BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$299.9M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Hallmark Cards, founded in 1910, is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the U.S., and the owner of Binney & Smith, the maker of Crayola Crayons. In addition, since 1951, Hallmark Cards has sponsored the Hallmark Hall of Fame, one of television's most honored and enduring dramatic series. Beginning in 1990, Hallmark Cards began an extensive strategic review of its business units. As a result, Hallmark Cards created a family entertainment platform in 1991 as part of its overall corporate strategy. In 1994, Hallmark Cards further expanded its commitment to family entertainment with the acquisition of RHI Entertainment, Inc., an independent producer of movies-of-the-week and miniseries in the United States. In addition to having produced such highly regarded programs as Lonesome Dove, Scarlett and Gypsy, RHI Entertainment owned an extensive production library containing more than 1,800 hours of widely appealing programming, including Laurel & Hardy and The Little Rascals. In...

Number of Employees 250
Contact Information

New York

www.hallmarkcha...

1 212 445 6688

NAICS Code Cable and Other Subscription Programming: 515210

Recent Events

  • McAvoy named to top marketing post at Hallmark

    9/03/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

News & Analysis

hallmark channel - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Henry Schleiff President
David Kenin Executive Vice President of Progarmming
Janice Arouh Executive Vice President
Anthony White Senior Vice President of Marketing
Barbara Fisher Senior Vice President, Original Programming
Chris Ward Senior Vice President of Midwest Advertising Sales
Edward Georger Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales
Jennifer Geisser Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
Jess D Aguirre Senior Vice President of Research
Pam Slay Senior Vice President, Network Program Publicity
Nancy Carr Vice President
Gene Hawkins Owner
Laura Masse Owner
Brian E Gardner
Charles Stanford
David E. Hall
David J. Evans
Deanne R. Stedem
Francisco Ochoa Head of Photography
Glenn Curtis
Herbert A. Granath
John P. Mascotte
Pat Woodard Producer
Paul Fitzpatrick
Peter A. Lund
Robert A Halmi
Robert J. Druten
Russel H Givens
William J. Aliber
Anil Jagtiani Director
Donald J Hall Director
Irvine O Hockaday Director
Wilford V. Bane Director

Organization Position Status
International Radio & Television Society Foundation, Inc President & CEO, Crown Media, Hallmark Channel Current
Hallmark Movie Channel President and CEO Current
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com President and CEO Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Owner Current
UNICEF USA Board of Directors Current
International Radio & Television Society Foundation, Inc Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Law Review Editor Former
Crown Media Limited Former
International Radio & Television Society Foundation, Inc Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Executive Vice President of Progarmming Current
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Executive Vice President, Programming Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Executive Vice President, Programming Current
Sci-Fi Channel Architect Current
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Board of Directors Current
WWE Canada, Inc. Director Current
USA Networks Executive Vice President Former
Metromedia Company Former
CBS Corporation Former

Organization Position Status
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Executive Vice President, Network Distribution & Service, Hallmark Channel Current
Hallmark Channel Executive Vice President Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Executive Vice President Current
Hallmark Channel Owner Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Owner Current
California Wildlife Center Volunteer Current
Hallmark Channel Operator Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Operator Current
Showtime Networks Inc. Former
John Carroll University Bachelor of Arts Degree In Communications Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Senior Vice President of Marketing Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Senior Vice President of Marketing Current
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Current
Hallmark Channel Vice President, Marketing Former
Hallmark Movie Channel Vice President, Marketing Former
Initiative Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Movie Channel Senior Vice President, Original Programming Current
Hallmark Channel Senior Vice President, Original Programming Current
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Current
Lifetime LLC Former
Oberlin College Bachelor's Degree In English Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Movie Channel Senior Vice President of Midwest Advertising Sales Current
Hallmark Channel Senior Vice President of Midwest Advertising Sales Current
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Current
Franklin & Marshall College Bachelor's Degree In Government Former

