People: Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG.O)

ACTG.O on Consolidated Issue listed on NASDAQ Global Market

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Ryan, Paul 63 2000 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Harris, Robert 50 2000 President, Director
Haynes, Clayton 39 2001 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance, Treasurer
Lee, Dooyong 2007 Executive Vice President
Treska, Edward 43 2007 Vice President, Secretary
De Boom, Fred 73 1995 Director
Frykman, Edward 73 1996 Director
Graziadio, G. Louis 59 2002 Director
Anderson, William 51 2007 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Ryan, Paul Paul R. Ryan has served as a director of Acacia Research Corporation since August 1995, as Chief Executive Officer since January 1997 and as Chairman since April 2000. He also served as President from January 1997 until July 2000. Prior to being named Chief Executive Officer, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer from 1996 through 1997 and Vice President, Capital Management, from 1995 through 1996. He was formerly co-founder and general partner of the American Health Care Fund, L.P., held positions with Young & Rubicam, Ogilvy & Mather, and Merrill Lynch and was a private venture capital investor. Mr. Ryan holds a B.S. degree from Cornell University and attended the New York University Graduate School of Business.
Harris, Robert Mr. Harris has served as a director of Acacia Research Corporation since April 2000 and as President since July 2000. Mr. Harris was previously the President and Director of Entertainment Properties Trust from 1997 to July 2000. Mr. Harris founded Entertainment Properties Trust, a publicly-traded company that purchases real estate from entertainment companies. Mr. Harris led the International Division and served as Senior Vice President of AMC Entertainment from 1993 to 1997, and served as President of Carlton Browne and Company, Inc., a holding company and trust with assets in real estate, insurance and financial services, from 1984 to 1992. Mr. Harris serves as a director of True Religion Apparel, Inc.
Haynes, Clayton Mr. Haynes joined Acacia Research Corporation in April 2001 as Treasurer and Senior Vice President, Finance. In November 2001, Mr. Haynes was appointed as Chief Financial Officer. From 1992 to March 2001, Mr. Haynes was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, ultimately serving as a Manager in the Audit and Business Advisory Services practice. Mr. Haynes received a B.A. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Lee, Dooyong Dooyong Lee joined Acacia Research Corporation in January 2005 as Executive Vice President. From 2003 to January, 2005, Mr. Lee was Chief Operating Officer of Global Patent Holdings LLC/TechSearch LLC, a privately held patent holding company whose assets were acquired by us in January, 2005. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Lee was President of LPS Group, a patent licensing company founded under Information Holdings Inc. (now part of The Thomson Corporation, NYSE:TOC). Prior to LPS Group, Mr. Lee co-founded FRI, an intellectual property consulting firm, then under the sponsorship of Fish & Richardson, PC. Prior to LPS Group, Mr. Lee was a licensing executive at AT&T Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies. Mr. Lee started his career as a Member of the Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Labs in 1984. Mr. Lee holds a B.A. degree from Oberlin College and an M.S. degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
Treska, Edward Edward J. Treska joined Acacia Research Corporation in April 2004 as Vice President. He is also the Secretary of the company. Mr. Treska was previously General Counsel, Director of Patents and Licensing for SRS Labs, Inc., a technology licensing company specializing in audio enhancement, between 1996 and 2004. Prior to joining SRS Labs, Mr. Treska practiced law at the intellectual property law firm of Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear and prior to law school was a design engineer with the former TRW Space & Technology Group. Mr. Treska is a registered patent attorney who holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University and a J.D. degree from the University of San Diego School of Law.
De Boom, Fred Mr. De Boom has served as a director of Acacia Research Corporation since February 1995. Mr. deBoom serves as a director of Pacific Coast National Bank and serves as the Vice Chairman of the bank’s credit committee. Mr. deBoom has been a principal in Sonfad Associates since 1995. Sonfad Associates is an Orange County-based firm which is involved in mergers and acquisitions, private debt and equity placements, strategic and financial business planning, bank debt refinance and asset based financing. Previously, he was employed as a Vice President of Tokai Bank for five years, as a Vice President of Union Bank for eight years and Vice President of First Interstate Bank for twenty-two years. Mr. deBoom received his B.A. degree from Michigan State University and his M.B.A. degree in finance from the University of Southern California.
