People: Autobytel Inc (ABTL.OQ)
ABTL.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Capital Market
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1 Aug 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Michael Fuchs |
67 | 1998 | Independent Chairman of the Board |
Jeffrey Coats |
54 | 2008 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Curtis DeWalt |
57 | 2009 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President |
Glenn Fuller |
57 | 2009 | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, Secretary |
Kimberly Boren |
38 | 2011 | Senior Vice President - Advertising Operations and Analytics |
William Ferriolo |
39 | 2011 | Senior Vice President - Consumer Acquisition and Product Development |
John Steerman |
47 | 2011 | Senior Vice President - Lead and Site Product Development & Operations |
Michael Carpenter |
65 | 2012 | Director |
Mark Kaplan |
83 | 1998 | Independent Director |
Jeffrey Stibel |
38 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Janet Thompson |
62 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Michael Fuchs |
Mr. Michael J. Fuchs is an Independent Chairman of the Board of Autobytel Inc. Mr. Fuchs was elected as a director of Autobytel in September 1996 and became Chairman in June 1998. Since May 2001, Mr. Fuchs has been engaged in private investing for his own behalf. 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. |
Jeffrey Coats |
Mr. Jeffrey H. Coats is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Autobytel Inc. Mr. Coats 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., an industrial technology company, since March 2007 and a director of that company since February 2002. Since August 2001, Mr. Coats has 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 manager 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. |
Curtis DeWalt |
Mr. Curtis E. DeWalt is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Autobytel Inc. Mr. DeWalt 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 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 financial positions with The Pittston Company’s Brink’s Inc. and Burlington Air Express (BAX Global) subsidiaries. Mr. DeWalt received a M.B.A., Finance from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut and a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Bryant University in Rhode Island. |
Glenn Fuller |
Mr. Glenn Evan Fuller is an Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, Secretary of Autobytel Inc. Mr. Fuller 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. |
Kimberly Boren |
Ms. Kimberly S. Boren is Senior Vice President - Advertising Operations and Analytics of Autobytel Inc. Ms. Boren rejoined Autobytel as Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis in April 2010, was promoted to Vice President, Advertising Operations and Analytics in December 2010, and then to Senior Vice President of Advertising Operations and Analytics in December 2011. Prior to rejoining Autobytel, Ms. Boren held leadership roles at Experian in the Interactive business, Honeywell in both the automotive and aerospace businesses, and Shepherd Packaging and Container. From July 2007 to June 2009, Ms. Boren held positions in the finance group at Autobytel. Ms. Boren attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she received a B.A. in Communications with a focus in Business Economics. She later received an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Southern California. |
William Ferriolo |
Mr. William A. Ferriolo is Senior Vice President - Consumer Acquisition and Product Development of Autobytel Inc. Mr. Ferriolo joined Autobytel as Vice President, Cyber Ventures Division in September 2010 and was appointed as Senior Vice President, Consumer Acquisition and Product Development in December 2011. Prior to joining Autobytel, from 2003 to 2010 Mr. Ferriolo served as President and Co-Founder of Cyber Ventures, Inc. and Autotropolis, Inc. where he was responsible for search engine optimization, search engine marketing, dealer accounts and sales. From 1997 to 2003 Mr. Ferriolo served as Service Manager and High Line Sales Associate for Dimmitt Automotive Group, where he was responsible for the service department and high line vehicle sales. From 1991 to 1997 Mr. Ferriolo served as a Service Advisor at the Carlisle Automotive Group, where he was responsible for servicing of customer vehicles. |
John Steerman |
Mr. John D. Steerman is Senior Vice President - Lead and Site Product Development & Operations of Autobytel Inc. Mr. Steerman joined Autobytel as Director of Lead Operation in July 2007 and has served in positions and held various titles with the Company since that date. In December 2011, Mr. Steerman was appointed Senior Vice President, Lead and Site Product Development and Operations. Prior to joining Autobytel, Mr. Steerman was a District Sales Manager with Ford Motor Company from June 1992 to October 1996. In this role, he was responsible for managing distribution, marketing and training in several of Ford’s top volume markets including Houston and Fort Worth, Texas. From November 1996 to July 2007, Mr. Steerman worked at Nissan North America where he held Sales and Marketing positions, including Senior Manager eBusiness, during which Mr. Steerman managed the re-launch of Nissanusa.com and Infiniti.com, as well as the launch of a lead management program for both Nissan and Infiniti Divisions. While at Nissan, Mr. Steerman managed a taskforce that launched Nissan’s Full Size Truck and SUV and was a member of the Infiniti Global Management team that was responsible for the strategic and operational plan to launch the Infiniti brand globally. Mr. Steerman received a B.S. Degree in Finance and a M.B.A. from The Pennsylvania State University. |
Michael Carpenter |
