ChampionScott Partners has recruited Stephen Markowski as Chief Financial Officer at LookSmart (http://www.looksmart.com). LookSmart is an online search advertising and technology solutions company that provides performance solutions for online advertisers and publishers. LookSmart offers advertisers targeted, pay-per-click (PPC) search advertising and contextual search advertising via its Advertiser Networks; and an Ad Center platform for customizable private-label advertiser solutions for online publishers.

Mr. Markowski brings over 25 years of senior corporate finance, accounting and tax experience to LookSmart. Prior to joining LookSmart, Mr. Markowski was Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at Symantec Corporation, a security and availability software and services provider with approximately $5 billion in revenue. During his 18 year career at Symantec, Mr. Markowski held a variety of positions including, Vice President of Accounting, Tax & Treasury and Tax Director. Most recently, as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Mr. Markowski managed a team of more than 300 employees, while responsible for tax, treasury, Sarbanes Oxley, internal audit and external reporting. During this time, he was instrumental in executing and integrating over forty strategic acquisitions, including most recently, Veritas.

Prior to Symantec, Mr. Markowski spent nine years with KPMG, a public accounting firm, as a senior manager. Mr. Markowski holds a B.S. degree in Commerce, Accounting from Santa Clara University located in Santa Clara, CA.

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