People: Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. (MERR.O)

MERR.O on Consolidated Issue listed on NASDAQ Capital Market

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Thompson, John 70 2007 Chairman of the Board
Merriman, D. Jonathan 48 2007 Chief Executive Officer, Director
Coleman, Peter 40 2009 Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Secretary
Doran, Michael 2009 General Counsel
Schmal, Dennis 62 2003 Director
Febbo, William 40 2007 Director
Soinski, Jeffrey 47 2008 Director
Chez, Ronald 2009 Director
Arno, Andrew 2009 Director
Bergeron, Douglas 2009 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Thompson, John Mr. John M. Thompson has served as Chairman of the Board of Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. since November 2007. An experienced business advisor, Mr. Thompson has chaired several boards of directors, including Arthur D. Little and MedPanel, Inc. (now Panel Intelligence, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary), and served on others. Mr. Thompson resigned as Chairman of Arthur D. Little in February 2003, upon completion of the sale of the company. Mr. Thompson was Chairman of MedPanel, Inc. from 1999 through April 2007, when MedPanel, Inc. was acquired by MCF Corporation. In his last executive position, he served as chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CSC Europe, overseeing all European operations for the Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC). Mr. Thompson left Computer Sciences Corporation in April 1993. Prior to that, he was Vice Chairman of Index Group, the company that pioneered the concepts of process redesign and business reengineering. Mr. Thompson is well known on both sides of the Atlantic as a management consultant, helping better position firms for stronger growth. In the 1960's he was a co-founder of Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE:IDC). Mr. Thompson has been a guest faculty member at several universities including Harvard, MIT and Wharton, and he holds an M.A. from Cambridge University.
Merriman, D. Jonathan Mr. D. Jonathan Merriman is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. He has served as Company's Chief Executive Officer from October 2000 to the present and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors from February 2001 to November 2007. Prior to that period, Mr. Merriman was President and CEO of Ratexchange Corporation, the predecessor company to MCF Corporation. Mr. Merriman and his team engineered the transition of Ratexchange, a software trading platform company, into a full-service institutional investment bank, MCF Corporation. From June 1998 to October 2000, Mr. Merriman was Managing Director and Head of the Equity Capital Markets Group and member of the Board of Directors at First Security Van Kasper. In this capacity, he oversaw the Research, Institutional Sales, Equity Trading, Syndicate and Derivatives Trading departments. From June 1997 to June 1998, Mr. Merriman served as Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets at The Seidler Companies in Los Angeles, where he also served on the firm’s Board of Directors. Before Seidler, Mr. Merriman was Director of Equities for Dabney/Resnick/Imperial, LLC. In 1989, Mr. Merriman co-founded the hedge fund company Curhan, Merriman Capital Management, Inc., which managed money for high net worth individuals and corporations. Before Curhan, Merriman Capital Management, Inc., he worked in the Risk Arbitrage Department at Bear Stearns & Co. as a trader. Prior to Bear Stearns, Mr. Merriman worked at Merrill Lynch as a financial analyst and as an institutional equity salesman. Mr. Merriman received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Dartmouth College and completed coursework at New York University’s Graduate School of Business. Mr. Merriman has served on the Boards of several organizations and currently holds seats on the Board of Directors of MCF Corporation, and Leading Brands, Inc.
Coleman, Peter Mr. Peter V. Coleman has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Secretary of Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc effective April 1, 2009. He has served as Chief Financial Officer for Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. since May 2008 and Chief Operating Officer since January 2009. Mr. Coleman was most recently with ThinkPanmure, an investment bank, where he served as CFO since March 2007, COO since November 2006, Director of Research from September 2005 until November 2006, the Head of Brokerage from June 2006 until June 2007, and was a member of the board of directors since April 2007. Prior to that, he was a principal and senior research analyst at Schwab SoundView, an investment bank, focusing on technology from May 2002 to November 2004.
Doran, Michael Mr. Michael C. Doran is General Counsel of Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. Mr. Doran most recently served as a partner in Fish & Richardson's Corporate and Securities Group. His law practice focus included a full range of corporate and securities matters for both public and private companies, including securities law compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate formation, angel and venture financings, public offerings, technology licensing and general business counseling. Prior to practicing law, Doran worked in sales and trading for Salomon Brothers in London. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1995, and received his Juris Doctor from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts from Drury College.
Schmal, Dennis Mr. Dennis G. Schmal has served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. and as a member of audit committee since August 2003. Mr. Schmal has also served as a member of compensation committee since March 2007 and has served on the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee since September 2005. From February 1972 to April 1999, Mr. Schmal served as a partner in the audit practice at Arthur Andersen LLP. As a senior business advisor with special focus in finance, he has extensive knowledge of financial reporting and holds the CPA designation. Besides serving on the boards of two private companies, Mr. Schmal also serves on the Board of Directors for Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (VSEA), a public company and on the boards of the thirteen mutual funds comprising the AssetMark family of mutual funds. Mr. Schmal also served on the board of NorthBay Bancorp (NBAN), a public bank holding company, until it was sold in 2007. Mr. Schmal attended California State University, Fresno where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration- Finance and Accounting Option.
Febbo, William Mr. William J. Febbo has served as a Member of the Board of Director of Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. since April 2007. Mr. Febbo was Chief Executive Officer and founder of MedPanel, Inc., an online medical market intelligence firm, from January 1999 to April 2007. At MedPanel, Mr. Febbo oversaw the company's sales, marketing, technology, finance and content development organizations. The company acquired MedPanel, Inc. in April 2007(now Panel Intelligence, LLC), where Mr. Febbo continues his responsibilities. Mr. Febbo has been Treasurer on the Board of the United Nations of Greater Boston since November 2004. Prior to founding MedPanel, Inc., Mr. Febbo was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pollone, a Brazilian manufacturing venture in the automotive industry, from January 1998 to January 1999. From January 1996 to January 1999, Mr. Febbo was with Dura Automotive working in business development and mergers and acquisition overseas. Mr. Febbo received his B.S. degree in international studies, with a focus on economics and Spanish, from Dickinson College.
Soinski, Jeffrey Mr. Jeffrey Soinski has served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. since August 2008. Mr. Soinski is a Special Venture Partner with Galen Partners, a private equity firm focused solely on the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Galen Partners, Mr. Soinski was President and CEO of Specialized Health Products International, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturer and marketer of proprietary safety medical products that was acquired by C. R. Bard, Inc. in June 2008. In 2008, Mr. Soinski was named “Utah CEO of the Year” for small public companies by Utah Business magazine. Prior to Specialized Health Products, Mr. Soinski had been President and CEO of ViroTex Corporation, a ventured-backed pharmaceutical company he sold to Atrix Laboratories, Inc. in 1998. Mr. Soinski also has an extensive consumer marketing background, having led the full-service advertising agency Mad Dogs & Englishmen as Managing Director and CEO in 2000 and 2001. Earlier in his career, he worked as a new products marketing executive at Nabisco Brands and provided strategic and marketing services to multinational consumer products companies as an executive at advertising agencies in New York and Los Angeles. Mr. Soinski holds a B.A. degree from Dartmouth College.
Chez, Ronald
Arno, Andrew
Bergeron, Douglas

