guyette was Executive Vice President – Marketing and Planning for United Airlines. He held a number of other senior roles in his nearly 30 years with United Airlines. Mr. Guyette serves on the boards of Rolls-Royce plc and is Chairman of PrivateBancorp Inc. He is Chairman of the Board of the Smithsonian Museum – Air and Space Museum, and a member of the Boards of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and St. Mary's College – Moraga CA – Board of Regents, and is a member of the Board of Governors for the Aerospace Industries Association.
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Thomas E. Rothman
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Former Chairman & CEO, Fox Filmed Entertainment Group, Inc.
Thomas E. Rothman is departing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of News Corporation's Fox Filmed Entertainment Group, Inc. Before joining Fox Filmed, which he served for 18 years, Mr. Rothman served as President of Worldwide Production for the Samuel Goldwyn Company, and Executive Vice President, Production of Sony Corporation's Columbia Pictures. He also served as a partner with Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz. Mr. Rothman has a B.A. from Brown University and a J.D. from Columbia School of Law.
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Craig W. Rydin
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Non-Executive Chairman and Former Executive Chairman, The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
Craig W. Rydin has served as a Director of priceline.com since January 2005, and is currently a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Rydin is the Non-Executive Chairman of The Yankee Candle Company. Prior to being named Non-Executive Chairman, Mr. Rydin was the Executive Chairman of The Yankee Candle Company. Prior to being named Executive Chairman in October 2009, Mr. Rydin served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yankee Candle from April 2001 to October 2009 and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yankee Candle since February 2003. Prior to joining Yankee Candle, Mr. Rydin was the President of the Away From Home food services division of Campbell Soup Company, a position he held from 1998 to 2001. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Rydin served as the President of the Godiva Chocolatiers division of Campbell. Prior to his position with Godiva, Mr. Rydin held a number of senior management positions at Pepperidge Farm, Inc., also a part of Campbell. Mr. Rydin is a member of the Board of Directors of Philips-Van Heusen and is a member of its Compensation Committee, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Au Bon Pain.
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Priceline.com's Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Audit Committee reviews priceline.com's financial statements and accounting practices, makes recommendations to the Board regarding the selection of independent auditors and reviews the results and scope of the audit and other services provided by priceline.com's independent auditors. The Compensation Committee makes recommendations to the Board concerning salaries and incentive compensation for priceline.com's Officers and employees and administers priceline.com's employee benefits plans. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommends individuals to the Board of Directors for nomination, election or appointment as members of the Board of Directors and its committees.
