People: Collectors Universe Inc (CLCT.W)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
A. Clinton Allen	69	2002	Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board
David Hall	65	2001	President, Director
Robert Deuster	62	2012	Chief Executive Officer
Joseph Wallace	52	2005	Chief Financial Officer
Michael McConnell	46	2012	Director
Deborah Farrington	62	2003	Independent Director
Albert Moyer	68	2003	Independent Director
Van Simmons	61	2004	Independent Director
Bruce Stevens	70	2006	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
A. Clinton Allen	Mr. A. Clinton Allen is Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of Collectors Universe Inc., since December 2002. He has been a director since 2001. In addition to serving as a director, Mr. Allen is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.C. Allen & Company, a consulting firm. Mr. Allen serves as a Lead Director of Steinway Musical Instruments Company, a manufacturer of musical instruments, and as a director and member of the Executive Committee of LKQ Corporation, a supplier of recycled OEM automotive parts. He is also a director of Avantair, Inc., a provider of fractional aircraft shares for business and personal use and Brooks Automation, which provides integrated tool and factory automation solutions for the global semiconductor and related industries. Mr. Allen provided the original financing for Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, was one of its founding directors and served on its board until that company was acquired by Viacom/Paramount in September 1994. Mr. Allen holds a Masters Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a director education and credentialing organization.
David Hall	Mr. David G. Hall is President, Director of Collectors Universe Inc. He has served as President of Collectors Universe since October 2001 and as a Director since its founding in February 1999. From April 2000 to September 2001, Mr. Hall served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as Chairman of the Board from February 1999 to October 2001. Mr. Hall was a director of Professional Coin Grading Service, Inc., and was its Chief Executive Officer from 1986 to February 1999, when it was acquired by the Company. Mr. Hall was honored in 1999 by COINage Magazine as Numismatist of the Century, along with 14 other individuals. In 1990, Mr. Hall was named Orange County Entrepreneur of the Year by INC. Magazine. In addition, Mr. Hall has written A Mercenary’s Guide to the Rare Coin Market, a book dedicated to coin collecting. Mr. Hall invented and introduced the concept of, and developed the business of, independent third party grading of high value collectible coins and sports cards. Mr. Hall holds a Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a director education and credentialing organization.
Robert Deuster	Mr. Robert G. Deuster has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Collectors Universe Inc., effective October 15, 2012. Mr. Deuster served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Newport Corporation, a public company that is a global supplier of laser, optical and motion control products, from May 1996 until his retirement in October of 2007. He also served as President of Newport from May 1996 until July 2004, and in June 1997 became Chairman of the Board. From 1985 to 1996, Mr. Deuster served in various senior management positions at Applied Power, Inc. (now Actuant Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange listed company), which is a global manufacturer of electrical and hydraulic products, serving as Senior Vice President of the Distributed Products Group from 1994 to 1996, President of the Barry Controls Division from 1989 to 1994, President of the APITECH Division from 1986 to 1989 and Vice President of Sales and Marketing of the Enerpac Division from 1985 to 1986. From 1975 to 1985, he held engineering and marketing management positions at General Electric Company's Medical Systems Division. Mr. Deuster currently serves on the boards of directors of two public companies: Symmetry Medical Inc., which provides medical devices and solutions to the global orthopedic market, and Pico Holdings, Inc., which acquires and develops unique undervalued assets, including water assets, land, and other businesses in strategic areas. He also serves as a director of Ondax, Inc., a private optical components company. Mr. Deuster received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University in 1973. Mr. Deuster is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Joseph Wallace	Mr. Joseph J. Wallace is Chief Financial Officer of Collectors Universe Inc. Prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer, he was the Company’s Vice President of Finance from November 2004 and Controller from June 2004. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Wallace was Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of STM Wireless, Inc., a publicly traded company engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing satellite communications products and services. Mr. Wallace is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, and a CPA in the State of California.
Michael McConnell	Mr. Michael Joseph McConnell is Director of Collectors Universe Inc. He is no longer Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective October 15, 2012. He is a private investor and a Director of PaperlinX Limited, Redflex Holdings Limited and MRV Communications, Inc. From 1998 to September 30, 2008, Mr. McConnell was a Managing Director of Shamrock Capital Advisors, Inc., a manager of private equity, real estate and direct investment funds, including the Shamrock Activist Value Funds. Mr. McConnell also served as a member of that firm’s Executive Committee. Prior to joining Shamrock in 1994, Mr. McConnell held various positions at PepsiCo, Merrill Lynch and Kidder Peabody. Mr. McConnell formerly served on the boards of Ansell Limited, Nuplex Industries, Force Corporation, iPass, Inc., and Port-link International. Mr. McConnell also serves on the Board of Governors of Opportunity International. Mr. McConnell received his B.A. in economics from Harvard University and his MBA degree (with distinction—Shermet Scholar) from the Darden School of the University of Virginia.