Mr. Michael A. Carpenter has been appointed as Director of Autobytel Inc., effective September 13, 2012. Prior to joining Ally, Carpenter was chairman and CEO of Citigroup Alternative Investments from 2002 to 2006. He founded Southgate Alternative Investments in 2007. Carpenter also was chairman and CEO of Citigroup's Global Corporate & Investment Bank, with responsibility for Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and Citibank's global corporate banking activities. Prior to Citigroup, he was chairman and CEO of Travelers Life & Annuity and vice chairman of Travelers Group Inc., responsible for strategy and business development. From 1989 to 1994, Carpenter was chairman of the board, president and CEO of Kidder Peabody Group Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric Company. From 1986 to 1989, he was executive vice president of GE Capital Corporation, and from 1983 to 1986, he was responsible for corporate business development and strategic planning as well as mergers and acquisitions for General Electric. Carpenter has also held positions at the Boston Consulting Group and Imperial Chemical Industries as well as serving on the boards of various private and public companies. Carpenter received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Nottingham, England, and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar. He also holds an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Nottingham. |
Mark Kaplan |
Mr. Mark N. Kaplan is an Independent Director of Autobytel Inc., since 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 that firm, Chairman of the Board and Chief Operating Officer of Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corporation (mining and chemicals) from 1977 to 1979, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Drexel Burnham Lambert (investment banking) from 1970 to 1977. 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) and Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (staffing services and telecommunications and information solutions), and is Chairman of the Audit Committee of Volt Information Services, Inc. He is a Trustee of Bard College, the New York Academy of Medicine, a member and former Chairman of the New York City Audit Committee, a Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of WNET.org (provider of public media in New York City metropolitan area), a director of Gresham Management Co. (commodities management), and a director of The Pattison Group (a conglomerate). Mr. Kaplan was formerly the Chairman of the Audit Advisory Committee of the Board of Education of The City of New York, Vice-Chairman and Governor of the Board of Directors of The American Stock Exchange, Inc., and a director of Security Industry Automation Corporation. Mr. Kaplan holds an A.B. from Columbia College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. |
Jeffrey Stibel |
Mr. Jeffrey M. Stibel is an Independent Director of Autobytel Inc., since December 2006. Since August 2010, Mr. Stibel has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. From August 2005 to September 2009, Mr. Stibel was first President and Chief Executive Officer of Web.com, Inc., a provider of online marketing services for small businesses, and then President and a member of the Board of Directors of Web.com Group, Inc., a successor company to Web.com, Inc. 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. |
Janet Thompson |
Ms. Janet M. Thompson is an Independent Director of Autobytel Inc., since March 2008. Since July 2011, Ms. Thompson has been Vice President, Marketing Advanstar Communications Inc., the provider of integrated media solutions to the automotive aftermarket, pharmaceutical, healthcare, powersports and fashion industries. Prior to that date, Ms. Thompson served as Vice President, Automotive Group for The Marketing Arm, an Omnicom Group agency, from January 2011 to June 2011. Prior to this she was the Executive Vice President of the Diversified Agency Services Division of Omnicom Group, an advertising firm, from November 2007 to August 2010. 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 University of Detroit. Ms. Thompson’s experience as an advertising and marketing executive in the automotive industry led the Board to conclude that Ms. Thompson should serve as one of the Company’s directors. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Michael Fuchs |
-- |
Jeffrey Coats |
917,312 |
Curtis DeWalt |
381,757 |
Glenn Fuller |
438,878 |
Kimberly Boren |
-- |
William Ferriolo |
-- |
John Steerman |
-- |
Michael Carpenter |
-- |
Mark Kaplan |
-- |
Jeffrey Stibel |
-- |
Janet Thompson |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Michael Fuchs |
0 | 0 |
Jeffrey Coats |
0 | 0 |
Curtis DeWalt |
0 | 0 |
Glenn Fuller |
0 | 0 |
Kimberly Boren |
0 | 0 |
William Ferriolo |
0 | 0 |
John Steerman |
0 | 0 |
Michael Carpenter |
0 | 0 |
Mark Kaplan |
0 | 0 |
Jeffrey Stibel |
0 | 0 |
Janet Thompson |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
COATS JEFFREY H |
1,400 | $4.22 |
DEWALT CURTIS E |
700 | $4.25 |
STEERMAN JOHN D |
1,200 | $4.23 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
100 | $3.79 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
200 | $3.70 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
519 | $3.78 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
200 | $3.84 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
532 | $3.85 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
600 | $3.93 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
100 | $3.87 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
100 | $3.78 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
500 | $3.92 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
500 | $3.93 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
100 | $3.90 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
268 | $3.84 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
300 | $3.94 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
200 | $3.93 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
100 | $3.92 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
100 | $3.73 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
1,800 | $3.79 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
110 | $3.76 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
165 | $3.94 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
200 | $3.93 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
100 | $3.71 |
FERRIOLO WILLIAM A |
512 | $3.77 |

