People: Autobytel Inc (ABTL.O)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Fuchs, Michael 63 1998 Chairman of the Board
Coats, Jeffrey 51 2008 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Ross, Mark 63 2005 Vice Chairman of the Board
DeWalt, Curtis 54 2009 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Controller
Garms, Mark 44 2009 Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
Fuller, Glenn 54 2009 Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, Secretary
Lind, Steve 2010 Executive Vice President - Corporate Development
Szatkowski, Richard 53 2008 Senior Vice President - Advertising and Business Development
Kaplan, Mark 79 1998 Director
Stibel, Jeffrey 35 2006 Director
Thompson, Janet 59 2008 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Fuchs, Michael Mr. Michael J. Fuchs is Chairman of the Board of Autobytel Inc. He was elected as a Director of Autobytel in September 1996 and became Chairman in June 1998. From November 2000 to May 2001, Mr. Fuchs was Chief Executive Officer of MyTurn.com, Inc. and was Interim Chief Executive Officer from April 2000 to October 2000. Mr. Fuchs was a consultant from November 1995 to April 2000. Mr. Fuchs was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Home Box Office, a Division of TimeWarner Entertainment Company, L.P., a pay-television company, from October 1984 until November 1995, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group, a Division of Time Warner Inc., from May 1995 to November 1995. Mr. Fuchs holds a B.A. from Union College and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law.
Coats, Jeffrey Mr. Jeffrey H. Coats is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Autobytel Inc. He was elected as a Director of Autobytel in August 1996 and was appointed as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer on December 11, 2008. Mr. Coats has been a partner of Southgate Alternative Investments, Inc. since November 2007. Mr. Coats has been Executive Chairman of Mikronite Technologies Group Inc. (“Mikronite”), an industrial technology company, since March 2007 and a director thereof since February 2002. From February 2002 to March 2007, Mr. Coats was Chief Executive Officer and President of Mikronite. Since August 2001, Mr. Coats has also been Managing Director of Maverick Associates LLC, a financial consulting and investment company. From July 1999 to July 2001, Mr. Coats was a Founder and Managing Director of TH Lee Global Internet Managers, L.P., a fund focused on making equity investments in e-commerce and Internet-related companies globally. Mr. Coats remains a limited partner of the fund. Mr. Coats served as Managing Director of GE Equity, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corporation, from April 1996 to July 1999. Mr. Coats holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Georgia and an M.B.A. in International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management. Mr. Coats serves on the Board of Directors of Congoleum Corporation (resilient sheet and tile flooring).
Ross, Mark Mr. Mark R. Ross is Vice Chairman of the Board of Autobytel Inc. He has been a Director of Autobytel since August 2001 and Vice Chairman since April 2005. Mr. Ross was a founding investor and director of Autoweb.com, Inc. from 1996 until its merger with Autobytel in August 2001. Since November 2006, Mr. Ross has been a Managing Director of Mosaic Capital LLC (investment banking). From 1999 until March 2004, Mr. Ross was a Managing Director of Chatsworth Securities, L.L.C., an investment firm. Since May 1996, Mr. Ross has been Managing Director of Cogito Capital Partners, L.L.C., a merchant bank focusing on advising, investing in and raising funds for technology companies. Since May 1984, Mr. Ross has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of On Word Information, Inc. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Lehigh University and studied at the graduate level in education at the University of Massachusetts.
DeWalt, Curtis Mr. Curtis E. DeWalt is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President , Controller of Autobytel Inc. He joined Autobytel as Vice President, Finance in October 2007, was appointed Vice President and Controller in November 2007 Senior Vice President, Finance and Controller in December 2008 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in March 2009. Prior to joining Autobytel, Mr. DeWalt served as Vice President, Finance and Accounting of Roth Staffing Companies, Inc., from August 2006 to October 2007. From July 2003 to August 2006, he also served as Assistant Vice President, Accounting at Remedy Temp, Inc. From 1990 to 2003, Mr. DeWalt was with a business unit of Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc. serving in various positions, including Controller of the Performance Plastics business unit (formerly Furon) and Director, Finance and Information Systems at Industrial Ceramics-Corhart Refractories Inc. Prior to 1990, he held various financial positions with The Pittston Company’s Brink’s Inc. and Burlington Air Express (BAX Global) subsidiaries. Mr. DeWalt received a Masters of Business Administration, Finance from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bryant University in Rhode Island.
