Board of Directors

Peter Caswell

Chairman and CEO

Peter Caswell, a Silicon Valley veteran, brings to NetBase more than 25 years of experience driving operational excellence, financial discipline and exponential revenue growth throughout technology organizations. As CEO of Siperian, Peter was responsible for the overall strategic direction, growth and management of the company. He drove the business to operating profitability and grew revenue by seven times in three years before selling to Informatica for more than $130mm in January 2010. Previously Caswell served as the CEO at Enkata Technologies and Advent Software where he grew the business 42 percent per year for nine years and achieved more than $2.5B in market capitalization. He has held executive sales and marketing positions with MSA (a Dun & Bradstreet Software company) and Hogan Systems. Peter holds the equivalent of an MBA in Management Studies and a BA in Agriculture from the Seale Hayne College in the United Kingdom.

Anthony Lee

Board Member – Altos Ventures

Anthony Lee is a General Partner of Altos Ventures. He currently serves as a director of NetBase and several other technology companies. Before joining Altos Ventures, Anthony led marketing efforts for three start-up companies. Previously, Anthony was a strategic consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he worked with clients in the telecommunications and pharmaceuticals industries. Anthony serves as Vice Chairman of TechSoup Global, the world’s largest non-profit distributor of computer software and hardware and is a founding member of the Full Circle Fund, a venture philanthropy group based in San Francisco. He received his MBA from Stanford University and earned a BA in Politics and Economics from Princeton University.

Don Butler

Board Member – Thomvest Ventures

Don Butler is a Managing Director with Thomvest Ventures. Don’s 20 year career spans a variety of roles with emerging growth technology companies. Don began his career doing investment banking at Lehman Brothers, where he worked on a number of initial public offerings as well as mergers and acquisitions. Don then did business development on behalf of a number of start-ups in the software and networking industries as a consultant with Asia Pacific Ventures. Don is currently on the Board of Directors for Axcient, Milyoni, NetBase, scanR, and YottaMark. Don has a B.A. in Chinese from UCLA and M.A.s in both East Asian Studies and Political Science from Stanford.

Kip Knight

Board Member – Thomvest Ventures

Kip Knight is a veteran of brand marketing, with over 30 years of experience working in over 65 countries around the world. He started his career in brand management at Procter and Gamble and was formerly Chief Marketing Officer of Taco Bell, head of marketing for KFC International, and held various executive marketing positions for eBay North America as well as eBay International. Kip is currently President of KnightVision Marketing, based in Silicon Valley, and works with a wide variety of U.S. and international clients on strategic marketing and planning initiatives. He also serves as the Dean of the U.S. Marketing College for the U.S. State Department. Kip earned his B.S. degree in marketing from LSU and his MBA from the University of Cincinnati.

Mike Seashols

Board Member

Mike’s experience includes work with some of Silicon Valley’s largest public organizations, emerging high-growth businesses, and various startup companies. His career combines a strong mathematics and engineering background, significant assignments in both sales and marketing roles, and numerous CEO positions. He has spent the better part of his career in database software and related fields, where he was the initial vice president of sales and marketing at Oracle, founder and CEO of Versant, CEO of Documentum, and Chairman and CEO of Evolve, all of whom he led to successful IPO’s. Mike spent 11 years with IBM after graduating with a mathematics degree from Manchester College. He enjoys the roles of board member, mentor, business strategist and operational executive. He has contributed to the creation of over 20 companies and businesses, both private and public. Mike has managed or mentored over 30 CEO’s during some aspect of their careers.