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Thompson, John --
Merriman, D. Jonathan 222,917
Coleman, Peter --
Doran, Michael --
Schmal, Dennis --
Febbo, William --
Soinski, Jeffrey --
Chez, Ronald --
Arno, Andrew --
Bergeron, Douglas --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Thompson, John 0 0
Merriman, D. Jonathan 8,236,153 3,797,300
Coleman, Peter 0 0
Doran, Michael 0 0
Schmal, Dennis 0 0
Febbo, William 0 0
Soinski, Jeffrey 0 0
Chez, Ronald 0 0
Arno, Andrew 0 0
Bergeron, Douglas 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
MERRIMAN D JONATHAN 8,700 $0.95
MERRIMAN D JONATHAN 6,726 $1.25
CHEZ RONALD L 7,874 $1.09
COLEMAN PETER 5,000 $1.16
MERRIMAN D JONATHAN 27,400 $1.11
THOMPSON JOHN M 4,855 $0.00
THOMPSON JOHN M 37,702 $0.00
THOMPSON JOHN M 4,855 $0.00
THOMPSON JOHN M 4,855 $0.00
THOMPSON JOHN M 4,855 $0.00
ARBOR PATRICK H 1,942 $0.00
THOMPSON JOHN M 4,855 $0.00
MINEHAN RAYMOND J 2,185 $0.00
SOINSKI JEFFREY MARTIN 1,700 $0.00
TOWN STEVEN W 2,064 $0.00
SCHMAL DENNIS G 2,306 $0.00
POTTER SCOTT 1,821 $0.00
THOMPSON JOHN M 4,855 $0.00
MINEHAN RAYMOND J 2,185 $0.00
SOINSKI JEFFREY MARTIN 1,700 $0.00
POTTER SCOTT 1,821 $0.00
ARBOR PATRICK H 1,942 $0.00
TOWN STEVEN W 2,064 $0.00
SCHMAL DENNIS G 2,306 $0.00
THOMPSON JOHN M 4,855 $0.00
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