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Board of Directors
Mr. Drinkwater has served as a director of the Company since July 2005, and has served as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2005. Mr. Drinkwater has also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Distributor since the closing of the Company's transaction with The Weinstein Company LLC on July 21, 2006. From July 2004 to February 2005, Mr. Drinkwater served as the Company's Executive Vice President of DVD Sales. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. from 2003-2004, Senior Vice President of Sales & Sales Operations at Warner Home Video, Inc. from 1999-2003 and worked for The Perrier Group of America, now known as Nestle Waters, from 1989-1999, where he started in field sales and progressed to General Manager.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Genius Products, Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer of The Company and The Distributor, Director |
Current |
| Genius Products, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Warner Home Video |
Senior Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of sales for Warner Home Video |
Former |
| University of Colorado |
B.S. Degree In Marketing |
Former |
Matthew Smith has served as the Distributor's President since January 2, 2008. Prior to joining the Distributor, Mr. Smith served as Senior Vice President for Media Development & Studios for Blockbuster Inc. ("Blockbuster") since August 2007. Mr. Smith joined Blockbuster in 1990 and during his tenure served in a variety of executive positions, including International Product Director from 1998 to 2001, Vice President of Studio Relations & International Merchandising from 2001 to 2003, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Content from 2003 to 2005 (during which he was responsible for Blockbuster's studio agreements on a worldwide basis) and Senior Vice President, General Merchandising Manager from 2005 to August 2007 (during which he was responsible for all aspects of the merchandising of Blockbuster's products). In addition, he managed DEJ Productions, the Blockbuster entity that produced such films as Oscar winning movies "Monster" and "Crash." Prior to joining Blockbuster, Mr. Smith worked in the entertainment industry with both EMI and RCA.
Ed Byrnes has served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Distributor since May 9, 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Byrnes served as the Distributor's Executive Vice President, Finance, Operations, and Information Technology since March 5, 2007. Mr. Byrnes joined the Distributor from Warner Bros., where during a 30-year tenure with Warner Bros. he served in a number of senior positions in both the music and filmed entertainment groups, most recently serving as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Finance, Systems and IT, a position he had held since 2000. In 1980, Mr. Byrnes was instrumental in the creation of Warner Bros.' International Home Entertainment group, initially setting up the UK company, thereafter managing the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and, from 1985 through 2000, serving as International Executive Vice President and General Manager.p>
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Genius Products, Inc. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
Rodney Satterwhite has served as the Distributor's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since July 21, 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Satterwhite had served as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since November 2005, after serving as our Executive Vice President of Operations from April 2005 to November 2005 and our Vice President, Sales Services from July 2004 to April 2005. Mr. Satterwhite has over 22 years of management experience in entertainment and retail operations, merchandising and strategy. While at Giant Foods Inc. from October 1986 to May 1998 he gained management experience in the areas of manufacturing, sourcing, distribution, cost accounting, finance, merchandising and category management. He spent more than five years as an executive at Warner Bros., from May 1998 to February 2004, where he was responsible for developing category management processes as well as revamping non-traditional video markets and rental strategies.>From February 2004 to July 2004, before joining us, he was responsible for revamping trade marketing, sales planning and analysis, inventory/supply and customer service as Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s Vice President of North American Sales Services.
