CLEAR Adds to Experienced Leadership Team to Support Major Nationwide Expansion

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CLEAR, the nation’s leading consumer biometric identity membership
platform, announces new additions to its executive team to support its
major nationwide expansion. CLEAR utilizes fingerprint and iris
identification technology to speed members through security at airports
and sports stadiums across the U.S. and currently serves a growing base
of over 700,000 members.

Caryn Seidman Becker, Chairman and CEO of CLEAR, and Ken Cornick,
President and CFO, announce the addition of experienced executives:

• David Cohen, Chief Administrative Officer: Responsible for
  operations, legal affairs, and government and public relations, David
  was previously Chief of Staff at the U.S. Customs Service. Immediately
  before joining CLEAR, he was a shareholder at the law firm of
  Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.
• Joe Trelin, Senior Vice President of External Commerce and API:
  Overseeing the company’s research and development, Application Program
  Interface innovation, and corporate development and platform growth
  vision, Joe previously served in senior roles with Amazon.com, Amazon
  Web Services (AWS), NBC, IMDb, and Standard & Poor’s.
• Todd Edebohls, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development:
  Leading CLEAR’s corporate development, Todd was previously
  Amazon.com’s Director of Business Development for eight years
  beginning in 1999, Vice President of Business Development of Zocdoc,
  CEO of software startup Inside Jobs, and Chairman of the Nasdaq-traded
  company of e-commerce interests including Toys.com at D.E. Shaw.
• Stewart Whitman, Head of Product and Project Management: Stew
  ensures the company ships software and completes projects on time and
  on budget. Before he joined CLEAR, he was responsible for enterprise
  software delivery in strategy, technology and product roles at
  American Express and Lehman Brothers.
• Maritza Martinez, Vice President of Finance: With 15 years of
  finance leadership experience at consumer-focused companies including
  Avon and Procter & Gamble, Maritza’s role with CLEAR includes
  management of the company’s financial planning and analysis, business
  intelligence and accounting.

“We’re thrilled to have Dave, Joe, Todd, Stew and Maritza bring their
years of invaluable experience to CLEAR,” said CLEAR Chairman and CEO
Caryn Seidman Becker. “Each shares our vision of strengthening security
and delighting customers by never having to wait in a line with CLEAR.
Our team’s experience and vision will not only help us better serve our
members but also enable us to rapidly expand the platform and partner
with other companies.”

Travelers have used CLEAR more than 5 million times to move seamlessly
through airport security lines. CLEAR is certified as a “qualified
anti-terrorism technology” by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Signing up is a fast and easy three-step process – CLEAR
digitally authenticates your driver’s license or passport, confirms your
identity, and then creates your biometric account. The process takes
just 5 minutes. New members who enroll at the airport receive
a one-month free trial and can use CLEAR immediately.
Travelers interested in joining CLEAR can now visit https://www.clearme.com.

ABOUT CLEAR

CLEAR is the nation’s leading biometric identity platform, strengthening
security and redefining the consumer experience at major venues across
the country. CLEAR has a growing base of over 700,000 members nationwide
and has been used more than five million times by travelers. CLEAR
currently operates at San Francisco, San Jose, Denver, Dallas-Fort
Worth, Detroit, Houston Bush, Houston Hobby, San Antonio, Austin,
Orlando, Miami, Las Vegas, Baltimore-Washington, Seattle, Washington
Dulles, Washington Reagan and Westchester County Airport in New York.
Additionally, its biometric service can be found at Yankee Stadium and
Citi Field in New York, Coors Field in Denver, Marlins Park and American
Airlines Arena in Miami, and AT&T Park in San Francisco. Enrollment is
fast and easy and can be done at any CLEAR enrollment center (http://clearme.com/enrollment-centers).
For more information on how CLEAR changes the way people travel and
enjoy sporting events, visit http://www.clearme.com.

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