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Market Cap:$581.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$338.4M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Arbitron arbitrates the radio airwaves. Founded in 1912 and headquartered in New York, NY, Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) is the major provider of radio listenership ratings. The company provides information about audience size and demographics to about 4,600 stations in 300 media markets in the US and Mexico. In addition, about 1,500 advertising agencies subscribe to its information. It also provides software to analyze information on media audience. The company has annual revenue of about $310 million and employs about 1,700 people. In September 2005, it acquired, for $4.5 million in cash, Integrated Radio Systems, L.L.C., a New Orleans based Integrated Radio Systems provider of software systems that help radio stations manage their advertising sales process and automate the daily tasks in a sales department.
President and CEO
Michael P. SkarzynskiNumber of Employees 1,100
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Services Related to Advertising: 541890
Recent Events
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Arbitron, comScore and Omniture to Provide NBC with Cross-Platform Audience Measurement for 2010 Win
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Arbitron ARB Declares $0.10 Quarterly Dividend; 1.8% Yield
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Filing: Arbitron to lose $5M in 2009 from radio ratings rival
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Pulse Out, Party In New York
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GARP Research Initiates Coverage on Arbitron ARB with a Buy
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Arbitron Sees Revenue Dip In Q3
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Summer radio ratings: KPRS wins the last "book" book
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EVP Behbehani Leaves Arbitron - October 12 2009
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The Quarter In Review: Q3 2009
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Arbitron Launches Cross-Platform Group
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Arbitron Looks ‘Cross-Platform’
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Arbitron Inc. Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call Scheduled for October 20, 2009
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The Week In Review: 9/21 - 9/25
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Arbitron Unveils Dashboard for Easier Access to Performance Metrics
News & Analysis
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael P. Skarzynski | President and CEO |
| Bob Patchen | Chief Research Officer |
| Claire Kummer | Executive Vice President & Chief Quality Officer |
| Kathleen T. Ross | Chief Admin Officer |
| Scott Henry Vaughan | Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer |
| Sean R. Creamer | CFO & Executive Vice President, Finance, Planning |
| Taher G. Behbehani | Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Business Dev |
| David A. Lapovsky | Executive Vice President, Integration & Implementation |
| Dolores L. Cody | Executive Vice President, Business Affairs |
| George Hyde | Executive Vice President, Trng |
| Mary Bennett | Executive Vice President, Marketing |
| Pierre C. Bouvard | Executive Vice President, Sales |
| Robert F. Henrick | Executive Vice President, Customer Solutions |
| Steven Michael Smith | Executive Vice President, Survey Operations |
| Timothy T. Smith | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
| Bill Rose | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Jay Guyther | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Linda Dupree | Senior Vice President, Portable People Meter |
| Scott Musgrave | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Alisa Joseph | Vice President, Advertiser Marketing Services |
| Bob Michaels | Vice President, Services |
| Brad Bedford | Vice President, Intl Marketing |
| Brad Feldhaus | Vice President, Product Management |
| Brad Kelly | Vice President, Natl Radio Sales |
| Bruce Supovitz | Vice President, Natl Radio Services |
| Clara Carneiro | Vice President, Marketing |
| Dennis Seely | Vice President, Radio Station Services |
| Frank Stanitski | Vice President |
| Gary Marince | Vice President, Programming Services & Development |
| Jacqueline Noel | Vice President, Outdoor |
| Jane Bailey | Vice President, Marketing |
| Jim Tobolski | Vice President, Sales, Advertiser & Agency Services |
| Joan Gerberding | Vice President, Sales, Arbitron Outdoor |
| John Snyder | Vice President, Portable People Meter Sales |
| Jose Prieto | Vice President, Marketing |
| Nancy Haynes | Vice President |
| Sam Millstone | Vice President, Finance |
| Thom Mocarsky | Vice President, Communications |
| Tom O'Sullivan | Vice President, Sales |
| Debbie Walter | Managing Director |
| Beth Uyenco | Director, Conferences |
| Colin Shaddick | Director, Research |
| Joan FitzGerald | Director, Product Development |
| Julian Davis | Director, Marketing |
| Stacie Armas | Marketing Director |
| Carolyn Clark | Senior Accounting Manager, Natl Radio Services |
| Jerry Wiese | Manager, Marketing, Services |
| Joe Loiacono | Senior Natl Accts Manager, Advertiser Agency Services |
| Karla Eyerly | Manager, Marketing |
| Karla Howes | Accounting Manager, Services |
| Michael Panebianco | Senior Accounting Manager |
| Sheena Lewis | Manager, Customer Relations & Sales |
| Jaime Webster | Team Leader, Customer Service & Support |