Edward Georger is the Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel. He is based in the networks' New York headquarters and reports to Bill Abbott, Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales. In this role, Georger oversees sales teams in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta, including Direct Response and Paid Programming Sales. He works closely with senior management to develop the channel's annual and five year business plans as they relate to advertising goals and revenues. He was instrumental in forming the network's Sponsorship Solutions Unit, which creates customized and multi-platform opportunities for advertisers, and is credited with opening the network's ad sales offices in Atlanta and Detroit and retaining top sales executives to work in each office. Prior to joining Hallmark Channel, Georger held several positions at Family Channel and Fox Family Channel, most recently as the Vice President of Eastern Sales. There he hired, trained and managed a sales team responsible for national advertiser accounts and the development of sales presentations, and worked closely with the planning team to price and monitor inventory based on ratings delivery. Georger also worked as a Network Buyer at Backer Spielvogel Bates, Inc. on major accounts, including Miller Brewing Company, Hyundai and M&M Mars, Inc. Georger received a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of South Carolina. He resides in Westchester, New York with his wife and two children.

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales Current
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Current

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Movie Channel Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications Current
Hallmark Channel Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications Current
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Current
The Nephcure Foundation Board of Directors Current
Women and Company Board of Directors Current
State University of New York at Albany Bachelor's Degree In Communications Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Movie Channel Senior Vice President of Research Current
Hallmark Channel Senior Vice President of Research Current
Spanish Language Consultant Current
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Current
Warner Bros Inc. Director Former
California State Polytechnic University Master's Degree In Business Administration Former
Loyola Marymount University Bachelor's Degree In Business Administration Former

Pam Slay, Senior Vice President, Network Program Publicity for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel, spearheads the communications and press strategies aimed at driving tune-in and ratings success for the networks. Slay crafts consumer-related messages which reflect the goals of Hallmark Channel as a public company. In addition to managing internal and external communications for Hallmark Channels, Slay creates and maintains key media relationships that support program scheduling and administration. She also oversees talent relations for Hallmark Channels. Slay is based in the Los Angeles office and reports to David Kenin, Executive Vice President, Programming, Hallmark Channels. Slay was previously Vice President, Network Program Publicity for four years and also held other positions throughout her tenure at Hallmark Channels. She served as Executive Director, Network Program Publicity and began her career at Hallmark Channel as Director, Network Program Publicity. Prior to joining Hallmark Channel, Slay was with Warner Bros. International Marketing where she served as Executive Director, Publicity.

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Movie Channel Senior Vice President, Network Program Publicity Current
Hallmark Channel Senior Vice President, Network Program Publicity Current
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Senior Vice President Current
Hallmark Channel Vice President Former
Warner Bros Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Senior Vice President of Human Resources Current
Hallmark Channel Owner Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Owner Current
Hallmark Channel Operator Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Operator Current
Crown Media Limited Human Resources Professional Current
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Current
MediaOne Director of International Human Resources Former
University of Dubuque Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Executive Vice President, Marketing Current
Hallmark Channel Owner Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Owner Current
Hallmark Channel Operator Current
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Liaison Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Operator Current
Wict Leadership Conference Current
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Current
American Movie Classics Company LLC Vice President of Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Current
Stinson Morrison Hecker Llp Managing Partner Former

Organization Position Status
Insidehallmarkchannel.Com Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs and General Counsel Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs and General Counsel Current
Crown Media Holdings Inc. General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs Current
Crown Media Holdings Inc. General Counsel Current
Hallmark Channel Current
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Senior Vice President, Business Affairs Former
Crown Media International Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs Former
Cable Com Inc. Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs Former
New Media Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Current
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Director Current
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Senior Vice President, Human Resources Former
Hallmark Cards, Inc. member Former

David Evans was appointed as a Director of the Company on 21 September 2001. In July 2006, Mr Evans joined the executive team of RHI Entertainment (''RHI''). Mr Evans was previously President and CEO of Crown Media Holdings, Inc. (''Crown'') and its predecessor company, Hallmark Entertainment Networks, from 1 March 1999. Prior to that, Mr Evans was President and CEO of Tele-Communications International, Inc. (''TINTA'') from January 1998. Mr Evans joined TINTA in September 1997 as its President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company. Prior to joining TINTA, from July 1996, Mr Evans was Executive Vice President of News Corporation and President and CEO of Sky Entertainment Services Latin America, LLC.

