Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| N. William Jasper |
President & CEO |
| Craig Todd |
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer |
| George Lin |
Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
| Kevin J. Yeaman |
CFO |
| Marty Jaffe |
Executive Vice President |
| Ramzi Haidamus |
Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing |
| Mark Anderson |
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
| Steve E. Forshay |
Senior Vice President, Res |
| David Gray |
Vice President, Worldwide Production Services |
| Francois Modarresse |
Vice President, Worldwide Marketing |
| Frank Wong |
Vice President, China |
| Jeff Griffith |
Vice President, Manufacturing |
| R. Richard Bell |
Vice President, Operations |
| Richard L. Hockenbrock |
Vice President, Licensing Operations |
| Steve Jacobs |
Vice President, Engineering, Prof Division |
| Steve Vernon |
Vice President, Licensing Technology |
| Tim Partridge |
Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Professional Division |
| David Watts |
Senior Vice President, Managing Director |
| Bill Allen |
Senior Director, Production |
| Craig Eggers |
Marketing Director |
| Greg Rodehau |
Director, Marketing |
| John Blunden |
Director, Production |
| John Iles |
Director, Production |
| Patrick Artiaga |
Director, Marketing |
| Paula Dunn |
Director of Public Relations |
| Ron Vitale |
Director, Marketing |
| Tanguy Leborgne |
Director, Product Marketing |
| Tony Spath |
Marketing Director, Technology |
| David Fraser |
Marketing Manager |
| Ed Schummer |
Senior Vice President & General Manager |
| Jeffrey Riedmiller |
Product Manager |
| Robert Schumann |
General Manager |
| Robin Dyer |
Marketing Manager, Europe |
| Steve Venezia |
Product Manager |
| Bruce Nottage |
|
| Janet L Daly |
|
| Masaaki Fushiki |
|
| Mina Millet |
|
| Peter Seagger |
|
| Roland Oliver |
|
Board of Directors
Craig Todd's involvement with multichannel sound spans more than 25 years, beginning with his initial work on Dolby Surround sound in 1977. Since 1992 he has focused his efforts on bringing multichannel digital audio to the consumer. He was instrumental in establishing Dolby Digital in DTV, CATV, and DVD formats, and has most recently made major technical contributions to the technology strategy and systems architecture of Dolby's Digital Cinema system. A holder of more than 20 patents, Craig has participated in standards-setting activities for the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) project, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU-R), the Audio Engineering Society (AES), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). He is a Fellow of both the AES and SMPTE, and in 2002 was awarded the SMPTE Samuel L. Warner Memorial Medal for contributions to motion picture sound. Craig holds a BS degree in physics from the California Institute of Technology.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| California Institute of Technology |
BS in physics |
Former |
George Lin is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Dolby Laboratories. He is responsible for Dolby's worldwide IT organization and leads global business process optimization, integration, and automation efforts for the company. Before joining Dolby, George was CIO of Advent Software, a financial services company. Prior to Advent, he managed the consolidated IT organization of EMC Software, a division of EMC Corporation, the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions. Before it was acquired by EMC, George was CIO of Documentum, a provider of enterprise content management solutions.
Named a Premier 100 IT Leader by Computerworld magazine in 2003, George won CIO Decisions magazine's prestigious Mid-Market Leadership Award in 2006. He is a contributing author of the Prentice Hall PTR book CIO Wisdom: Best Practices from Silicon Valley's Leading IT Experts. He serves on the advisory boards of the Fisher IT Center at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business and Tablus, a leading content security solutions provider. George graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
Current |
| Advent Software, Inc. |
CIO |
Former |
| Documentum, Inc. |
CIO |
Former |
Kevin Yeaman joined Dolby Laboratories as Chief Financial Officer in 2005 and became its President and CEO in 2009. Kevin brings strong leadership, experience in rapidly changing technology industries and an ability to thrive in dynamic environments to this role.
As Dolby’s CFO, Kevin completed the company’s transition from a private to a public company and helped close and integrate key acquisitions that were instrumental in expanding Dolby’s portfolio of technologies into broader audio applications and new video opportunities. Kevin also built Dolby’s financial infrastructure to pave the way for future growth across the company and its subsidiaries. Throughout his tenure at Dolby, Kevin has been an important leader in virtually every aspect of the business including setting the company’s strategic direction, expanding into new digital entertainment markets and improving operations.