| Warren Kurtzman |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry E. Kittelberger | Chair |
| Philip Guarascio | Chair |
| Stephen B. Morris | Chairman of The Board |
| William T. Kerr | Chair |
| David W. Devonshire | Board of Directors |
| Kenneth F. Gorman | Board of Directors |
| Lawrence Perlman | Board of Directors |
| Luis G. Nogales | Board of Directors |
| Richard A. Post | Board of Directors |
| Shellye Archambeau | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | President and CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Chief Research Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Quality Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Chief Admin Officer | Current |
| The Human Resource Planning Society | Executive Vice President, Organization Effectiveness & Public Relations, Arbitron Inc. | Current |
| The Human Resource Planning Society | Board of Directors | Current |
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| The George Washington University | Adjunct Faculty | Former |
| The George Washington University | Ph.D | Former |
| American University | Ms Degree In Human Resource Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer | Current |
Sean Creamer is Executive Vice President, Finance & Planning & Chief Financial Officer of Arbitron Inc. Sean joined Arbitron in August 2005. Prior to joining Arbitron, Sean was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR). During his nine-year tenure with Laureate, Sean was responsible for financial planning and analysis, accounting, budgeting, investor relations, real estate, risk management, tax and treasury functions. Previously, Sean was a tax manager for Mobil Oil Corporation. He began his career in auditing and tax with Price Waterhouse. Sean received a B.S. in accounting from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and an M.S. in taxation from Georgetown University. Sean works out of the Columbia office.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | CFO & Executive Vice President, Finance, Planning | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Business Dev | Current |
| Sourcefire, Inc. | Vice President, Corporate Development | Former |
| UTStarcom, Inc. | Vice President, Business Development & Strategy | Former |
| Time Warner Cable Inc. | Vice President, Business Affairs | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President, Integration & Implementation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President, Business Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President, Trng | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President, Marketing | Current |
Pierre Bouvard is Executive Vice President, Sales, and has responsibility for Arbitron’s sales and service organizations, which cover Radio, Television, Agency, Advertiser and Out of Home. Pierre leads Arbitron’s efforts to enhance its Diary service and train and educate the industry on the Portable People Meter™ service. Prior to this, Pierre served as President, Portable People Meter and International, as well as Vice President and General Manager for Arbitron Radio. Pierre started his career at Arbitron in various sales and management capacities in the Chicago, San Francisco, New York and Dallas offices. He left Arbitron for a six-year period to serve as executive vice president of Coleman Research, one of the premier strategic consulting firms for radio stations. Pierre is coauthor of Radio Advertising’s Missing Ingredient: The Optimum Effective Scheduling System. Pierre also created Arbitron’s series of media industry studies. A graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Communication, Pierre holds a B.S. degree in radio, television and film and is a graduate of the Advanced Management program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Pierre sits on the boards of the International Radio & Television Society Foundation, Inc. and the Library of American Broadcasting and serves as a trustee of the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President, Sales | Current |
| Arbitron Inc. | President, Intl & Portable People Meters | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President, Customer Solutions | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President, Survey Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Senior Vice President, Portable People Meter | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Advertiser Marketing Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Intl Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Product Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Natl Radio Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Natl Radio Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Radio Station Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Programming Services & Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Outdoor | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Sales, Advertiser & Agency Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Sales, Arbitron Outdoor | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Portable People Meter Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Director, Conferences | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Director, Research | Current |
| Arbitron Inc. | Director, Research | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Director, Product Development | Current |
