COSTAR GROUP INC (CSGP)
Sector: Real Estate
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Sector: Real Estate
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Director information for CSGP
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| CSGP | Board Chair, CoStar Group, Inc.; Former EVP & General Counsel, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.; Chairman of the Board | 68 | ["B.A., English, Princeton University","J.D., University of Virginia School of Law","Legal, Public Policy, Regulatory experience","Business Development and M&A expertise","Risk Management experience"] | ["AUDIT COMMITTEE","NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE","Nominating and Corporate Governance","Audit"] | 2026 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| ROL | Chair; Lead Independent Director | 67 | ["Retired Vice President and General Counsel of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.","Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.","responsible for production, distribution and ad sales relating to all kids and entertainment television networks and media services","extensive experience related to technology, information security, use of data and consumer privacy","enterprise-wide risk management","licensed attorney specializing in mergers and acquisitions"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee","Human Capital Management and Compensation Committee","Audit Committee","Compensation Committee","Governance Committee"] | 2025 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
BOARD CHAIR Director Since: 2019 Age: 68 Committees: Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) Audit Other Public Company Directorships (past five years): Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL) (since 2022) Loop Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOOP) (since 2021) D&Z Media Acquisition Corp. (former NYSE: DNZ) (2021-2023) Education: B.A., English, Princeton University J.D., University of Virginia School of Law REASONS FOR NOMINATION Louise Sams is a seasoned public company executive with deep experience overseeing large-scale businesses where corporate value was driven by proprietary data, technology platforms, and intellectual property. She has led the protection and commercialization of high-value content assets across global distribution channels, providing directly relevant insight for CoStar Group s datacentric analytics and subscription based business model. Her background in enterprise risk management, compliance, and strategic transactions supports disciplined growth and long-term stockholder value creation. KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Legal, Public Policy, Regulatory: Ms. Sams brings extensive experience navigating complex legal and regulatory environments across global jurisdictions. As General Counsel of Turner Broadcasting System, she led global legal and compliance functions spanning corporate governance, major strategic transactions, intellectual property and licensing, employment matters, and international content distribution. Business Development and M&A: As President of Turner Broadcasting System International, Ms. Sams oversaw production, distribution, and ad sales for all children s and general entertainment networks outside North America, as well as global joint ventures, and led the distribution and commercial operations for CNN s international services, which ranked as the leading media brand across EMEA and Asia in combined television and digital reach by the end of her tenure. She brings significant transaction experience from her involvement in Turner s landmark $7.5 billion merger with Time Warner Inc., complemented by her early career advising public companies on M&A and securities law at White & Case LLP. Risk Management: As General Counsel of Turner Broadcasting System, Ms. Sams oversaw enterprise risk management and controls related to data- and content-driven operations, information security, and intellectual property, and developed systems designed to mitigate cybersecurity and regulatory risk. Her experience supports effective Board oversight of CoStar Group s proprietary data assets and analytics platforms, as well as the responsible use and protection of information critical to long-term value creation. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. a television and media conglomerate Executive Vice President and General Counsel (2000-2019) President, Turner Broadcasting System International, Inc. (2003-2012) Various positions of increasing responsibility (1993-2000) White & Case LLP a global law firm Associate (1986-1993)