People: Gaiam Inc (GAIA.W)
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21 May 2013
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21 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Jirka Rysavy |
57 | 2009 | Chairman of the Board |
William Sondheim |
50 | 2010 | President |
Lynn Powers |
62 | 2010 | Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Stephen Thomas |
48 | 2010 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President |
John Jackson |
54 | 2007 | Vice President - Corporate Development, Secretary |
James Argyropoulos |
67 | 2002 | Independent Director |
Barnet Feinblum |
64 | 1999 | Independent Director |
Barbara Mowry |
64 | 1999 | Independent Director |
Paul Ray |
72 | 1999 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Jirka Rysavy |
Mr. Jirka Rysavy is Chairman of the Board of Gaiam, Inc., since December 1998. He served as full-time Chief Executive Officer from December 1998 to March 2009. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services. He was its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until September 1998. Mr. Rysavy also founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Crystal Market, a health foods market, which was sold in 1987 to become the concept and first Wild Oats Markets store. Mr. Rysavy is also a director of Real Goods Solar, Inc., an entity Gaima founded in 1999. |
William Sondheim |
Mr. William S. Sondheim is President of Gaiam Inc., since November 2010. He previously served as Gaiam’s President of Entertainment and Worldwide Distribution since joining Gaiam in April 2007. From 2005 until 2007, Mr. Sondheim was in charge of Global Dual Disc music format for Sony BMG, a recorded music company. Prior to 2005, Mr. Sondheim served as President of Retail at GoodTimes Entertainment, a home video company, and President of PolyGram Video at PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, a video distributor. |
Lynn Powers |
Ms. Lynn Powers is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Gaiam, Inc. Ms. Powers has been a Director since February 1996 and Chief Executive Officer since March 2009. She served as President from February 1996 until November 2010. From February 1996 until September 2001, she was Chief Operating Officer, and from September 2001 until March 2009 she was Chief Executive Officer of North American operations. From 1992 to 1996, she was Chief Executive Officer of La Scelta, an importer of natural fiber clothing products. Before that, Ms. Powers was Senior Vice President Marketing/Strategic Development and Vice President Merchandising of Miller’s Outpost, a specialty retailer. |
Stephen Thomas |
Mr. Stephen J. Thomas is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Gaiam Inc. Mr. Thomas became Gaiam’s Chief Financial Officer in November 2010. He previously served as Gaiam’s Chief Accounting Officer from November 2009 until November 2010 and as Controller of Gaiam from August 2006 until November 2009. From 2005 until 2006, Mr. Thomas was Chief Financial Officer of Digitally Unique Corporation, an online retailer of consumer electronics, and from 2003 until 2005 Mr. Thomas was Controller of American Coin Merchandising, Inc., a public company acquired by Coinstar in 2004 for approximately $235 million. Mr. Thomas has held numerous financial and accounting positions throughout his career that began with Arthur Andersen LLP in 1986. |
John Jackson |
Mr. John Jackson is Vice President - Corporate Development and Secretary of Gaiam Inc., since March 2007. Mr. Jackson has served as Gaiam’s Vice President of Corporate Development since June 2006 and was appointed Secretary in March 2007. Prior to joining Gaiam, Mr. Jackson served as the Chief Executive Officer for Alliance Management, LLC, a firm that he founded in 1999 that provided strategic alliance advisory services to domestic and international middle market business concerns. |
James Argyropoulos |
Mr. James Argyropoulos is Independent Director of Gaiam, Inc., since May 2002. Mr. Argyropoulos has been primarily engaged as a private investor over the last fifteen years. In 1972, Mr. Argyropoulos founded, and thereafter served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of, The Cherokee Group Inc., a shoe manufacturing and apparel business. Mr. Argyropoulos currently also serves as a director of Real Goods Solar. |