Organization Position Status
Rafferty Co Independent Non-Executive Director Current
Hallmark Channel Current
Financial Share Report Current
Sky Broadcasting Limited Board of Directors Current
Rafferty Co Board of Directors Current
Svp Alliance Members and Associates Board of Directors Current
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc Board of Directors Current
News Corporation Chief Executive Officer of Sky Latin America Former
Crown Media International Chief Executive Officer Former
Crown Media Holdings Inc. CEO Former
Fox Television President Former
Crown Media Holdings Inc. President Former
Tinta Ltd. President Former
Tinta Ltd. Chief Operating Officer Former
Fox Television Chief Operating Officer Former
News Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Director Former
Crown Media International Director Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Assistant General Counsel Current
Hallmark Channel Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Director Current
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Head of Photography Current

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Current
Crown Media Limited Director Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Director Current
Starz Entertainment Group LLC Cfo Former
Starz Entertainment Group LLC Executive Vice President Former
Liberty Media Corporation Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Co-Chair of Board Current
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Director Current
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Vice Chairman Current
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Eurosport Inc. Partner Former
Callahan Associates International LLC Senior Content Advisor Current
The History Channel Chairman of the Board Former
Biography Magazine Chairman of the Board Former
Lifetime Television Chairman of the Board Former
RTL 2 Board of Directors Former
Eurosport Inc. Board Member Former

John P. (Jake) Mascotte is the retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City in which capacity he served between 1997 and 2001. Before joining Blue Cross Blue Shield, Mr. Mascotte served as Chairman of Johnson & Higgins of Missouri commencing in January 1996, and from 1983 to 1995 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Continental Corporation, which merged in 1995 with CNA. In addition to being a Director of Wyeth, he serves as a Director of Hallmark Cards, Inc. and Crown Media Holdings, Inc. He is the Chairman of the Hallmark Cards and the Crown Media Holdings, Inc. Audit Committees. He is the Chairman of Common Cents, Inc., a national non-profit focused on the social development of children in our nation's primary schools. He is a Trustee of the Hall Foundation and a Trustee Emeritus of The Aspen Institute. He is the Vice Chairman of the Aspen Community Foundation and a member of the Board of the National Catholic Reporter. He is a former Trustee of The New York Public Library and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

Organization Position Status
Wyeth Current
Hallmark Channel Current
NYSE Group, Inc. Current
RD Legal Funding LLC Current
Close Concerns, Inc. Current
The Hall Foundation Board of Directors Current
Aspen Institute Board of Directors Current
Thiakis Limited Board of Directors Current
Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association Chief Executive Officer Former
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association President Former
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Former
Johnson & Higgins Chairman Former
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Chairman Former
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Board of Directors Former
New York Public Library Board of Directors Former
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Director Former
Hallmark Cards, Inc. member Former

Pat Woodard got into television the old fashioned way...no, not by secretly taking photographs of station managers in compromising positions. Pat got into television by first working in small town radio, broadcasting pre-dawn polka music for dairy farmers in Northwestern Minnesota. Highlights of those days include using potential hit records as Frisbees aimed at the transmitter tower behind the station. Fourteen subsequent years of radio included morning drive news anchoring stints in cities such as Portland and San Francisco, and 5 years as a network news anchor at CBS News in New York. True to Pat's nature, that's when he decided it was time to start a new career in television. Since 1987 Pat has made his professional home primarily in television, as a reporter, writer, producer, narrator, and on-camera host. Much of that time was spent in television newsrooms in Seattle and Denver, reporting on everything that journalists love and hate to cover. Over the 13 years of his active newsroom career, he managed to win well in excess of 100 awards for television excellence, including a dozen EMMYs and 7 Edward R. Murrow Awards. In 2000, Woodard formed his own company, Pat Woodard Productions, through which he works as a producer, writer, correspondent and narrator for such outlets at the National Geographic Channel, the Hallmark Channel, Fox Sports, the Discovery Channel, PBS, HDNet, and other national and international television networks. Over a three year period he completed more than 150 assignments for the National Geographic Channel. Beginning in the summer of 2003, he began producing, writing, and narrating documentaries for HDNet, America's first, full time, high definition television network, completing more than 100 assignments to date. Pat's career has taken him all over the world. He's gotten paid to bunjee jump in New Zealand, go nose to nose with polar bears in the Canadian arctic, sail China's Yangtze River, ride the Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul, to name just a few "once in a lifetime" experiences he's turned into feature reports and documentaries. Pat enjoys sharing his passion for television story telling. He has served on the faculty of a number of national workshops, and consulted individual television stations and their staffs in creative story telling techniques. Most recently, Pat has returned to his radio roots, working part time as a newscaster at KOA radio, while continuing to pursue television opportunities.