Prior to coming to Dolby, Kevin spent eight years at E.piphany, an enterprise software company. He took that company through its early stages as a technology start-up as its Chief Financial Officer. Before E.piphany, Kevin was with Informix Software, Inc. (now part of IBM) as Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations supporting the company’s sales organization. Before Informix, he managed audit services, mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings for both high technology start-up companies as well as multi-billion dollar corporations in Silicon Valley and London while at KPMG LLP. Kevin holds a BS degree in commerce from Santa Clara University.
Ramzi Haidamus rejoined Dolby Laboratories in 2006 after serving as the President and General Manger of the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Via Licensing Corporation, which he guided from a small start-up to a profitable, world-class patent licensing organization. Prior to helping launch Via Licensing in 2002, Mr. Haidamus spent several years in key positions at Dolby, including Director of Business Development, Technology and Business Strategist, and Licensing Manager. Managing and administering licensing programs for the company, he played a pivotal role in the successful adoption of Dolby's technologies in open standards, such as DVD-Video and DVD-Recordable. He was a key player in the successful launch of the DVD format, which won Dolby a joint Emmy Award in 1999. Before joining Dolby, Mr. Haidamus worked at Stanford Research Systems for seven years. He has a BS degree in electrical engineering and an MS degree in computer engineering from the University of the Pacific and has completed advanced coursework at Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the Center for Creative Leadership. Mr. Haidamus currently serves on the board of directors for the Bay Area chapter of the American Red Cross and is a member of the Licensing Executive Society.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing |
Current |
| The American National Red Cross |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Vice President & General Manager, Consumer Division |
Former |
| Center for Creative Leadership Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of the Pacific |
Ms Degree In Computer Engineering |
Former |
| Stanford University |
|
Former |
Mark Anderson is responsible for global legal compliance for Dolby Laboratories. Prior to joining Dolby, he worked as partner and head of the Commercial Law Department and the Business Transactions Practice Group for Farella Braun + Martel in San Francisco. During his 15 years at that firm, Mr. Anderson handled corporate and securities transactions for public and private companies, including Dolby. He has also worked as a CPA with a Big Four accounting firm and as a vice president and corporate controller at a real estate investment company. Mark holds a BS in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and obtained his JD with highest honors from Golden Gate University School of Law, where he graduated first in his class. He is a member of the California bar and is a certified public accountant.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
Current |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Partner - |
Former |
| Golden Gate University |
Jd With Highest Honors |
Former |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Bs In Business Administration |
Former |
Since joining Dolby Laboratories in 1982, Steve Forshay has helped facilitate research and development of the breakthrough audio and surround sound technologies for which the company is widely recognized. As head of Dolby's Research Division, he helps ensure that research at Dolby, which includes sound technology as well as image signal processing and related entertainment technologies, can be successfully applied to the creation of new opportunities that align with the company's strategic direction, values, and business interests. Steve helps keep technology research and development focused on the end user—finding solutions that extend the entertainment experience with technology that is easy for the user to embrace.
In addition to overseeing research activities, Steve participates in the formulation of corporate business, technology, and standards strategies. Prior to joining Dolby, he held engineering positions in audio entertainment system design at the David Hafler Company and in automotive entertainment and communications systems development at the Automotive and Industrial Products Division of Motorola, Inc.
Steve holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and an MBA degree from St. Mary's College of California. He is a member of the AES, the SMPTE, and the IEEE. He is also active in several other industry standards and business forums.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Res |
Current |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology |
BS degree in electrical engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Vice President, Manufacturing |
Current |
| Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
Certified Manufacturing Engineer |
Former |
| Golden Gate University |
MBA |
Former |
| University of San Francisco |
BS |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering, Prof Division |
Current |
| Plantronics, Inc. |
Director of Electrical and Acoustic Engineering |
Former |
| Syracuse University |
PhD |
Former |
| Brooklyn College |
BS degree in mathematics and physics |
Former |
For over 20 years, Tim Partridge has helped lead Dolby enhance the way audiences experience movies. As Senior Vice President and General Manager of Dolby's Professional Division, he oversees the company's pioneering of new technologies, products, and services for the cinema and broadcast industries throughout the world. Inspired by Dolby's landmark innovations in movies such as Star Wars, Mr. Partridge was instrumental in the introduction and adoption of Dolby SR and Dolby Digital in the European and Asian filmmaking communities. His work on hundreds of movies worldwide helped filmmakers in Europe, Hong Kong, India, and China migrate from mono to multichannel, and from analog to digital audio thus raising the quality of film production in those regions. A UK native, Mr. Partridge arrived at Dolby's San Francisco headquarters in 1999 as Vice President of Marketing before being promoted to his current role. He has served the company as an applications engineer, a film sound consultant, and the Director of Film Distribution for Dolby UK. Mr. Partridge holds a Tonmeister degree from the University of Surrey.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Professional Division |
