People: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc (MSO)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Martha Stewart	70	2012	Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Daniel Taitz	51	2013	Interim Principal Executive Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Kenneth West	53	2011	Chief Financial Officer
Patricia Pollack	57	2011	Senior Executive Vice President - Merchandising
Allison Jacques	47	2011	Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer, Controller
Joseph Lagani	54	2011	Chief Revenue Officer
Robert Peterson	44	2013	Director
Michael Zacharia		2013	Director
Charlotte Beers	76	2008	Independent Director
Frederic Fekkai	53	2009	Independent Director
Arlen Kantarian	59	2009	Independent Director
William Roskin	69	2008	Independent Director
Margaret Smyth	48	2012	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Martha Stewart	Ms. Martha Stewart has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., effective May 23, 2012. She served as Chief Editorial, Media and Content Officer of the Company.Ms. Stewart has served as one of company's directors since September 2011. Previously, Ms. Stewart served as Chairman of the Board from the Company’s creation in 1996 until June 2003 when she resigned as a director. She also served as Chief Executive Officer from 1996 until 2003 when she assumed the position of Chief Creative Officer. Ms. Stewart continued to serve as Chief Creative Officer until March 2004 when she resigned and assumed the position of Founder, a non-officer position. The Board appointed Ms. Stewart Chief Editorial, Media and Content Officer on March 1, 2010. In 2006, Ms. Stewart settled insider trading charges with the SEC related to the personal sale of non-Company stock and accepted penalties that included a five-year bar from serving as a director of a public company and a five-year limitation on her service as an officer or employee of a public company. In 2004, she was found guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York of conspiracy, obstruction of an agency proceeding and making false statements to federal investigators in connection with the same sale. Ms. Stewart is the author of numerous books on the domestic arts, including entertaining.
Daniel Taitz	Mr. Daniel M. Taitz serves as Interim Principal Executive Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. He is appointed as the Interim Principal Executive Officer of the company effective from February 7, 2013. An accomplished lawyer with experience in the media business, Mr. Taitz joins MSLO from Univision Communications Inc., where he was Senior Vice President, Business Affairs. Prior to Univision, Mr. Taitz served as Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary at Oxygen Media Corporation, the negotiations of NBC Universal's acquisition of the company. He also played a lead role in structuring and negotiating Oxygen's cable and satellite distribution deals, acquisitions and joint venture arrangements while overseeing corporate and business development, human resources, technology and finance. He was previously a partner at the New York law firm Friedman Kaplan & Seiler LLP where he represented clients in mergers and acquisitions and a variety of other corporate matters. Mr. Taitz began his legal career at Wilkie Farr & Gallagher after graduating magna cum laude from Cornell University Law School, where he was editor of the Cornell Law Review. He received his B.A. from Trinity College.
Kenneth West	Mr. Kenneth L. West serves as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., since September 06, 2011. Mr. West has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Marvel Entertainment, a brand-driven licensing and media company, since 2002. Prior to that, Mr. West, a CPA, was CFO of two middle-market, privately held companies, and spent over 15 years with the Stamford, Connecticut office of Ernst & Young, principally in the auditing division serving middle-market and entrepreneurial growth entities. Mr. West is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.
Patricia Pollack	Ms. Patsy Pollack serves as Senior Executive Vice President - Merchandising of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. Ms. Pollack joined the Company in August 2008 and served as Executive Vice President of Merchandising until her promotion to Senior Executive Vice President. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Pollack served as Chief Executive Officer of Donna Karan Home from 1999 to 2008 and, prior to that, she was President of Calvin Klein Home. Ms. Pollack previously served as Vice President of licensing and marketing for F. Schumacher & Co. and held managerial positions at global textile mill Fieldcrest Cannon.
Allison Jacques	Ms. Allison Jacques serves as Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer, Controller of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., since December 2011. She served as the company's interim principal financial officer from January 1, 2009 to March 31, 2009. She Prior to that, she served as the Assistant Controller since joining the Company in April 1997. From June 1991 until March 1997, Ms. Jacques served in various capacities of increasing responsibilities in the finance department of General Media Int’l, Inc. Prior to that, she worked at Grant Thornton LLP as a certified public accountant.
Joseph Lagani	Mr. Joseph Lagani serves as Chief Revenue Officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., since November 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lagani served as Senior Vice President, Ad Sales at NBC Universal/ iVillage, from September 2009 to September 2011. From October 2007 to September 2009, Mr. Lagani was Vice President Brand Sales and Vice President/ General Manager at Glam Media, Inc. From August 2004 to September 2007, Mr. Lagani was Vice President and Publisher for Conde Nast’s House and Garden.
Robert Peterson	Mr. Robert W. Peterson has been appointed as Director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., effective June 6, 2013. Mr. Peterson is currently the Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy for JCP, responsible for identifying and evaluating key business and growth opportunities and strategic alliances, as well as long-range planning. Mr. Peterson is also a member of JCP’s Executive Board. Prior to joining JCP in April 2012, Mr. Peterson spent nearly 20 years at Piper Jaffray Companies, where he held several senior leadership roles, most recently as the global head of equities. Prior to that, he served as the head of private client services. Mr. Peterson currently serves as a board member at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, and previously served as a member of the board of directors at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul, Minnesota, as well as a member of the advisory board of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson Fund Enterprise.