Garms, Mark Mr. Mark A. Garms is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Autobytel Inc. He joined Autobytel as Director of Consumer Experience in February 2002, and was promoted to Vice President, Dealer Operations and Strategy in June 2004, Senior Vice President, Dealer Operations in September 2004, Senior Vice President, Dealer Operations and Strategy in July 2005, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in December 2008, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer as of January 19, 2009. Prior to joining Autobytel, Mr. Garms was Vice President of Client Services for SourceTrack (software), where he was responsible for client implementation and servicing from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Garms was with T. Rowe Price Services, the Baltimore based mutual fund company from October 1988 through December 1999, most recently as a Vice President and Department Manager, assisting in the start up of Customer Operations Centers in Tampa and Colorado Springs. Mr. Garms received a B.A. from Ambassador College.
Fuller, Glenn Mr. Glenn E. Fuller is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary of Autobytel Inc. He joined Autobytel as Vice President, Legal Affairs in October 2006 and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary in April 2008, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary in December 2008, and Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary as of January 19, 2009. Prior to joining Autobytel, Mr. Fuller was in private legal practice from August 2002 to October 2006, and from June 1996 to July 2002, served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Freedom Communications, Inc. (newspapers, television stations and other media). From April 1994 to June 1996, Mr. Fuller was of counsel to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (law firm) and was associated with that firm from September 1980 to May 1987. Mr. Fuller was a partner in the law firm of Pettis, Tester, Kruse & Krinsky from January 1988 to December 1992 and employed as an attorney at that firm from May 1987 to December 1987 and from January 1993 to June 1993. From July 1993 to January 1994, Mr. Fuller was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Airline Computerized Ticketing (airline ticketing). Mr. Fuller received a B.A. degree from California State University at Long Beach and his J.D. degree from the University of Southern California.
Lind, Steve Mr. Steve Lind has been appointed as the Executive Vice President - Corporate Development of Autobytel Inc. He first joined Autobytel in 1998, serving as manager, then director, of market representation, where he developed and instituted a model that dramatically changed the way dealer territories were priced and sold. He rose through the organization to Senior Vice President of Strategic Accounts, securing Autobytel's original relationships with AutoNation, FordDirect, General Motors, Asbury Auto Group, and many other OEMS along the way. He also spearheaded a groundbreaking new-car online inventory pilot with General Motors, representing the company's first sale of its technology services business. Lind ultimately took over sales and operating responsibilities for the company's Retention Marketing Performance group, delivering positive dealer growth within two months, and sales responsibilities for the AIC division, securing new clients and successfully renegotiating the client's contract.Previously, Lind headed up LeadPoint's automotive group and, most recently, he created Stealing Home Media, founded to help partners grow their businesses through building the right relationships and delivering marketing ideas. His successful work for multiple clients included M&A activity, business development work, market research and analysis, sales and organization development and online marketing plans. A graduate of Miami University with an MBA from University of Notre Dame's Mendoza School of Business, Lind's automotive career started with Nissan North America.
