
	Ms. Maureen E. O&#39;Connell, CPA has been the Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Scholastic Corp. since January 22, 2007 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer from April 30, 2012 to August 20, 2012. Ms. O&#39;Connell serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Trilegiant Retail Services, Inc.; Trilegiant Insurance Services, Inc.; Trilegiant Auto Services, Inc.; Long Term Preferred Care Inc.;&nbsp;Affinion Data Services, Inc. and Travelers Advantage Services, Inc. She is a Partner of New York at PrimeGenesis LLC. She has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Affinion Publishing, LLC since January 2, 2006. She served as Principal Accounting Officer of Scholastic Corp. from June 1, 2011 to November 28, 2011. She served as Principal Accounting Officer of Scholastic Corp., until August 1, 2007. Ms. O&#39;Connell served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Trilegiant Corporation. She served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Affinion Loyalty Group, Inc. since January 2, 2006. She served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Gartner Inc., from October 1, 2003 to September 2004, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from October 2002 to October 1, 2003 and also served as its Chief Administrative Officer until October 2003. Ms. O&#39;Connell joined Gartner Inc., in September 2002. Prior to Gartner Inc., she served as Chief Financial Officer of Barnes &amp; Noble from March 2000 to September 2002. Prior to that, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Publishers Clearing House from October 1998 to March 2000, BMG Direct from October 1997 to October 1998, Primedia Inc., from 1990 to 1997, and at two Primedia divisions from November 1993 to October 1997. She served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Affinion Group Holdings Inc., until September 30, 2006 and also served as Chief Financial Officer of Affinion Group Inc. until September 30, 2006. Ms. O&#39;Connell began her career in public accounting and moved to publishing as Director of Accounting at Primedia. She became the head of finance with operating responsibilities at Newfield Publications, a subsidiary which included the Weekly Reader continuity business and later served as Chief Financial Officer of subsidiary New bridge Communications, which ran professional book clubs, including teacher clubs and supplemental educational publishing. After eight years, she moved to Bertelsmann Music Group in the direct marketing area. She was also employed by Equitable Financial Companies from 1988 to 1990 and Coopers and Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) from 1985 to 1988. Ms. O&#39;Connell has been a Director of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since February 2013. She served as a Director of Beazer Homes USA Inc., from May 2002 to February 2007. Ms. O&#39;Connell holds a Bachelor&#39;s Degree in Accounting and Economics at the New York University Stern School of Business at New York University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
