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NAICS Code Electronic Shopping: 454111
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UPDATE 1-HSNi Q3 profit beats market, shares up
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Jerome Kern in the key of e.(Brief Article)
Jerome Kern, for two decades a quiet but pivotal player in some of cable's biggest deals, is dropping his behind-the-scenes status to become CEO at e-commerce fledgling LinkShare. It's a marked change for Kern, who earned a golden reputation and platinum paybacks for helping craft some...
Silver King Communications Acquires Control of Home Shopping Network.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--Aug. 27--Barry Diller's Silver King Communications Inc. has agreed to acquire control of St. Petersburg-based Home Shopping Network Inc. in a stock swap valued at about $1.27 billion. The deal, which is a substantial restructuring of a similar deal announced last November, would...
Turner, Home Shop Net talks crumble. (Turner Broadcasting System Inc.; Home Shopping Network Inc.)
Home Shopping Network Inc.'s talks to sell out to Turner Broadcasting System Inc. have ground to a halt, raising questions among insiders over whether the deal will exacerbate prickly relations among TBS' board members. Sources cited several ...
HSN goes international with help of TCI. (Home Shopping Network, Tele-Communications Inc.) (Brief Article)
The Home Shopping Network and Tele-Communications Inc. have signed a letter of intent for a joint venture in the international electronic retailing arena. The Home Shopping Network and Tele-Communications Inc. have signed a letter of intent for a joint venture in the...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mindy F. Grossman | President & CEO |
| William Lynch | Executive Vice President, Marketing and Content |
| Dave Pollock | Vice President of Product Development |
| Brendan Tierney | Production Manager |
| Larry Smith | |
| Sanjai Tiwari | |
| Jay Morse | Director |
| John B. Morse | Director |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Shopping Network | President & CEO | Current |
| IAC | CEO, Retailing | Former |
| Nike, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Shopping Network | Executive Vice President, Marketing and Content | Current |
Mr. Pollock is responsible for developing a number of innovative products, including the first mass market Vitamin C line. His experience in formulating is augmented by his product marketing background as former Vice President of Product Development for the Home Shopping Network and his senior management position with Fuller Brush. Mr. Pollock has been a keynote speaker at various national conferences and has served on the board of directors for Florida Cosmetics & Pharmaceutical Association.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Results Incorporated | President | Current |
| Home Shopping Network | Vice President of Product Development | Current |
| Fuller Brush | Vice President of Product Development | Current |
| Clinical Results Incorporated | Owner | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| New World Celts | Vice President Public Relations | Current |
| Home Shopping Network | Production Manager | Current |
| New World Celts | Board of Directors | Current |
Larry Smith has more than 20 years experience in the entertainment, technology and retail industries and comes to ARCHOS from On Command Video Corporation, where he oversaw sales and operations for the in-hotel entertainment company. Previously, Smith was executive vice president of sales and marketing at IntelliReady Inc., a start-up venture designed to provide integrated home electronics services, and prior to that was cofounder and executive vice president of Internet Gift Registries. Smith has held sales and distribution positions in the satellite and cable industry at companies such as Echostar, Request Television, and The Home Shopping Network and was one of the first employees at CNBC. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Missouri.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Shopping Network | Current | |
| University of Missouri | Bachelor of Arts Degree In English Literature | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smartdata Enterprises, Inc. | Director, Chairman | Current |
| Home Shopping Network | Current | |
| INVESTools Inc. | Current | |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | Current | |
| Dhex | Current | |
| Smartdata Enterprises, Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Smartdata Enterprises, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Stanford University | Ms In Computer Science With Database Specialization. | Former |
John (Jay) B. Morse, Jr. has been a Director of AES since December 2008. Mr. Morse is Retired Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of The Washington Post Company, where he had corporate responsibility for technology, investor relations, treasury and investment functions as well as tax, audit and accounting areas. Mr. Morse is also former President, Washington Post Telecommunications, having joined the Post in July 1989 as Vice President and Controller and most recently served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer until his retirement in December 2008. Prior to joining The Washington Post Company, Mr. Morse was a partner at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), an international accounting firm, where he worked with publishing/media companies and multilateral lending institutions for more than 17 years. Mr. Morse is a director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Host Hotels & Resorts Corporation, and a Director of Home Shopping Network, where he is a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. He also serves as the President of the College Foundation of the University of Virginia. A certified public accountant, Mr. Morse is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Executives Institute where for the past fifteen years he has served on the Committee on Corporate Reporting. In addition, Mr. Morse is a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council and he is a past chairman of the US Council for Financial Executives of the Conference Board. Mr. Morse holds degrees from the University of Virginia (B.A. History) and the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A. Industrial Relations and Accounting).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Home Shopping Network | Director | Current |
| The AES Corporation | Director | Current |
| University of Virginia | Degrees | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Washington Post Company | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| The Post Company | Vice President | Current |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Crestline Capital Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | Director | Current |
| The AES Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Home Shopping Network | Director | Current |
| The Washington Post Company | Senior Vice President, Finance | Former |
| The Post Company | Controller | Former |
| Crestline Capital Corporation | Director | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | Degrees | Former |
| University of Virginia | Degrees | Former |
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