Company Information
Executive Officers

Darin M. Myman – President and Chief Executive Officer
Darin M. Myman is a co-founder of BigString and has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of BigString since its inception on October 8, 2003. He also has served as a member of BigString’s board of directors since BigString's inception.  From November 2001 until October 2003, Mr. Myman was a self-employed Internet marketing and business consultant and, from March 2001 until November 2001, he served as Executive Vice President of InsuranceGenie.com.  Prior to his employment by InsuranceGenie.com, Mr. Myman was a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of LiveInsurance.com, the first online insurance brokerage agency, from March 1999 until December 2000.  Prior to co-founding LiveInsurance.com, he served as a Vice President of the online brokerage services unit of Westminster Securities Corporation from January 1995 until March 1999.

Robert S. DeMeulemeester – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Robert S. DeMeulemeester has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since September 2006.  Prior to joining BigString, from 1998 to 2006, Mr. DeMeulemeester served as managing director and treasurer of the Securities Industry Automation Corporation ("SIAC"), a New York based provider of automated information and communication systems that supports the NYSE Group, the American Stock Exchange and related affiliates.  He also served as managing director, CFO and controller of Sector, Inc.  From 1993 to 1997, he served as an executive in marketing, business development and finance at Honeywell International Inc. (formerly AlliedSignal, Inc.) and from 1989 to 1991 as a management consultant at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting).  Mr. DeMeulemeester earned his MBA at Columbia Business School, Columbia University and his Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in Industrial Engineering at Lehigh University.

Adam M. Kotkin – Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Adam M. Kotkin is a co-founder of BigString and has served as the Chief Operating Officer of BigString since its inception on October 8, 2003, and as Secretary since August 17, 2005. He also has served as a member of BigString’s board of directors since June 29, 2005.  Prior to joining BigString, from June 2002 until December 2003, Mr. Kotkin was a paralegal in the law firm of Swidler, Berlin, Shereff & Friedman, LLP.  From April 2001 until August 2001, he served as a business manager for InsuranceGenie.com.  Prior thereto, Mr. Kotkin served as business developer and sales manager at LiveInsurance.com from March 1999 until December 2000. Mr. Kotkin graduated with distinction from New York University with a BA in Economics.