Current |
| Via Licensing Corporation |
|
Former |
| DVD.Com, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of the Pacific |
BS degree in electrical engineering and an MS degree in computer engineering |
Former |
| University of Surrey |
Degree |
Former |
As Managing Director of Dolby's European Headquarters in the UK since January 2000, David Watts oversees all aspects of the company's operation in Europe and other international territories including India, Russia, and China, including the film marketing, professional audio, and manufacturing locations in Wootton Bassett, and the consumer products licensing office in London. He joined Dolby on the very day of the UK media debut of the groundbreaking movie Star Wars in December 1977. Soon after his arrival, Mr. Watts helped build an infrastructure for transitioning international film production from mono to stereo, working directly with sound mixers in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and China. Among the films to take advantage of this new stereo format was the Australian cult classic The Road Warrior. During his tenure at Dolby, Mr. Watts has held several positions in the UK and US, including Applications Engineer, Dolby Stereo Sound Consultant, Applications Manager, Director of Product Planning, and Vice President of Marketing. He received a degree in mathematics from the University of Sussex in 1973. Prior to joining Dolby Laboratories, Mr. Watts worked for Granada Television in Manchester, England.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Managing Director |
Current |
| University of Sussex |
Degree, Mathematics |
Former |
Paula Dunn serves as the communications advisor for Operation Homelink . She is currently the Director of Public Relations for Dolby Laboratories where she leads the company's global PR strategy. Paula holds a BA from the University of Michigan and a MA from the University of Oklahoma; both in Communications. Paula started her career as an active duty Naval Officer where she served a tour at the Pentagon as a spokesperson for the U.S. Navy. Paula still remains active in the Naval Reserves and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
|
Current |
| Grubb & Ellis Company |
Chief Information Officer |
Former |
| Grubb & Ellis Company |
Vice President |
Former |
| Brandeis University |
BA in economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
|
Current |
| University of Kent at Canterbury |
BA in modern languages |
Former |
Roland Oliver founded Monumental Venture Partners, LLC, the general partner to MVP America, LP. Mr. Oliver recruited all of the founding partners, including MCI's New Ventures team, raised capital for the partnership and formed the fund's Advisory Board. Mr. Oliver has experience in corporate governance, private equity, venture capital, endowment investing, mergers and acquisitions, and international expansion in the wireless, telecommunications and information technology industries. From 1993 through 1998, Mr. Oliver was the Group Vice President of Corporate and Business Development for Comsearch and Grayson Wireless, acquired divisions of Andrew Corporation, a NASDAQ listed firm with annual revenues of $1.4 billion.. During his tenure with these divisions, Mr. Oliver identified and recruited the management for a new venture that grew from an initial $1 million investment in to Andrew Corporation's Geometrix division, which has posted more than $500 million in highly profitable revenue in 8 years. Earlier at Comsearch, Mr. Oliver held profit and loss responsibility for the secure communications division and directed the division's design and test labs. Mr. Oliver has held management positions at Verizon, Storage Technology, Cable & Wireless, and Centel prior to its merger with Sprint. He attended Lynchburg College, and the University of Virginia, and has lectured at George Mason University on strategic planning for emerging companies. In 2005, Mr. Oliver joined the Board of Trustees of Lynchburg College where he is Chairman of the investment committee and a member of the executive board of the Claytor Nature Study Center. Mr. Oliver has completed executive development programs at the University of Kansas and Oxford University, and in 2006 he completed the Endowment Institute program at the Yale School of Management. Mr. Oliver serves on the boards of two of MVP America's portfolio companies: Digital Sandbox, Inc., and SonoMedica, Inc., and is Advisory Board Chairman for JB Cubed, Inc. In addition, Mr. Oliver served on the board of Telverse Communications, Inc., through its acquisition by Level 3 Communications, Inc., and directed MVP America's investment in Cinea through its acquisition by Dolby Laboratories in 2003.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Monumental Venture Partners, LLC |
Chairman, President, and Managing Director E |
Current |
| Router Solutions, Inc. |
Managing Director, Monumental Venture Partners |
Current |
| Leveraged Green Energy, LLC |
Founder, Chairman and President of Mvp |
Current |
| Monumental Venture Partners, LLC |
Founder |
Current |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
|
Current |
| JB Cubed, Inc. |
Board Chairman |
Current |
| Router Solutions, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Digital Sandbox |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Monumental Venture Partners, LLC |
General Partner |
Former |
| Centel Corporation |
Management Positions |
Former |
| StorageTek |
Management Positions |
Former |
| Andrew Corporation |
|
Former |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated |
|
Former |
| Sprint Corporation |
|
Former |
| Comsearch, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Lynchburg College |
Board of Trustees |
Former |
| Cinea Incorporated |
Investor |
Former |
| University of Kansas |
|
Former |
| University of Oxford |
|
Former |
| George Mason University |
|
Former |
| University of Virginia |
|
Former |
Peter Gotcher has been a member of the Dolby Board of Directors since 2003 and accepted the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors effective March 1, 2009. In addition to providing leadership for the board, Peter brings extensive experience in Dolby's traditional markets and emerging media, providing valuable perspective for the board and the Chief Executive Officer.