Szatkowski, Richard Mr. Richard X. Szatkowski is Senior Vice President, Advertising and Business Development of Autobytel Inc. He joined Autobytel as Vice President, Business Development in May 2007 and was appointed Senior Vice President, Business Development and Advertising in December 2008 and designated as an executive officer of the Company effective April 1, 2009. Prior to joining Autobytel, Mr. Szatkowski was Vice President, Business Development for Neomedia Technologies from October 2005 to May 2007. From April 2003 to October 2005, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of two business units and served in a corporate development role for Miva/Findwhat.com. From September 2001 to April 2003, Mr. Szatkowski was President and Chief Executive Officer of Alluna Group, a consulting company. From March 2000 to September 2001, he was Executive Vice President and General Manager and Vice President, Business Development at Neomedia Technologies. From January 1999 to March 2000, Mr. Szatkowski was President and Chief Executive Officer of Fischer International Systems Corp. From April 1998 to December 1998, he was SVP Product Solutions for Alltel Information Systems. From April 1995 to April 1998, Mr. Szatkowski was SVP, Engineering and Product Development at Checkmate Electronics (now Ingenio). From May 1985 to April 1995, he held various positions at Digital Communication Associates, Inc. (now Attachmate) including Vice President, Product Development and Vice President, Operations. Prior to 1985, he had various operational roles with Chromatics (now Barco) and Wescom. Mr. Szatkowski received a Masters of Business Administration from Georgia State University in Atlanta with undergraduate studies at Roger Williams University and University of Illinois.
Kaplan, Mark Mr. Mark N. Kaplan was elected as a Director of Autobytel Inc. in June 1998. Mr. Kaplan was a member of the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP from 1979 through 1998 and currently is of counsel to such firm. Mr. Kaplan serves on the board of directors of the following companies whose shares are publicly traded: American Biltrite Inc. (adhesive-coated, pressure-sensitive papers and films; tile flooring), Congoleum Corporation, Inc. (resilient sheet and tile flooring), DRS Technologies, Inc. (defense electronic products and systems) and Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (staffing services and telecommunications and information solutions). Mr. Kaplan holds an A.B. from Columbia College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.
Stibel, Jeffrey Mr. Jeffrey M. Stibel has been a Director of Autobytel Inc. since December 2006. Mr. Stibel was appointed President and a member of the Board of Directors of Web.com Group, Inc. in September 2007. Mr. Stibel was President and Chief Executive Officer of Web.com, Inc. from August 2005 to September 2007. From August 2000 to August 2005, Mr. Stibel held executive positions, including General Manager and Senior Vice President at United Online, Inc., a technology company that owns and operates branded Internet service providers and Web services. Mr. Stibel serves on the Board of Brown University’s Entrepreneurship Program and Tufts University’s Gordon Center for Leadership. Mr. Stibel received a Bachelors degree from Tufts University, a Masters degree from Brown University and studied business and brain science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management and at Brown University, where he was a Brain and Behavior Fellow.
Thompson, Janet Ms. Janet M. Thompson has been a Director of Autobytel Inc. since March 2008. Ms. Thompson has been Executive Vice President of the Diversified Agency Services Division of Omnicom Group, an advertising firm, since November 2007. Prior to that Ms. Thompson was Vice President, Marketing Nissan and Infiniti Divisions of Nissan North America from July 2004 to September 2007. From July 1999 to July 2004, Ms. Thompson was Chief Executive Officer and President of The Designory, Inc., a marketing firm owned by the Omnicom Group. Ms. Thompson held sales or marketing positions at Mazda Motor of America, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. and Chrysler Corporation from 1972 to 1994. Ms. Thompson received a B.A. in business from Western Michigan University and a M.B.A. from Detroit University.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Fuchs, Michael --
Coats, Jeffrey 218,065
Ross, Mark --
DeWalt, Curtis --
Garms, Mark 460,131
Fuller, Glenn 399,887
Lind, Steve --
Szatkowski, Richard --
Kaplan, Mark --
Stibel, Jeffrey --
Thompson, Janet --
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Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
CCM MASTER QUALIFIED FUND LTD 686,975 $0.54
CCM MASTER QUALIFIED FUND LTD 776,724 $0.54
FULLER GLENN EVAN 25,000 $0.00
DEWALT CURTIS E 25,000 $0.00
GARMS MARK 50,000 $0.00
ROSS MARK R 5,000 $2.05
STIBEL JEFFREY M 10,000 $1.99
STIBEL JEFFREY M 5,000 $2.00
STIBEL JEFFREY M 5,000 $2.00
GRIMES ROBERT S 7,500 $1.99
HOUDESHELL MONTY A 24,500 $2.00
HOUDESHELL MONTY A 200 $2.00
HOUDESHELL MONTY A 300 $2.00
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