People: Digimarc Corp (DMRC.W)
DMRC.W on CBOE When Trading NASDAQ Global Select Market
24.60USD
16 May 2013
24.60USD
16 May 2013
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$-0.87 (-3.42%)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Davis |
60 | 2008 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
Michael McConnell |
62 | 2008 | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer |
Edward Knudson |
52 | 2011 | Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing |
Robert Chamness |
59 | 2008 | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary |
Joel Meyer |
46 | 2012 | Executive Vice President - Intellectual Property |
James Richardson |
65 | 2008 | Lead Independent Director |
William Miller |
67 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Peter Smith |
79 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Bernard Whitney |
56 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Bruce Davis |
Mr. Bruce W. Davis is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Digimarc Corporation. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors and named Chief Executive Officer on June 18, 2008, having served Old Digimarc as its Chief Executive Officer since 2001 and a director since December 1997, as Old Digimarc’s chairman of the Board of Directors since May 2002, and as its President from December 1997 through May 2001. Mr. Davis received a B.S. in accounting and psychology and an M.A. in criminal justice from the State University of New York at Albany, and a J.D. from Columbia University. |
Michael McConnell |
Mr. Michael E. McConnell is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer of Digimarc Corp. He was named company's Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on June 18, 2008, having served since June 2004 as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Old Digimarc. Mr. McConnell also oversees information technology and facilities. Before joining Old Digimarc, Mr. McConnell was senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at WatchGuard Technologies (1999 to 2004). Mr. McConnell is a CPA and holds a B.A. from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. |
Edward Knudson |
Mr. Edward Knudson is an Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing of Digimarc Corp., since December 1, 2011. Prior to joining Digimarc, Mr. Knudson worked briefly at Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq: ROVI), following the asset transfer of DigiForge, LLC, where Mr. Knudson served as president and CEO from 2009 to 2011. He also served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at WildBlue Communications from 2007 to 2009, and Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Americas at OpenTV, Inc. from 2003 to 2007. Mr. Knudson holds a MBA from the University of Denver and a B.S. in Business Administration/Marketing from the University of Northern Colorado. |
Robert Chamness |
Mr. Robert Chamness is an Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary of Digimarc Corp. He was named company's Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary on June 18, 2008, having served Old Digimarc since January 2002 in various roles including Vice President and General Counsel, Secretary, Vice President of Human Resources, Chief Legal Officer, and Executive Vice President. Mr. Chamness oversees corporate licensing and government relations, and serves as Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer. Mr. Chamness holds an A.B. cum laude from Wabash College and a J.D. summa cum laude from the Indiana University School of Law. |
Joel Meyer |
Mr. Joel Meyer is an Executive Vice President - Intellectual Property of Digimarc Corp., since May 1, 2012. Mr. Meyer joined Digimarc in November of 1999 and had served as the Company’s Vice President of Intellectual Property since September 2004. Prior to joining Digimarc, Mr. Meyer was a partner at the law firm of Klarquist Sparkman, where his practice particularly focused on advising high tech companies on the protection and enforcement of their intellectual property rights. Mr. Meyer received a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin with highest distinction, and a J.D. with honors from the University of Wisconsin Law School. |
James Richardson |
Mr. James T. Richardson is Lead Independent Director of Digimarc Corp. Mr. Richardson is a director of and consultant to companies in the high technology sector. Mr. Richardson serves as a director and audit committee member (and was former chairman of the board of directors) of FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC), a diversified scientific instruments company. He previously served as a director and audit committee chair of Tripwire, Inc., a Portland, Oregon-based network security company from 2002 to 2011, a director of Epicor Software Corporation (Nasdaq: EPIC) from 2008 to 2010, and of Plumtree Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLUM) from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Richardson received a B.A. in finance and accounting from Lewis and Clark College, an M.B.A. from the University of Portland, and a J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School, and is a licensed C.P.A. and attorney in Oregon. |