Frykman, Edward Mr. Frykman has served as a director of Acacia Research Corporation since April 1996. Mr. Frykman has been an Account Executive with Crowell, Weedon & Co. from 1992 to 2008. Previously, Mr. Frykman served as Senior Vice President of L.H. Friend & Co. Both Crowell, Weedon & Co. and L.H. Friend & Co. are investment brokerage firms located in Southern California. In addition, Mr. Frykman was a Senior Account Executive with Shearson Lehman Hutton where he served as the Manager of the Los Angeles Regional Retail Office. Mr. Frykman serves as a director of Arrowhead Research Corp. Mr. Frykman holds a B.S.B.A. degree from the University of Florida.
Graziadio, G. Louis Mr. Graziadio has been a director of Acacia Research Corporation since February 2002. Mr. Graziadio has served as President of Second Southern Corp., the managing partner of Ginarra Partners, L.L.C., a California company engaged in a wide range of investment activities and business ventures, since 1990. He has also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Boss Holdings, Inc., which operates primarily in the work gloves and protective wear business, since 1996. Mr. Graziadio also serves as a director of True Religion Apparel, Inc.
Anderson, William William S. Anderson has served as a director of Acacia Research Corporation since August 2007. Mr. Anderson is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Beverage Capital (founded in November, 2004), a company dedicated to sale-leaseback transactions and other real estate capital solutions for the beverage industry. From 1991 through 2004, Mr. Anderson was Executive Vice-President of Topa Equities, Ltd., a diversified holding company and family business. Prior to joining Topa, he was an attorney with O’Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles. Mr. Anderson has served on the Board of Directors of 1st Century National Bank, since 2005 and Topa Insurance Company, since 1995. From 2006 to 2007 Mr. Anderson served as Board Advisor to New Belgium Brewing Company (“NBB”). Since the fall of 2007, he has served as a full Board member of NBB. He has also served on the Advisory Boards of Lineage Capital Partners and PGP Capital Advisors, since 2005 and 2003 respectively. Mr. Anderson was Vice-Chairman of the Board of Southland Title Company, a Director of Mellon First Business Bank and a Trustee of the Provident Investment Counsel Mutual Funds. Mr. Anderson received a B.A. degree in 1980 from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, an M.A. degree from Boston University in 1984, and a J.D. degree from the UCLA School of Law in 1988.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Ryan, Paul 933,306
Harris, Robert 925,111
Haynes, Clayton 547,248
Lee, Dooyong 1,763,150
Treska, Edward 434,763
De Boom, Fred --
Frykman, Edward --
Graziadio, G. Louis --
Anderson, William --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Ryan, Paul 1,286,297 2,737,441
Harris, Robert 1,121,335 2,246,905
Haynes, Clayton 217,070 796,562
Lee, Dooyong 0 0
Treska, Edward 0 0
De Boom, Fred 0 0
Frykman, Edward 0 0
Graziadio, G. Louis 0 0
Anderson, William 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
RYAN PAUL R 90,000 $0.00
LEE DOOYONG 120,000 $0.00
HAYNES CLAYTON J 45,000 $0.00
TRESKA EDWARD JOSEPH 45,000 $0.00
HARRIS ROBERT L II 90,000 $0.00
TRESKA EDWARD JOSEPH 1,479 $9.14
LEE DOOYONG 3,197 $9.14
HARRIS ROBERT L II 2,825 $9.14
RYAN PAUL R 2,825 $9.14
HAYNES CLAYTON J 1,475 $9.14
RYAN PAUL R 4,911 $9.18
HAYNES CLAYTON J 2,573 $9.18
TRESKA EDWARD JOSEPH 2,573 $9.18
LEE DOOYONG 5,708 $9.18
HARRIS ROBERT L II 4,911 $9.18
HARRIS ROBERT L II 1,635 $9.11
LEE DOOYONG 1,910 $9.11
HAYNES CLAYTON J 855 $9.11
TRESKA EDWARD JOSEPH 855 $9.11
RYAN PAUL R 1,635 $9.11
HAYNES CLAYTON J 821 $9.21
TRESKA EDWARD JOSEPH 821 $9.21
HARRIS ROBERT L II 1,573 $9.21
LEE DOOYONG 1,834 $9.21
RYAN PAUL R 1,573 $9.21
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