Michael Radiloff has served as the Distributor's Executive Vice President of Productions and Acquisitions since December 5, 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Radiloff served as the Distributor's Executive Vice President of Marketing since the closing of the TWC Transaction on July 21, 2006. Mr. Radiloff also served as the Company's Executive Vice President of Marketing from October 2005 through July 20, 2006. Mr. Radiloff is a senior marketing executive with 16 years of entertainment and packaged goods marketing experience with industry-leading companies. He was most recently at Warner Home Video as Vice President of Theatrical Catalog Marketing from May 2001 to September 2005 and as Director of DVD Marketing from March 2000 to April 2001. As the person responsible for releasing Warner's vast film library onto DVD, Mr. Radiloff launched over 100 new DVD releases annually. Prior to that, he worked as a Brand Marketing Manager at Disney Interactive and Activision. Mr. Radiloff holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acquisitions Ltd. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Genius Products, Inc. |
Executive Vice President of Marketing |
Current |
| Warner Home Video |
Vice President, Theatrical Catalog Marketing |
Former |
| Warner Home Video |
senior marketing executive |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Swarthmore College |
B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Genius Products, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & General Manager |
Current |
| Warner Home Video |
Vice President, Marketing, Franchise |
Former |
| Warner Home Video |
Sales and Marketing Executive |
Former |
| Geni-US, Inc. |
|
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
Bba |
Former |
| The University of Texas |
B.B.A. In International Business, Marketing |
Former |
Mitch Budin has served as the Distributor's Executive Vice President of Sales since July 21, 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Budin had served as the Company's Executive Vice President of Sales since January 6, 2006. Mr. Budin joined us from Dreamworks SKG, where he served as Head of Sales North America, Home Entertainment division, for over five years. At Dreamworks, Mr. Budin was instrumental in developing sales and marketing strategies and launching some of the industry's biggest selling DVDs, including Madagascar, Gladiator, Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shark Tale, among others. He joined Dreamworks from Warner Home Video, where he held a number of sales and sales management positions during his nine-year tenure. Budin received his BS from Towson University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Genius Products, Inc. |
Senior Manager, Human Capital |
Current |
| Christopher A. Joseph & Associates |
Human Resources Manager |
Former |
Mr. Schmidt, 44, currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Smith Micro Software, Inc., a Nasdaq listed software company. He has served in that position since June 2005. From August 2004 to June 2005, Mr. Schmidt held the position of Chief Financial Officer of Genius Products, Inc., a publicly traded entertainment company. From April 2003 to June 2004, Mr. Schmidt was Vice President (Finance) and Chief Accounting Officer of Peregrine Systems, Inc., a publicly held provider of enterprise level software which was recently acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company. From July 2000 to January 2003, Mr. Schmidt was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., a publicly traded provider of console video game accessories. Mr. Schmidt holds a B.B.A. from the University of Texas and an M.S. in Accountancy from San Diego State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cappello Capital Corp |
|
Current |
| Genius Products, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ING Barings |
Director of Investment Banking |
Former |
| Kenneth Leventhal & Company |
Senior Consultant |
Former |
| Genius Products, Inc. |
co-chairman |
Former |
| New York University |
MBA |
Former |
| Yale University |
B.A. |
Former |
| FINRA |
member |
Former |
Mr. Reiter has served as a director since July 21, 2006. Mr. Reiter has served as Executive Vice President of Accounting and Financial Reporting for The Weinstein Company since October, 2005. Prior to joining The Weinstein Company, Mr. Reiter held various positions at Miramax Films from 1989-2005, including Controller, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Accounting and Financial Reporting. During his tenure at Miramax, Mr. Reiter was responsible for all aspects of general ledger and financial reporting as well as overseeing the participation reporting department. He worked on all financial aspects of the company, including key vendor relationships, key licensing relationships as well as overseeing the financial reporting and accounting department. Prior to working for Miramax, Mr. Reiter held the position of Manager of Financial Reporting at Tri- Star Pictures from 1985-1989. Mr. Reiter is a CPA with an MBA in finance from Hofstra University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Weinstein Company |
Executive Vice President of Accounting |
Current |
| Miramax Corp. |
|
Current |
| Genius Products, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Financial Reporting, Inc |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Weinstein Company |
Vice President of Accounting |
Former |
| Financial Reporting, Inc |
Manager |
Former |
Larry Madden has served as a director since July 21, 2006. Mr. Madden has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Weinstein Company since July 2005. From March 2005 to June 2005, Mr. Madden served as President, Digital Media Solutions for Loudeye Corp., a supplier of white label music platforms and business-to-business digital media distribution services. During his tenure at Loudeye, he also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from March 2004 to March 2005. Prior to this, Mr. Madden served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for EMAK Worldwide, Inc., a Los Angeles based provider of integrated marketing services, from November 2000 to January 2004. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Atomic Pop, an online music distribution and marketing venture, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the recorded music and publishing investments of Wasserstein Co., Inc., an investment bank. Earlier in his career, Mr. Madden held executive financial roles at Def Jam Recordings and PolyGram International. He began his career with Ernst & Young.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Weinstein Company |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Weinstein Company |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Genius Products, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| EMAK Worldwide, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Loudeye Corp. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| EMAK Worldwide, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Loudeye Corp. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Wasserstein & Co., LP |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
Richard Koenigsberg has served as a director since April 21, 2008. A CPA since 1979, and a Partner at Spielman Koenigsberg & Parker, LLP since 1986, Mr. Koenigsberg is a noted expert in individual and corporate taxation both domestic and international appearing on broadcast and cable networks as well as being widely quoted in major newspaper articles. He has served on various industry committees including those involved with entertainment, financial media and taxation. He currently serves as the North American board member of FIDUNION INTERNATIONAL, a global network of independent certified public accounting and management consulting firms with more than 260 offices worldwide.