Organization Position Status
National Geographic Channel Narrator Current
Hdnet, LLC Narrator Current
Discovery Channel Producer Current
Hallmark Channel Producer Current
Ct School of Broadcasting Current

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Current
The Golf Channel Chief Operating Officer Former
Crown Media Holdings Inc. COO & Executive Vice President Former
Crown Media Holdings Inc. CEO, Coo & Executive Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Firestone Communications, Inc. Current
Hallmark Channel Current
Eos International, Inc. Chairman Current
EDS-International Chairman Current
EDS-International Director Current
Handy Gadgets Board of Directors Current
Emmis Communications Corporation Board of Directors Current
Hughes Electronics Director Current
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Director Current
University of St. Thomas Board of Directors Current
Emmis Communications Corporation Member Current
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Member Current
CBS Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
CBS Television Stations, Inc. president Former
CBS Corporation President Former
CBS Television Network president Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Current
Crown Media International Chairman Current
Lonesome Dove Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Current
Entertainment Properties Trust Chair of Board Current
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. Board of Directors Current
Kansas City Southern Board of Directors Current
Kansas City Southern Board of Directors Current
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Crown Media Limited Chief Financial Officer Former
Crown Media Limited Executive Vice President Former
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Pioneerwestern Executive Positions Former
Entertainment Properties Trust Trustee Former
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Director Former
Crown Media International Director Former
Rockhurst University MBA Former
University of Kansas BS In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Current
Rhi Entertainment, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Crown Media International Chief Executive Officer Former
Crown Media International President Former
Crown Media International Chief Operating Officer Former
MediaOne Vice President, European Cable Former
Crown Media Limited Former
Occidental College Masters Degree In Urban Administration Former
Morehouse College BA In Mathematics Former

William Aliber has served as Chief Financial Officer of RHI Entertainment since he joined our company in 2006. Prior to his tenure at RHI Entertainment, Mr. Aliber served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Crown Media since May 2000. Before his employment at Crown Media, Mr. Aliber was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Crown Media International and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hallmark Entertainment. Mr. Aliber also served as Director of Corporate Finance for Hallmark Cards from 1995-1996. Mr. Aliber holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University

Organization Position Status
Rhi Entertainment, Inc. Cfo Current
Crown Media Holdings Inc. CFO & Executive Vice President Current
Hallmark Channel Current
Hallmark Entertainment Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Crown Media Limited Chief Financial Officer Former
Crown Media International Chief Financial Officer Former
Hallmark Entertainment Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Crown Media International Executive Vice President Former
Crown Media Limited Executive Vice President Former
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Director of Corporate Finance Former
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Accounting Officer Former
Crown Media International Director Former
University of Chicago Masters of Business Administration Degree Former
Brown University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Director Current

Organization Position Status
Hallmark International President Current
Hallmark Movie Channel Co-Chair of Board Current
Hallmark Channel Director Current
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Director Current
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development Former
Hallmark Cards, Inc. President Former

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Director Current

Organization Position Status
Hallmark Channel Director Current
Crown Media Holdings Inc. Board of Directors Former
advertisement
advertisement
Click Here