Barnet Feinblum |
Mr. Barnet M. Feinblum is Independent Director of Gaiam, Inc., since October 1999. Mr. Feinblum has been co-managing director of Greenmont Capital Partners I, LLP, a private equity fund, since 2006. In 2009, Mr. Feinblum founded Alfalfa’s Market, and serves as its Director, Treasurer, Secretary and Vice President. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Feinblum was the Chairman of Organic Vintners, a marketer of organic wines, and prior to becoming Chairman, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Organic Vintners starting in 2001, when Mr. Feinblum founded the company. Mr. Feinblum was the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Horizon Organic Dairy from May 1995 to January 2000. From July 1993 through March 1995, Mr. Feinblum was the President of Natural Venture Partners, a private investment company. From August 1976 until August 1993, Mr. Feinblum held various positions at Celestial Seasonings, Inc., including President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Feinblum was also a director of Seventh Generation, Inc. |
Barbara Mowry |
Ms. Barbara Mowry is Independent Director of Gaiam, Inc., since October 1999. Ms. Mowry has been an independent business consultant since March 2011. From January 2010 to February 2011 she served as Senior Vice President of Data Integration for Oracle Corporation, a provider of business hardware and software systems. From 2003 to December 2011, Ms. Mowry was the Chief Executive Officer of Silver Creek Systems, a provider of enterprise data usability software, until the company was acquired by Oracle Corporation. Mr. Mowry’s prior experiences include serving as: the President and Chief Executive Officer of Requisite Technology, a business-to-business e-commerce company specializing in the creation and management of electronic content and catalogs; an officer of Telecommunications, Inc., a cable television company; and an officer of UAL, Inc., an airline, from 1983 to 1990. Ms. Mowry also serves as a director of Real Goods Solar. |
Paul Ray |
Mr. Paul H. Ray, Ph.D, is Independent Director of Gaiam Inc., since October 1999. Since 2000, Mr. Ray has been a Founding Partner of Integral Partnerships LLC, a consulting firm specializing in Cultural Creative topics. From 1986 until 2000, he was Executive Vice President of American LIVES, Inc., a market research and opinion-polling firm. Prior to joining American LIVES, Mr. Ray was Chief of Policy Research on Energy Conservation at the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources of the Government of Canada from 1981 to 1983. From 1973 to 1981, Mr. Ray was Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. He is the author of “The Integral Culture Survey,” which first identified the Cultural Creatives subculture. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Jirka Rysavy |
47,585 |
William Sondheim |
424,137 |
Lynn Powers |
885,106 |
Stephen Thomas |
212,055 |
John Jackson |
279,041 |
James Argyropoulos |
-- |
Barnet Feinblum |
-- |
Barbara Mowry |
-- |
Paul Ray |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Jirka Rysavy |
224,000 | 1,864,800 |
William Sondheim |
0 | 0 |
Lynn Powers |
670,000 | 3,472,100 |
Stephen Thomas |
0 | 0 |
John Jackson |
15,000 | 42,536 |
James Argyropoulos |
0 | 0 |
Barnet Feinblum |
0 | 0 |
Barbara Mowry |
0 | 0 |
Paul Ray |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
SUTHERLAND PAUL HOWARD |
3,810 | $0.00 |
ARGYROPOULOS JAMES P |
5,000 | $0.00 |
FEINBLUM BARNET M |
1,071 | $0.00 |
FEINBLUM BARNET M |
2,057 | $0.00 |
SUTHERLAND PAUL HOWARD |
8,544 | $0.00 |
ARGYROPOULOS JAMES P |
8,228 | $0.00 |
SUTHERLAND PAUL HOWARD |
573 | $0.00 |
FEINBLUM BARNET M |
573 | $0.00 |
ARGYROPOULOS JAMES P |
1,146 | $0.00 |
FEINBLUM BARNET M |
2,628 | $0.00 |
ARGYROPOULOS JAMES P |
3,846 | $0.00 |
FEINBLUM BARNET M |
1,633 | $0.00 |
MOWRY BARBARA |
1,696 | $0.00 |
ARGYROPOULOS JAMES P |
1,696 | $0.00 |
ARGYROPOULOS JAMES P |
2,160 | $0.00 |
MOWRY BARBARA |
2,238 | $0.00 |
FEINBLUM BARNET M |
2,083 | $0.00 |
FEINBLUM BARNET M |
74 | $0.00 |
ARGYROPOULOS JAMES P |
74 | $0.00 |
MOWRY BARBARA |
74 | $0.00 |
POWERS LYNN |
15,000 | $3.54 |
ARGYROPOULOS JAMES P |
755 | $0.00 |
MOWRY BARBARA |
755 | $0.00 |
FEINBLUM BARNET M |
654 | $0.00 |
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