Peter is an independent investor focusing on investments in digital media technology companies. From 1999 through 2003 he was a Venture Partner with Redpoint Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital partnership. From 1997 to 1999 he held the same position with Institutional Venture Partners. He has served on the board of directors of 14 public and private companies, and in addition to his position at Dolby, Peter currently serves as a director of Pandora, Line6, Dash Navigation, and Topspin Media (where he is Chairman and cofounder). He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Berklee College of Music.
Peter founded Digidesign, Inc., in 1984 and served as its President, CEO, and Chairman through the company's initial public offering in December 1993, and subsequent merger with Avid Technology in January 1995. Peter served as the General Manager of Digidesign and Executive Vice President of Avid until May 1996. Previously, he worked for Dolby Laboratories and holds a BA degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pandora Media, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Line 6 Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Avnera Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Dash Navigation, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cinea Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zing LLC |
Director |
Current |
| Berklee | Bpc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Avid Technology, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Avid Technology, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Digidesign |
General Manager |
Former |
| Digidesign |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Redpoint Ventures |
Venture Partner |
Former |
| Phone.com |
|
Former |
| Microsoft Corporation |
|
Former |
| Institutional Venture Partners |
|
Former |
| Extended Systems Incorporated |
|
Former |
| Avid Technology, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Musicmatch, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Onebox |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Bachelor's Degree In English Literature |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Francisco Partners |
Co-Founder & Partner |
Current |
| Weisel |
Founder |
Current |
| Francisco Partners |
Principal |
Current |
| Pain Therapeutics, Inc. |
Audit Committee Chair |
Current |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Opus Capital |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Schwab Charitable |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Opus Capital Ventures |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pain Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Opus Capital Applied Technology Partners and Associates |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cinea Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Smith Barney |
Vice President & Director |
Former |
| Montgomery Securities |
Founder |
Former |
| Robertson, Stephens & Company |
Founder |
Former |
| Robertson, Stephens & Company |
Chairman |
Former |
| AIM Management Group Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| BankAmerica Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
M.B.A. Degrees |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
Bba |
Former |
Ted W. Hall is an entrepreneur and business leader with extensive operating and consulting experience in technology-related businesses, professional services, financial services, and natural resources. Mr. Hall served for more than 27 years as a leader and operating manager of McKinsey & Company, a leading global consulting firm. He served as an elected member of the McKinsey shareholder committee, which is McKinsey's board of directors, for 12 years. The General Partner of Long Meadow Ranch and President of the associated Long Meadow Ranch Winery in Napa Valley, Mr. Hall also serves as Chairman of Tambourine, Inc., a specialty music production and distribution company. He is Managing Director of Mayacamas Associates, his own consulting firm. He is also a former Chairman of the Board of the Robert Mondavi Corporation, a global producer of fine wines. He has served on the boards of directors of a wide variety of educational and civic organizations, including the Stanford Business School's Advisory Council, and the San Francisco Symphony. A former professional trombonist and record producer, Mr. Hall is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. He holds a BSE in electrical engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Long Meadow Ranch |
President |
Current |
| Long Meadow Ranch |
General Partner |
Current |
| Tomales Farm & Dairy |
Entrepreneur and Business Leader |
Current |
| University of California |
|
Current |
| Crickett Nicole Weaver |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| St. Francis Yacht Club |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Olympic Club |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| San Francisco Symphony |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cinea Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Visitors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Fellows, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bohemian Club |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
Member |
Current |
| St. Francis Yacht Club |
Member |
Current |
| Olympic Club |
Member |
Current |
| Long Meadow Ranch |
Owner |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Manager |
Former |
| Long Meadow Ranch |
Entrepreneur and Business Leader |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Leader |
Former |
| Constellation Brands, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Robert Mondavi Corporation |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Mba |
Former |
| Princeton University |
B.S.E. Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
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