Deborah Farrington	Ms. Deborah A. Farrington is Independent Director of Collectors Universe Inc. She is a founder and President of StarVest Management, Inc. and is, and since 1999 has been, a general partner of StarVest Partners, L.P., a venture capital fund which invests primarily in emerging software and business services companies. From 1993 to 1997, Ms. Farrington was President and Chief Executive Officer of Victory Ventures, LLC, a New York-based private equity investment firm. Also during that period, she was a founding investor and Chairman of the Board of Staffing Resources, Inc. Prior to 1993, Ms. Farrington held management positions with Asian Oceanic Group in Hong Kong and New York, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and the Chase Manhattan Bank. Ms. Farrington serves on the board of directors of NetSuite, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange-listed company where she is Lead Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and on the boards of directors of Fieldglass, Inc., Host Analytics, Inc., PivotLink, Inc. and Perquest, Inc., all of which are private companies. She also serves on the board of directors of Opportunity International. Ms. Farrington holds a Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a director education and credentialing organization. She is a graduate of Smith College and received an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Albert Moyer	Mr. Albert J. Moyer is Independent Director of Collectors Universe Inc. He has been a business consultant and private investor since April 2002. From March 1998 until February 2000, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of QAD, Inc., a provider of enterprise resource planning software applications for global manufacturing companies. Between September 2000 and February 2002, Mr. Moyer was engaged as a consultant to QAD, Inc., assisting in the Sales Operations of the Americas Region. He served as president of the commercial division of the Profit Recovery Group International, Inc. from March until July 2000. Prior to joining QAD, Inc. in 1998, Mr. Moyer was Chief Financial Officer of Allergan, a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company based in Irvine, California and prior to that he served as Chief Financial Officer of Western Digital, a publicly traded manufacturer of hard drives. Mr. Moyer currently serves on the boards of directors of CalAmp Corp., Virco Manufacturing Corporation, and MaxLinear, Inc., all of which are public companies. In addition, Mr. Moyer served on the boards of directors of two additional public companies, LaserCard Corporation and Occam Networks, Inc., until January 2011 and February 2011, respectively. Mr. Moyer holds a Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a director education and credentialing organization. Mr. Moyer received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Duquesne University and graduated from the Advanced Management Program at the University of Texas.
Van Simmons	Mr. Van D. Simmons is Independent Director of Collectors Universe Inc. He has been the President of DHRCC, Inc., a direct seller of rare coins since October 2000, a position he also held from 1981 to February 1997. From July to October 2000, he served as Vice President of Sales of the Company’s Bowers and Merena Division. He served as Chairman of the Board of David Hall’s North American Trading, LLC, a retailer of rare coins, from February 1997 to July 2000. Mr. Simmons was a founding director of the Company in February 1999 and was also a founder and served as a director of its predecessor company, Professional Coin Grading Service, Inc., from 1986 to February 1999. Mr. Simmons holds a Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a director education and credentialing organization.
Bruce Stevens	Mr. Bruce A. Stevens is Independent Director of Collectors Universe Inc. He is an Industry Partner with Cordova, Smart & Williams, LLC, a private equity firm that focuses its investments on lower middle market companies that are engaged in businesses with which the partners of the firm have had operating experience. Currently, Mr. Stevens is the CEO of Berkshire Blanket, a CSW portfolio company. Berkshire is the category leader of blankets and throws in the United States. From 1985 until his retirement in January 2008, Mr. Stevens was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Steinway & Sons, a wholly owned subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., which is the maker of pianos with manufacturing operations in the United States and Germany and operational facilities in China, Japan and the UK. He also served as a member of the board of directors of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. from 1996 until his retirement in January 2008. Before joining Steinway & Sons, Mr. Stevens was employed by Polaroid Corporation for nearly 18 years where he held various positions in both its domestic and international divisions. Mr. Stevens served on the Board of Trustees at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City until July 2011. He also has served on the boards of directors of numerous industry and music education organizations, such as the Piano Manufacturers Association International, American Music Conference, Winchester Community Music School and Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence. Mr. Stevens earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, and has earned a Master Professional Director Certificate from The American College of Corporate Directors, a director education and credentialing organization.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
A. Clinton Allen	--
David Hall	450,000
Robert Deuster	--
Joseph Wallace	471,767
Michael McConnell	587,125
Deborah Farrington	--
Albert Moyer	--
Van Simmons	--
Bruce Stevens	--

As Of 29 Jun 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
A. Clinton Allen	0	0
David Hall	0	0
Robert Deuster	0	0
Joseph Wallace	56,250	151,358
Michael McConnell	0	0
Deborah Farrington	0	0
Albert Moyer	0	0
Van Simmons	0	0
Bruce Stevens	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
WALLACE JOSEPH JOHN	188	$11.77
MCCONNELL MICHAEL J	1,000	$10.15
MCCONNELL MICHAEL J	4,000	$10.00
MCCONNELL MICHAEL J	5,000	$9.95
MCCONNELL MICHAEL J	3,000	$10.01
MCCONNELL MICHAEL J	3,500	$10.05
MCCONNELL MICHAEL J	500	$10.30
MOYER ALBERT J	8,250	$3.45
MCCONNELL MICHAEL J	8,000	$10.25
MCCONNELL MICHAEL J	1,572	$10.18
MCCONNELL MICHAEL J	1,500	$10.22
WALLACE JOSEPH JOHN	9,449	$10.27
FARRINGTON DEBORAH A	4,044	$0.00
MCCONNELL MICHAEL J	4,044	$0.00
MOYER ALBERT J	4,044	$0.00
SIMMONS VAN D	4,044	$0.00
ALLEN A CLINTON	4,044	$0.00
STEVENS BRUCE A	4,044	$0.00
DEUSTER ROBERT G	10,000	$9.82
DEUSTER ROBERT G	40,000	$0.00
DUNCAN RICHARD KENNETH SR	600	$14.02
DUNCAN RICHARD KENNETH SR	100	$14.03
DUNCAN RICHARD KENNETH SR	300	$14.04
DUNCAN RICHARD KENNETH SR	1,000	$13.99
DUNCAN RICHARD KENNETH SR	1,000	$14.10

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