InfoSpace Names Alesia Pinney as General Counsel and Secretary

InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSP), a leading developer of proprietary metasearch products, today announced the appointment of Alesia Pinney to the position of General Counsel and Secretary. She will replace Alex Torres who is leaving InfoSpace to pursue other opportunities. Pinney will report directly to Will Lansing, InfoSpace president and chief executive officer.

As part of the leadership team, Pinney will play a key role in developing and implementing the Company’s corporate strategy. She is also responsible for managing litigation, compliance, regulatory matters, contracts and other agreements, as well as providing general counsel on company matters.

“Alesia brings an exceptional wealth of knowledge and talent to this role as she has a depth of experience in legal matters related to M&A transactions and capital raising initiatives,” said Lansing. “Her contribution to the leadership team and company will be invaluable as we continue to move forward to unlock shareholder value.”

With 18 years of experience as a legal advisor in the fields of technology, healthcare and retail, Pinney joins InfoSpace from Sound Inpatient Physicians, Inc., where she served as chief administrative officer and general counsel. Prior to that, she held the position of executive vice president of legal operations at Talyst Inc. From 1999 to 2006, Pinney served as vice president, legal and human affairs, general counsel, chief privacy officer & secretary at Drugstore.com where she successfully managed public and private financings. Prior to Drugstore.com, Pinney was an attorney at Perkins Coie LLP, where she managed numerous public offerings and M&A transactions.

Pinney earned her Bachelor of Arts in accounting from Seattle University and a Master of Taxation from the University of Denver, College of Law. She also holds a Juris Doctor from University of Puget Sound School of Law.

About InfoSpace, Inc.

InfoSpace, Inc., a leading developer of metasearch products, is focused on bringing the best of the Web to Internet users. InfoSpace's proprietary metasearch technology combines the top results from several of the largest online search engines, providing fast and comprehensive search results on InfoSpace sites including Dogpile (www.dogpile.com), MetaCrawler (www.metacrawler.com), WebCrawler (www.webcrawler.com), and WebFetch (www.webfetch.com). InfoSpace's metasearch technology is also available on nearly 100 partner sites, including content, community, and connectivity sites. More information may be found at www.infospaceinc.com.