BNET Industries
Market Cap:$53.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$223.2M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Consumer Electronics Importer, Designer, Marketer & Distributor
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
Adrian MaNumber of Employees 170
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Motion Picture and Video Production: 512110
Recent Events
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Emerson Radio MSN Posts Q2 EPS of $0.12, Tops by 5c
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Fun's Emerson-Brand Lineup To Debut At International CES
News & Analysis
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MSN Adds Wetpaint TV Fansites To Its Entertainment Offerings
Microsoft’s MSN is once again turning to wiki startup Wetpaint to boost the content offerings on its entertainment portal. MSN will now prominently feature nine of Wetpaint’s existing user-generated fan sites on MSN Entertainment. Earlier this year, MSN used Wetpaint’s wiki-platform—which lets users edit and contribute photos, videos and...
MySpace Music May Be Coming To MSN
MSN is in talks with MySpace to bring its MySpace Music service to MSN, Kara Swisher reports. Swisher describes the talks as being “early,” but Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is set to refocus MSN’s content offerings on five major areas, including entertainment, as part of an overhaul coming soon, and...
MySpace in talks to power MSN music portal – Rumour
MSN is reportedly in early-stage talks with MySpace about partnering on a MySpace-powered music service. The reports come less than a week after MySpace rolled out a number of new music features. The reported talks are the latest signal that MySpace is trying to widen its services to third...
WetPaint to power MSN entertainment sites
MSN has partnered with website builder WetPaint to let visitors edit and contribute photos, videos and text to new fansites hosted on the MSN Entertainment portal. MSN will launch more than 25 sites on its entertainment portal this year. WetPaint’s ?WetPaint Injected’ platform will power the sites. The platform...
MSN launches celebrity news site
Microsoft's MSN division is partnering with independent media company BermanBraun to launch a celebrity gossip site, called Wonderwall. The website, which goes live this week, will aim to challenge rival entertainment sites, such as AOL's TMZ.com and Yahoo!-owned OMG, with the launch hailed as a bold step by Microsoft...
Swatch Announces New Swatch Smart Watch That Delivers Exclusive Entertainment Information and More Via Microsoft's MSN Direct Service
Swatch, the innovative, trend-setting watch brand from Switzerland-based Swatch Group, the leading global watch corporation, has joined with MSNR Direct, a division of Microsoft Corp., to launch a stylish and colorful new watch known as Paparazzi. With four new multicolored styles, Paparazzi offers wearers exclusive entertainment information and the opportunity...
MSN.CO.UK: Let us entertain you! -- MSN.co.uk launches UK's premier entertainment channel on web.
M2 PRESSWIRE-30 April 1999-MSN.CO.UK: Let us entertain you! -- MSN.co.uk launches the UK's premier entertainment channel on the web C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:300499 Today MSN UK has brought together some of the UK's leading entertainment companies to create the most...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Adrian Ma | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director |
| John Spielberger | President, Operations, North America |
| Michael A.B. Binney | President, International Sales |
| Guy Paglinco | CFO & Vice President |
| John D. Florian | Deputy Cfo, Controller & Secretary |
| John J. Raab | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Richard Rude | COO & Executive Vice President |
| Lloyd I Miller III | Manager |
| Robert Maffei | Manager, IR |
| Christina Iatrou | Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel |
| Andrew L. Davis | Secretary |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Kareem E. Sethi | Chairman |
| Michael Driscoll | Chairman |
| Christopher Ho | Board of Directors |
| Duncan Hon | Board of Directors |
| Eduard Will | Vice Chairman |
| Geoffrey Jurick | Board of Directors |
| Herbert A. Morey | Board of Directors |
| Jerome H. Farnum | Board of Directors |
| Mirzan Mahathir | Board of Directors |
| Robert H. Brown | Board of Directors |
| Terence A Snellings | Board of Directors |
Adrian Ma, a director of the Company since March 30, 2006, has been our Chief Executive Officer since March 30, 2006 and also served as our Chairman from March 30, 2006 through July 26, 2006. In addition, Mr. Ma is a director of Grande Holdings. He has more than 30 years experience as an Executive Chairman, Executive Director and Managing Director of various organizations focused primarily in the consumer electronics industry. Mr. Ma also is Director of Lafe Technology Ltd., Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Ross Group Inc. and Deputy Chairman of Sansui Electric Co. Ltd.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director | Current |
| Ross Group, Inc. | Managing Director | Current |
| The Grande Holdings Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Ross Group, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| The Grande Holdings Ltd. | CEO | Former |
| The Grande Holdings Ltd. | Group Managing Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | President, Operations, North America | Current |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | President, Operations, North America & Executive Vice President | Former |
| University of Michigan | Masters of Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | President, International Sales | Current |
| The Grande Holdings Ltd. | Director | Current |
| La Fe | Director | Current |
| Certified Public Accountants | Board of Directors | Current |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | President, Intl Operations & Executive Vice President | Former |
| The Grande Holdings Ltd. | Managing Director & Secretary | Former |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Acting Group Controller | Former |
| The Grande Holdings Ltd. | Secretary | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | CFO & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Deputy Cfo, Controller & Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Senior Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | COO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Manager, IR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel | Current |
Kareem E. Sethi has served as Managing Director of Streetwise Capital Partners, Inc. since 2003. From 1999 until 2003, Mr. Sethi served as Manager, Business Recovery Services of PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Chairman | Current |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
On July 14, 2008, W. Michael Driscoll resigned as a director of Emerson Radio Corp. (the “Company”). Mr. Driscoll had served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and as the “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Mr. Driscoll’s reasons for his resignation as a director of the Company are outlined in a letter (the “Driscoll Letter”) submitted by him to the Board. A copy of the Driscoll Letter is being filed as Exhibit 17.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K has been submitted to Mr. Driscoll in accordance with the applicable rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Chairman | Current |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Thinsoft, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La Fe | Chairman | Current |
| Institute of Management Accountants | Board of Directors | Current |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Chairman and Director | Former |
| The Grande Holdings Ltd. | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
Eduard Will has served as our Vice Chairman since October 2007 and a Director since July 2006. From July 2006 until October 2007, Mr. Will served as our President- North American Operations. Prior to becoming President- North American Operations, Mr. Will served as the Chairman of our Audit Committee from January 2006 through July 2006. Mr. Will has more than 37 years experience as a merchant banker, senior advisor and director of various public and private companies. Presently, Mr. Will is serving on the Board of Directors or acting as Senior Adviser to: Grande Holdings, KoolConnect Technologies Inc. and Integrated Data Corporation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | President, North American Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Chairman, President & CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mirzan Mahathir currently manages his investments in Malaysia and overseas while facilitating business collaboration in the region. Previously, Mr. Mahathir worked for IBM Corporation and Salomon Brothers. Since 1992, Mr. Mahathir has served as the Executive Chairman and President of Konsortium Logistik Berhad, a Malaysian logistic solutions provider listed on the Kuala Lumpar Stock Exchange. He is also the Chairman and CEO of Crescent Capital Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian investment holding and independent strategic and financial advisory firm which he founded. He is also the President of the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI), a leading organizer of business conferences, secretariat for business councils and public policy research centre. Currently, Mr. Mahathir holds directorships in Worldwide Holdings Berhad and AHB Holdings Berhad, companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia, and Lafe Technology Ltd., a company listed on the Singapore Exchange. He is also a member of the UN/ESCAP Business Advisory Council, the American Bureau of Shipping Southeast Asia Committee and the Wharton Business School Asian Executive Board.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Konsortium Logistik Berhad | President | Former |
| Konsortium Logistik Berhad | Executive Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Radio Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
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