People: Ascent Capital Group Inc (ASCMA.O)
ASCMA.O on Nasdaq
74.02USD
17 May 2013
74.02USD
17 May 2013
Price Change (% chg)
$0.35 (+0.48%)
$0.35 (+0.48%)
Prev Close
$73.67
$73.67
Open
$73.90
$73.90
Day's High
$75.66
$75.66
Day's Low
$73.43
$73.43
Volume
62,282
62,282
Avg. Vol
34,725
34,725
52-wk High
$75.66
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52-wk Low
$48.01
$48.01
Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
William Fitzgerald |
54 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer | |
Michael Meyers |
55 | 2011 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer |
William Niles |
48 | 2008 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel |
Michael Haislip |
2011 | Executive Vice President | |
John Orr |
49 | 2008 | Senior Vice President - Corporate Development |
Philip Holthouse |
53 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Brian Mulligan |
52 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Michael Pohl |
60 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Carl Vogel |
55 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
William Fitzgerald |
Mr. William R. Fitzgerald is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Ascent Media Corp. He served as a director of company since September 2008. Mr. Fitzgerald is Chairman of board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of company. Mr. Fitzgerald has also served as a director of principal operating subsidiary, Monitronics International, Inc. (Monitronics), since December 2010 and served as Chairman of AMG from July 2000 until sold AMG at the end of 2010. Mr. Fitzgerald has also served as a Senior Vice President of Liberty Interactive since July 2000 and a Senior Vice President of Liberty Media since its split-off from Liberty Interactive in September 2011. Prior to joining Liberty Interactive, Mr. Fitzgerald served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for TCI from 1998 to 2000 and was Executive Vice President, Corporate Development of TCI Communications, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TCI, from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Fitzgerald has served as a director of Expedia, Inc. (Expedia) since March 2006, where he also serves as a member of the compensation committee. In addition, Mr. Fitzgerald has served as a director of TripAdvisor, Inc. since December 2011. Mr. Fitzgerald also served as a director of On Command Corporation from 2001 to 2005 and Cablevision Systems Corporation from 1999 to 2000. |
Michael Meyers |
Mr. Michael R. Meyers, CPA, is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer of Ascent Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Meyers has served as Senior Vice President of company since April 2011 and as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since August 2011. Mr. Meyers is also the Chief Financial Officer of Monitronics, and has held various positions at Monitronics since July 1996. Before joining Monitronics, Mr. Meyers, a certified public accountant, had over 15 years of accounting, finance, and operations experience. He has worked with a variety of businesses, including Fortune 500, medium, and small companies, as well as working in public accounting. |
William Niles |
Mr. William E. Niles is Executive Vice President, General Counsel of Ascent Media Corp., since September 2009. Mr. Niles has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of company since the spin-off of company from DHC in September 2008, and also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of AMG from January 2002 until the sale of AMG in December 2010. Mr. Niles is also a director of principal operating subsidiary, Monitronics. From August 2006 through February 2008, Mr. Niles was a member of AMG’s executive committee. Prior to 2002, Mr. Niles was a senior executive handling legal and business affairs within AMG and its predecessor companies. |
Michael Haislip |
Mr. Michael R. Haislip is Executive Vice President of Ascent Media Corporation., since April 5, 2011. Since May 2005, Mr. Haislip has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Monitronics company’s principal operating subsidiary. Prior to joining Monitronics, Mr. Haislip held multiple executive positions, mostly in the cable industry. He served in various operations and financial management positions at Cox Communications for ten years. Other positions in his career have included President of Star Cable Associates; President of Armstrong Cable; and Senior Vice President, Great Lakes Division, of Charter Communications. |
John Orr |
Mr. John A. Orr is Senior Vice President - Corporate Development of Ascent Media Corp., since September 2008. Mr. Orr served in multiple capacities with Liberty Interactive and its predecessor from August 1996 until December 2008, spearheading numerous acquisition opportunities and serving most recently as Vice President from 2003 until December 2008. |
Philip Holthouse |
Mr. Philip J. Holthouse is Independent Director of Ascent Media Corp., since September 2008. Mr. Holthouse is a partner with Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP, where he provides tax planning and tax consulting services for privately held businesses and high net-worth individuals primarily in the real estate, entertainment and service industries. Mr. Holthouse served on the board of directors and audit committee of Napster, Inc. from January 2004 to October 2008. |
Brian Mulligan |