| Arbitron Inc. | Director, Product Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Marketing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Senior Accounting Manager, Natl Radio Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Manager, Marketing, Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Senior Natl Accts Manager, Advertiser Agency Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Manager, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Accounting Manager, Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Senior Accounting Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Manager, Customer Relations & Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Team Leader, Customer Service & Support | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Research Inc. | President | Current |
| Coleman Europe | President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Coleman Insights | President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Coleman Adds Research | Vice President | Current |
| Kbay | Current | |
| Arbitron Inc. | Current | |
| Coleman Europe | Vice President | Former |
| Coleman Research Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| New York University | Masters In Business Administration | Former |
| Cornell University | Bachelor of Science Degree In Policy Analysis | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Chair | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Chair | Current |
| Papa John's International Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Iag Research | Board of Directors | Current |
| General Motors Corporation | Vice President of Corporate Advertising | Former |
| General Motors Corporation | General Manager, North America | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Arbitron Inc. | President & CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Chair | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Johnsson Group, Inc. | Current | |
| Centerstone Solutions LLC | Current | |
| Roper Industries, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Roper Industries, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Arbitron Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| ArvinMeritor, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Motorola, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| MCR, LLC | Director | Current |
| John G. Shedd Aquarium | CFO Magazine | Former |
| Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited | chief financial officer | Former |
| Owens Corning | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Motorola, Inc. | CFO | Former |
| Motorola, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Owens Corning | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited | senior vice president | Former |
| Owens Corning | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Honeywell International Inc. | vice president of Finance | Former |
| Honeywell International Inc. | controller | Former |
| Baxter International Inc. | NA | Former |
| KPMG International | NA | Former |
| Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University | M.B.A. degree | Former |
| Widener University | B.S. degree in accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Edison Mission Group Inc. | Managing Partner, Nogales Investors | Current |
| Naic | Managing Partner | Current |
| Edison Mission Energy | Managing Partner | Current |
| Nogales Investors | Managing Partner | Current |
| Edison Ethics and Compliance Office | Managing Partner, Nogales Investors | Current |
| Edison Mission Group Inc. | Chair | Current |
| Edison Ethics and Compliance Office | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Association of Investment Companies | Board Member | Current |
| Stanford University | Board Member | Current |
| Southern California Edison Company | Board Director | Current |
| Edison International | Board of Directors | Current |
| Arbitron Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| KB Home | Board Director | Current |
| Kaufman & Broad SA | Board Director | Current |
| Nogales Investors | Owner | Current |
| Edison International | Compensation & Executive Personnel Committee Member | Current |
| United Press International, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Univision Communications Inc. | President | Former |
| Univision, Inc. | President | Former |
| Edison International | Finance Committee Chairman | Former |
| United Press International, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Bank of California | Board of Directors | Former |
| Edison Mission Group Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Ford Foundation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Stanford Law School | Juris Doctor Degree | Former |
| San Diego State University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitron Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Metricstream, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Ncwit | Current | |
| Arbitron Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Metricstream, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Blockbuster, Inc. | president | Former |
| NorthPoint Communications | Chief Marketing Officer | Former |
Executive News
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BBM Canada Launches World's Largest Combined TV and Radio Media Measurement Panel...
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More Broadcasters Attack Arbitron's PPM
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Arbitron Spring 2009 Diary Survey Achieves Major Advances in Sample Quality Cell-Phone-Only Household Sample Hits Target of 10 percent; Yields 25 percent increase in Persons aged 18-34 Sample MetricS
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Arbitron Spring 2009 Diary Survey Achieves Major Advances in Sample Quality
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