William Miller |
Mr. William J. Miller is an Independent Director of Digimarc Corp., since 2008. He has served as Chair of the Compensation Committee since that time. Mr. Miller is a retired corporate executive with 38 years of experience in the high technology and legal sectors, and has, since 1999, served as an independent director and consultant. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors for each of the following companies: Nvidia Corp (Nasdaq: NVDA), a provider of graphics processing units, media and communications processors, wireless media processors, and related software for personal computers, handheld devices, and consumer electronics platforms; Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), a manufacturer of analytical instruments; and Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a global publisher of mobile games. He previously served as a director of Overland Storage, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVRL), a supplier of data storage products from 2006 to 2009, and of Viewsonic Corporation from 2004 to 2008. Mr. Miller received a B.A. in speech communication from the University of Minnesota and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota. |
Peter Smith |
Mr. Peter W. Smith is an Independent Director of Digimarc Corp., since July 2008. He has served as Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee since that time. Mr. Smith began his career as an engineer with Philips Electrical Industries in Australia and since then he has worked in executive and technical positions with a number of companies, from start-ups to international organizations in six different countries. Mr. Smith had an 18 year career in a number of roles at News Corporation, where he was responsible for the construction and commissioning of several new ventures, acted as technology co-coordinator, served as a director on the boards of various News Corporation subsidiary companies and finally acted as technology and strategic advisor to its Chairman and Board of Directors. He retired as a corporate executive in February 2000 and since then has served as a consultant to various other companies. Mr. Smith received a B.Sc. and a B.E. with first class honors from the University of Sydney. |
Bernard Whitney |
Mr. Bernard Whitney is an Independent Director of Digimarc Corp., since July 2008. He has served as Chair of the Audit Committee since that time. Mr. Whitney is a retired corporate executive with over thirty years of experience in the high technology and finance sectors, and since 2002 has served as an independent director and consultant. He is a partner at FLG Partners, LLC, a CFO services, consulting and board advisory firm in Silicon Valley. He currently serves as a director for a number of private and non-profit entities. He previously served as a director and audit committee chair of Plumtree Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLUM) from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Whitney received a B.S. in business administration, majoring in finance, from California State University Chico, and a master’s degree in business administration from San Jose State University. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Bruce Davis |
533,750 |
Michael McConnell |
523,760 |
Edward Knudson |
308,750 |
Robert Chamness |
523,760 |
Joel Meyer |
594,764 |
James Richardson |
-- |
William Miller |
-- |
Peter Smith |
-- |
Bernard Whitney |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Bruce Davis |
108,750 | 1,578,710 |
Michael McConnell |
36,500 | 644,915 |
Edward Knudson |
0 | 0 |
Robert Chamness |
26,668 | 530,991 |
Joel Meyer |
0 | 0 |
James Richardson |
0 | 0 |
William Miller |
0 | 0 |
Peter Smith |
0 | 0 |
Bernard Whitney |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
MCCONNELL MICHAEL E |
5,102 | $24.44 |
MCCONNELL MICHAEL E |
3,000 | $24.37 |
MCCONNELL MICHAEL E |
8,300 | $9.64 |
DAVIS BRUCE L |
2,019 | $23.52 |
RICHARDSON JAMES T |
2,500 | $0.00 |
SMITH PETER W |
2,500 | $0.00 |
WHITNEY BERNARD J |
2,500 | $0.00 |
MILLER WILLIAM J |
2,500 | $0.00 |
DAVIS BRUCE L |
5,000 | $0.00 |
DAVIS BRUCE L |
281 | $23.40 |
DAVIS BRUCE L |
7,700 | $23.46 |
DAVIS BRUCE L |
5,000 | $23.51 |
MEYER JOEL |
1,000 | $23.63 |
KNUDSON EDWARD B |
10,500 | $0.00 |
CHAMNESS ROBERT |
1,719 | $21.78 |
MCCONNELL MICHAEL E |
10,500 | $0.00 |
CHAMNESS ROBERT |
10,500 | $0.00 |
MEYER JOEL |
10,500 | $0.00 |
MEYER JOEL |
2,860 | $21.78 |
MCCONNELL MICHAEL E |
1,719 | $21.78 |
KNUDSON EDWARD B |
887 | $18.87 |
DAVIS BRUCE L |
7,576 | $20.52 |
DAVIS BRUCE L |
10,000 | $19.52 |
DAVIS BRUCE L |
20,000 | $19.52 |
DAVIS BRUCE L |
10,000 | $19.52 |