Mr. Brian C. Mulligan is Independent Director of Ascent Media Corp., since September 2008. Mr. Mulligan is a Managing Director and Vice Chairman of media and telecommunications investment banking at Deutsche Bank Securities. From February 2005 through August 2009, Mr. Mulligan was Chairman of Brooknol Advisors, LLC, an advisory and investment firm specializing in media and entertainment. From April 2004 through January 2005, Mr. Mulligan was a Senior Executive Advisor—Media and Entertainment with Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., an investment firm. From September 2002 to March 2004, Mr. Mulligan was a founder of and principal with Universal Partners, a group formed to acquire Universal Entertainment. Prior to that, Mr. Mulligan held various senior-level positions, including Senior Executive Advisor with The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., Chairman for Fox Television, Inc., Chief Financial Officer of The Seagram Company Ltd., an entertainment and beverage company, Co-chairman of Universal Pictures, Inc., Executive Vice President of Operations at Universal Entertainment and Executive Vice President—Corporate Development and strategy at MCA Inc., an entertainment and media conglomerate. Mr. Mulligan served on the board of directors of Napster, Inc. from March 2003 to October 2008 and was a director of Ascent Media Group, Inc., a predecessor of Ascent Media Group, LLC (AMG), from December 2002 to September 2003. |
Michael Pohl |
Mr. Michael J. Pohl is Independent Director of Ascent Media Corp., since September 2008. Mr. Pohl serves as an advisor to companies in the technology, media and telecommunications industries. Mr. Pohl was the Chief Executive Officer of Jinni, Inc., a privately-held Internet company, from March 2009 to January 2011. From December 2007 to April 2008, Mr. Pohl served as the Interim Vice President/General Manager of the On Demand Systems Division of ARRIS Group, Inc., a communications technology company specializing in the design and engineering of broadband networks. Mr. Pohl was President of Global Strategies at C-COR Incorporated from December 2005 to November 2007, when C-COR Incorporated was acquired by ARRIS Group, Inc. Mr. Pohl served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of nCUBE Corporation, an interactive video server company, from December 1999 to December 2005. Mr. Pohl has served on the board of directors and compensation committee of BigBand Networks, Inc. (BigBand) since May 2009 and on its audit committee since June 2009. In addition, Mr. Pohl was appointed as Chairman of the board of directors of BigBand in February 2010. |
Carl Vogel |
Mr. Carl E. Vogel CPA., is Independent Director of Ascent Media Corp., since December 4, 2009. Mr. Vogel is currently a Senior Advisor to DISH Networks Corporation (DISH), a publicly-traded company providing pay-TV services, and served as President of DISH from September 2006 until February 2008 and Vice Chairman of DISH from June 2005 until March 2009. Mr. Vogel is also the president and sole stockholder of Bulldog Capital, Inc., a private investment firm. From October 2007 until March 2009, Mr. Vogel served as a Senior Advisor to EchoStar Corporation (EchoStar), a publicly-traded company in the digital set-top box and satellite services businesses. From 2001 until 2005, Mr. Vogel served as the President and CEO of Charter Communications Inc. (Charter), a publicly-traded company providing cable television and broadband services. Prior to joining Charter, Mr. Vogel worked as an executive officer in various capacities for companies affiliated with Liberty Interactive and Liberty Media. Mr. Vogel held various executive positions with DISH from 1994 until 1997, including serving as the President from 1995 until 1997. Mr. Vogel has served on the board of directors of DISH since May 2005 and Universal Electronics Inc. since 2009. In addition, Mr. Vogel has been serving on the board of directors and audit committees of Shaw Communications, Inc. since 2006 and NextWave Wireless Inc. since November 2009 (where he has served as the chair of the audit committee since March 2010). Mr. Vogel has also been serving on the board of directors and compensation committee of Sirius since April 2011. From October 2007 until March 2009, Mr. Vogel served as the Vice Chairman of the board of directors of EchoStar. From October 2001 to January 2005, Mr. Vogel served on the board of directors of Charter. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
William Fitzgerald |
3,822,990 |
Michael Meyers |
1,737,700 |
William Niles |
3,300,150 |
Michael Haislip |
2,716,530 |
John Orr |
643,813 |
Philip Holthouse |
-- |
Brian Mulligan |
-- |
Michael Pohl |
-- |
Carl Vogel |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
William Fitzgerald |
0 | 0 |
Michael Meyers |
0 | 0 |
William Niles |
10,000 | 205,800 |
Michael Haislip |
0 | 0 |
John Orr |
0 | 0 |
Philip Holthouse |
0 | 0 |
Brian Mulligan |
0 | 0 |
Michael Pohl |
0 | 0 |
Carl Vogel |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
FITZGERALD WILLIAM R |
598 | $73.40 |
MEYERS MICHAEL R |
179 | $73.40 |
HAISLIP MICHAEL R |
303 | $73.40 |
FITZGERALD WILLIAM R |
12,791 | $0.00 |
VOGEL CARL E |
74 | $0.00 |
NILES WILLIAM E |
497 | $68.79 |
MEYERS MICHAEL R |
120 | $68.79 |
HAISLIP MICHAEL R |
181 | $68.79 |
FITZGERALD WILLIAM R |
692 | $63.19 |
FITZGERALD WILLIAM R |
29,720 | $0.00 |
VOGEL CARL E |
6,035 | $0.00 |
MALONE JOHN C |
8,731 | $64.14 |
HOLTHOUSE PHILIP J |
1,626 | $0.00 |
VOGEL CARL E |
1,545 | $0.00 |
POHL MICHAEL J |
1,626 | $0.00 |
MULLIGAN BRIAN C |
1,626 | $0.00 |
POHL MICHAEL J |
3,000 | $21.81 |
POHL MICHAEL J |
1,045 | $62.63 |
HAISLIP MICHAEL R |
154 | $61.73 |
NILES WILLIAM E |
451 | $61.73 |
MEYERS MICHAEL R |
96 | $61.73 |
FITZGERALD WILLIAM R |
119,540 | $0.00 |
MALONE JOHN C |
253 | $60.00 |
MALONE JOHN C |
147 | $59.94 |
MALONE JOHN C |
3,900 | $59.31 |

