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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$119.1M
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Genius Products, Inc. (the "Company" or "Management"), through our 30%-owned subsidiary, Genius Products, LLC (the "Distributor"), is a leading independent home entertainment products company that acquires, produces and licenses an extensive library of motion pictures, television programming, and trend entertainment that is primarily sold on digital versatile disks ("DVD") and digitally. The Distributor works in partnership with major retailers to distribute widely recognized home entertainment brands to a diversified customer base. The remaining 70% of the Distributor is owned by The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC ("TWC Holdings") (which includes a 1% percentage interest owned indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, W-G Holding Corp ("W-G Holding")). TWC Holdings is the parent company of The Weinstein Company LLC ("TWC"), the largest provider of content for our library. Through the Distributor, for which the Company serves as managing member, we produce and distribute a vast and growing content library that encompasses approximately 3,550 feature films and documentaries and 4,000 hours of television programming. This library includes feature films and television programming from critically acclaimed producers such as The Weinstein Company ® , for which the Distributor has the exclusive U.S. home video distribution rights, and RHI Entertainment (Hallmark library). ...

President and Chief Executive Officer of The Company and The Distributor, DirectorTrevor Drinkwater
Number of Employees 2
Contact Information

2230 Broadway

Santa Monica, California 90404

geniusproducts....

(310) 453-1222

NAICS Code Other Motion Picture and Video Industries: 512199

Recent Events

  • Jet Li Meets Up With the Beach Kings at a Disco

    5/25/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • 'The Chaos Experiment,' Grand Rapids hit the big screen this week

    5/03/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Activision Sued Over Contract for "Scratch DJ" Game

    4/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Heavy-handed 'Reader' due out on DVD

    4/12/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Genius Products, Inc. ProvidesUpdate on Corporate Restructuringand Related Transactions

    2/23/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

News & Analysis

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Additional Resources

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Trevor Drinkwater President and Chief Executive Officer of The Company and The Distributor, Director
Matthew Smith President
Ed Byrnes Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mark Miller COO
Rodney Satterwhite Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Michael Radiloff Executive Vice President of Marketing
Michel Urich General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President
Christine Martinez Executive Vice President & General Manager
Mitch Budin Executive Vice President and General Manager
Tia Skulski Senior Manager, Human Capital
Michiko Lindsey General Counsel
Sarah Gumina Bender Helper Impact
Richard Koenigsberg Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bradley A. Ball Member, Member, Chairman
Herbert A. Hardt Chairman, Member, Member
James G. Ellis Member, Chairman, Member
Alexander L. Cappello Board of Directors
Andrew C. Schmidt Board of Directors
Bruce Pompan Board of Directors
Irwin Reiter Board of Directors
Klaus Moeller Board of Directors
Lawrence J. Madden Board of Directors
Michael J. Koss Board of Directors
Robert V. Graziano 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.

Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. President Current
Content Company, Inc Former

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
Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. COO 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.

Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Current
Genius Products, Inc. Vice President, Sales Former
Geni-US, Inc. Vice President, Sales Services Former
Warner Bros Inc. Executive Former
American University M.B.A. In Finance Former
Louisiana Tech University B.S. In Economics Former

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. General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President Current
Nara Bank Senior Vice President Former
Nara Bancorp, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Nara Bancorp, Inc. Director of Legal Affairs Former
Nara Bank Director of Legal Affairs Former
Genius Products, Inc. General Counsel Former
University of San Francisco M.B.A. Former
University of London Degrees 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. Executive Vice President and General Manager Current
Genius Products, Inc. Head of Sales Former
Dreamworks Former
Towson University B.S. Former
Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. Senior Manager, Human Capital Current
Christopher A. Joseph & Associates Human Resources Manager Former
Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. General Counsel Current
Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. Bender Helper Impact Current

Mr. Ball has served as a director since December 12, 2006. Mr. Ball is currently Senior Partner at Moroch, a full-service advertising firm, where he has served since early 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Ball most recently served as President of Warner Bros.' Domestic Theatrical Marketing division. While at Warner Bros., he directed all areas of film marketing for Warner Bros.' North American operations and the release of over 90 films, including "You've Got Mail," "The Matrix" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." He also served as Chairman of the Time Warner Marketing Council, integrating all divisions of Warner Bros. in cross-divisional marketing efforts to maximize efforts resulting from the AOL-Time Warner merger. Further, Mr. Ball was a key player in Warner Bros.' first entry into "original" IMAX content, spearheading production and corporate sponsorship for the film "NASCAR 3D, the IMAX Experience." Before joining Warner Bros., Mr. Ball worked as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for McDonald's Corporation's domestic business. During his tenure at McDonald's, he directed U.S. marketing plans for over 10,000 restaurants, 2,800 franchises and their multiple agency system. His contributions included being co-architect of the Disney and McDonald's global alliance, the Atlanta Olympics campaign, numerous Super Bowl advertisements and the launch of McDonald's "Did Somebody Say McDonald's?" branding campaign. Mr. Ball began his career at Davis, Johnson, Mogul and Colombatto, a Los Angeles based advertising agency where he worked his way to partner.

Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. Member, Member, Chairman Current
Genius Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Warner Bros Inc. President Former
Mogul.Com Former
Organization Position Status
Monness, Crespi, Hardt Co., Inc. Co-Founder Current
eRoomSystem Technologies, Inc. Co-Founder Current
Monness, Crespi, Hardt Co., Inc. Principal Current
Crespi Principal Current
Genius Products, Inc. Chairman, Member, Member Current
eRoomSystem Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Trendfund LLC Manager Former
Fidelity Management Corporation Analyst Former
Trendfund LLC Analyst Former
Genius Products, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Harvard University Master of Business Administration Former
Harvard College Bachelor of Arts Former
Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. Member, Chairman, Member Current
Quiksilver, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Marketingprofs, LLC Board of Directors Current
Spectrum Bank Board of Directors Current
Kidspace Children's Museum Board of Directors Current
Investment Company Board of Directors Current
Professional Business Bank Board of Directors Current
Chesterfield Group Board of Directors Current
Port O' Call Chief Executive Officer Former
Marketingprofs, LLC President and Chief Executive Officer of Port O Former
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Former
Genius Products, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
The University of New Mexico BBA Former
Capital Group Former
Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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
USN Corp Director Current
Genius Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mad Catz Interactive Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Genius Products, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Peregrine Systems, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Former
Mad Catz Interactive Inc. Executive Vice President Former
San Diego State University M.S. In Accountancy Former
The University of Texas B.B.A. Former
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
Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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
Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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.

Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. Director Current
Organization Position Status
Genius Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current
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