Leadership Team

As SVP of Program Management, Tara oversees and orchestrates the execution of all product development areas of the company and is responsible for overseeing all strategic initiatives. Tara leads a team of project managers who work hand-in-hand with product and engineering teams to organize activities across all projects and continually optimize processes. A Connexity veteran having joined the company in 2005, she has been a driving force behind the company’s process and delivery for the past 13 years.

As EVP, Merchant Account Management, Bob is responsible for the on-going service and continued growth of Connexity merchant campaigns globally. A Connexity veteran with over 20 years with the company, Bob has developed strong Account teams and has instilled a foundation of results-oriented management and mentorship within his organization.

As General Counsel for Taboola and Chief Legal Officer at Connexity, Blythe directs all of the company’s legal affairs both domestically and abroad. In addition to providing counsel on company policy day to day, Blythe is the key protectorate of Connexity’s intellectual property and advisor on legal, policy, compliance and new product initiatives. Blythe joined Connexity in 2005 as Assistant General Counsel and was quickly promoted to General Counsel in 2006.

Blythe’s role has expanded to include management of human resource strategy and operations across Connexity globally. Added to this, Blythe holds an instrumental role in M&A activity. Having worked closely with Bill and other executives, she spearheaded the acquisition of three companies in less than one year in 2015 (Pricegrabber, Become, Hitwise), following with the sale of the Bizrate Insights business to Time, Inc in 2016.

In March 2010, Blythe was instrumental in lobbying for a new Internet tax ordinance, creating a clear tax definition for Internet companies across the Los Angeles County, which helped secure the continued presence of internet businesses in Los Angeles, Connexity included. In 2010, Blythe won the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Corporate Counsel of the Year award. She was also honored by the Daily Journal as one of the 25 Leading General Counsels in California, in 2011.

Bob has been the heart and soul of the company since joining in 1999. During his tenure at Connexity, Bob has served numerous roles including head of Product and Business Operations, Traffic Acquisition and Strategy. As the President of Connexity Commerce, he currently oversees sales and business development, product, technology and business operations.

In 2002, Bob helped build a world-class traffic acquisition operation that quickly catapulted Bizrate to be one of the best-indexed sites in the shopping space. In 2003, Bob was part of the team that worked to scale the product search engine to be able to index over 100 million products, an accomplishment that allowed the company to not only grow in capacity, but also serve up products in a more relevant fashion to consumers. Bob was also integral to launching the company’s three international properties, evolving them from technology prototypes to commercial successes. Bob helped lead the Become.com and Pricegrabber acquisitions in 2015 and has been intimately involved in growing Connexity’s EU business. He was also one of the primary architects behind Connexity’s proprietary pricing platform.

As CEO of Connexity, Bill Glass is responsible for steering business strategy, evangelizing company culture, ensuring business capitalization and providing day-to-day oversight of the company’s business. Bill joined Connexity (then Shopzilla) in 2004 and was a member of the senior executive team that sold Shopzilla to the E.W. Scripps Company in 2005. He was appointed President in 2007 and drove the company’s continued success under Scripps’ ownership. In 2011, he led the successful divestiture of Shopzilla/Connexity from Scripps in partnership with Symphony Technology Group. At that time, Bill was promoted to CEO.

Under Bill’s leadership from 2011 to the present, Connexity has completed a successful transformation from a comparison shopping company to a leading technology and data-driven retail performance marketing company. This transformation included executing several successful acquisitions and a significant evolution of the company’s business model.

As CFO of Connexity Phil is responsible for managing financial strategy and overseeing all financial functions for the company. Phil leads a Global Finance and Accounting team passionately committed to providing robust control, accurate reporting and partnership with internal and external stakeholders to optimize performance and productivity.

Phil lives with his wife and 2 kids and when not managing his calendar for global time-zones can be found enjoying most outdoor sports & activities whenever possible. Age has caught up on him a little and league Football and Rugby matches have been traded for Golf, Tennis, Running, Kayaking and Skiing these days. Phil is also a keen musician and sits on the board of directors of a local non-for-profit organization

Giles is responsible for defining and executing on the commercial strategy for established and new growth markets in EMEA and APAC across Connexity’s performance marketing and content commerce business lines.

As SVP of Performance Management & Operations, Melanie is responsible for the business processes around the Connexity retail marketing network in Europe. Together with her international teams in London and Karlsruhe, she is responsible for the development of strategic partnerships and traffic management between online shops and the company’s various traffic channels. Melanie’s focus is on revenue growth and the expansion of Connexity’s footprint in Europe in connection with the respective market-specific requirements. Her track record demonstrates the importance of the European business for the company’s overall turnover.

Ryan and his team are responsible for all operations, reporting and pricing needs in support of the Connexity Commerce marketplace. As SVP of Traffic Acquisition & Analytics, Ryan leads Connexity’s internal paid traffic acquisition efforts (SEM, Product Listing Ads, Social), as well as overseeing all pricing optimization efforts on behalf of partners, and actively manages core business operations for Connexity Commerce. Ryan joined Connexity in 2006 and has served in various roles throughout the Traffic Acquisition and Pricing verticals.