Curtis Campbell Named President of TaxAct
Michael Hogan Joins as President of Tax-Smart Innovation
Bob Oros, CEO of HD Vest Announces Intent to Resign
IRVING, Texas, Oct. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blucora (NASDAQ: BCOR), a leading provider of tax-smart
financial solutions that empower people’s goals, today announced two new additions to the company’s management team. Curtis
Campbell has been named as President of TaxAct, while a newly created position, President of Tax-Smart Innovation, will be
pioneered by Mike Hogan. Both Curtis and Mike join Blucora’s new Chief Human Resources Officer, Tran Taylor, who joined the company
on October 15, in adding new depth and talent to the Blucora management team.
As he joins TaxAct, Campbell brings more than 20 years of technology industry experience. Most recently as
the Managing Vice President for Capital One’s Consumer Auto business division where he was responsible for setting business vision
and strategy, while delivering exceptional experiences for consumers and dealers. Prior to Capital One, Campbell served in a
variety of executive roles at Intuit, including leading Product, Innovation, Strategy and Analytics in the tax space. Prior to
Intuit, Campbell held several positions of increasing responsibility at Amazon Web Services, Dell and HP. Under his leadership,
Amazon Web Services launched over 200 new services, helping to make Amazon the top provider of cloud services worldwide.
Mike Hogan joins the team as the first ever President of Tax-Smart Innovation. In this role Hogan will be
responsible for driving the company’s cross-platform vision and strategy for innovation, including how to best capitalize on the
significant tax-smart opportunities seen ahead. This includes enabling advisors to more systematically and easily capture tax
alpha for end clients, and growing our BluPrintTM platform, which combines our proprietary financial assessment,
identifying ways to improve customers’ financial health, with actionable steps and partners. Most recently with GameStop, where he
was Executive Vice President of Strategic Business and Brand Development, Hogan helped transform the company to a diversified
retail business to include digital gaming, technology brands and licensed collectibles. His career also includes having held senior
management roles at Dean Foods as the Chief Marketing Officer and Frito-Lay as Vice President of U.S. and then International
Marketing.
Todd Mackay, currently EVP and General Manager of TaxAct, will be named interim CEO of HD Vest Financial
Services following Bob Oros’ decision to leave his position for personal reasons in order to be closer to his family. The
transition is expected to occur on November 15, 2018, pending the associated regulatory certifications and filings being
complete. Mr. Oros has agreed to remain with the company in a consulting role until March 2019 as a search for a replacement
is conducted. Mackay, in his most recent role, has been leading the TaxAct business in preparation for the 2018 tax season and
future growth. During his time with Blucora, he has also led corporate development and M&A efforts, including those that
brought HD Vest into the Blucora family. Mackay led the initiatives to expand third party partnerships in both TaxAct and HD
Vest which, in addition to his accomplished background leading growth oriented financial and fintech businesses, makes him ideal to
take the helm of HD Vest in the interim. Notably, during his long tenure with E*TRADE, he held a number of executive
positions including EVP of Strategy and Corporate Development, Corporate Treasurer and EVP in charge of E*TRADE’s Asian broker
dealer business. He has also served on the board of directors of both private and public broker dealers outside of the United
States.
“The additions we’ve announced today, on the heels of welcoming Tran Taylor as our Chief Human Resources
Officer, continue to show Blucora as a destination for top talent. With their combined experiences we’re well positioned to
continue our growth trajectory as we transform these two great companies for our customers and continue to challenge the industry
with tax-smart innovation,” said John Clendening, President and Chief Executive Officer of Blucora. “I’m very pleased to welcome
Curtis and Mike to the Blucora team, while at the same time wishing Bob well on his next chapter.”
About Blucora®
Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOR) is on the forefront of financial technology, pioneering tax-smart financial
solutions that empower people’s goals. Blucora operates through two primary businesses, HD Vest, the No.1 tax-focused
broker-dealer with $45 billion in total client assets as of June 30, 2018, and TaxAct, the No. 3 tax preparation
software by market share with approximately 4 million consumer and professional users. With integrated tax and wealth
management, Blucora is uniquely positioned to provide better long-term outcomes for customers with holistic,
tax-advantaged solutions. For more information on Blucora or its businesses, please visit www.blucora.com.
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Blucora Investor Relations
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