SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 03/08/2006 — Healthline (www.healthline.com), the
leading Internet search engine dedicated to consumer healthcare, announced
today that Christopher Tucher has been named senior vice president of
Business Development. Tucher, a 20-year veteran of the Internet/media
industry, brings experience from leading search and Web publishing companies
such as LookSmart and Netscape to Healthline’s management team. Tucher will
be a key member of the executive team, responsible for directing all aspects
of Healthline’s business development efforts.
“Healthline continues to capitalize on the opportunities presented by this
rapidly growing market, deepening relationships with our customers and
becoming their strategic partner in the develop ment and delivery of
innovative healthcare information services,” said West Shell III, chairman
and chief executive officer of Healthline. “Chris’ experience in the
Internet, search and media industries brings a unique perspective that will
help us better understand the challenges our customers face and continually
improve ways to meet their needs.”

Tucher most recently served as senior vice president of Business Development
at Radiance Technologies, a large-file data delivery software and service
provider. From 1998 to 2001, he was senior vice president of Business
Development at LookSmart, a leading Internet directory and vertical search
provider, where he was responsible for building the company’s distribution
network. Prior to that, Tucher was director of Netscape Communications’
Publishing and Media Markets division. Previously he worked in print
journalism, and as a consultant for Bain and Co. in Munich. Tucher holds an
M.B.A. from Harvard and an undergraduate degree from Occidental College.

“I am delighted to join Healthline, a company that is well positioned to
benefit from the convergence of consumer directed healthcare, vertical
search applications, and the increasing need for relevant, high quality
health information,” said Tucher. “I look forward to combining my experience
in developing ground-breaking business partnerships that include leading
enterprise, Internet publishing and Fortune 1000 customers with Healthline’s
world-class customer-centered solutions and services to increase the
availability of this valuable search offering.”