Michael Zacharia	Mr. Michael Zacharia has been appointed as Director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., effective June 6, 2013. Mr. Zacharia is currently an executive coach and consultant and previously served as the Executive Vice President for Business Development, General Counsel and Secretary of DFS Group Limited, from which he retired in 2007. In addition to his role as a consultant, Mr. Zacharia also currently teaches Cross-cultural Negotiations and Dispute Resolution as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law. Mr. Zacharia is also the Co-Director of the Pacis Project on Faith Based Diplomacy, a joint venture between Pepperdine University and the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy in Washington D.C. Prior to joining DFS Group Limited in 1995, Mr. Zacharia was a partner at the law firm of Wiley, Rein and Fielding. Mr. Zacharia has also served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration and also previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Trade Controls and Special Counsel to the Undersecretary for International Trade in the Commerce Department.
Charlotte Beers	Ms. Charlotte L. Beers serves as an Independent Director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., since March 2008. Ms. Beers also served as one of Company's directors from 1998 to 2001. From October 2001 until March 2003, she worked for the Bush Administration as the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Ms. Beers served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of J. Walter Thompson Worldwide, an advertising agency, from March 1999 until she retired in March 2001. Prior to that, she was Chairman Emeritus of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Inc. from April 1997 to March 1999. She was Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather from April 1992 to April 1997 and Chief Executive Officer from April 1992 to September 1996. In considering Ms. Beers for director of the Company, the Governance Committee took into account her experience and leadership roles in the advertising business as well as her leadership role in government.
Frederic Fekkai	Mr. Frederic Fekkai serves as an Independent Director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., since July of 2009. Mr. Fekkai is the founder of Fekkai, the luxury hair care product company, which was launched in 1995. There are seven Fekkai hair salons in the United States. The Fekkai brand was purchased by Procter & Gamble in 2008, and Mr. Fekkai continues to play a strategic role at the company as Founder and Brand Architect. In considering Mr. Fekkai for director of the Company, the Governance Committee took into account his experience as an entrepreneur, as well as his experience in merchandising, consumer advertising and marketing.
Arlen Kantarian	Mr. Arlen Kantarian serves as an Independent Director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., since February 2009. Mr. Kantarian served as the United States Tennis Association’s Chief Executive Officer of Professional Tennis from March 2000 to December 2008, where he oversaw all aspects of the USTA’s Professional Tennis operations, including the US Open. Prior to working at the USTA, Mr. Kantarian was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Radio City Entertainment and Radio City Music Hall, serving from 1988 to 1998. Mr. Kantarian also served as a Vice President, Marketing for the National Football League from 1981 to 1988.
William Roskin	Mr. William A. Roskin serves as an Independent Director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., since October 2008. In 2009, Mr. Roskin founded Roskin Consulting, a consulting firm with a specialty in media-related human relations. Mr. Roskin was a Senior Advisor to Viacom, Inc., a media conglomerate, from 2006 until 2009, when he retired to form Roskin Consulting. Prior to that, Mr. Roskin worked at Viacom as the senior executive in charge of the human resources and administration functions from 1988 to 2006, ultimately serving as Executive Vice President. Before joining Viacom, Inc., Mr. Roskin was Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Coleco Industries, Inc. from 1986 to 1988. Prior to joining Coleco Industries, Inc., Mr. Roskin worked for Warner Communications for 10 years. He served as General Counsel to the City of New York’s Department of Personnel and City Civil Service Commission from 1971 to 1976. Within the past five years, Mr. Roskin has also served on the boards of ION Media Networks, Inc. (2006-2009) and Media and Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (2006-2008).
Margaret Smyth	Ms. Margaret M. Smyth serves as an Independent Director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. Ms. Smyth served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hamilton Sundstrand, which is part of United Technologies Corp., from October 2010 to June 2011. Prior to that, she served as Vice President and Corporate Controller of United Technologies Corp. from August 2007 to September 2010. Ms. Smyth served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of 3M Corporation from April 2005 to August 2007. Ms. Smyth has previously held financial leadership positions at Deloitte & Touche and Arthur Andersen. In addition, she currently serves as a member of the IFRS Interpretations Committee, IASB in London.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Martha Stewart	5,501,800
Daniel Taitz	811,373
Kenneth West	573,198
Patricia Pollack	861,093
Allison Jacques	525,644
Joseph Lagani	--
Robert Peterson	--
Michael Zacharia	--
Charlotte Beers	--
Frederic Fekkai	--
Arlen Kantarian	--
William Roskin	--
Margaret Smyth	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Martha Stewart	337,500	721,500
Daniel Taitz	0	0
Kenneth West	0	0
Patricia Pollack	0	0
Allison Jacques	9,375	15,197
Joseph Lagani	0	0
Robert Peterson	0	0
Michael Zacharia	0	0
Charlotte Beers	0	0
Frederic Fekkai	0	0
Arlen Kantarian	0	0
William Roskin	0	0
Margaret Smyth	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
POLLACK PATRICIA	6,801	$2.50
POLLACK PATRICIA	16,500	$0.00
SMYTH MARGARET MARY	19,417	$0.00
BEERS CHARLOTTE L	19,417	$0.00
ROSKIN WILLIAM A	19,417	$0.00
FEKKAI FREDERIC	19,417	$0.00
KANTARIAN ARLEN	19,417	$0.00
BEERS CHARLOTTE L	3,787	$2.64
FEKKAI FREDERIC	946	$2.64
ROSKIN WILLIAM A	946	$2.64
KANTARIAN ARLEN	946	$2.64
JACQUES ALLISON	8,022	$2.72
JACQUES ALLISON	6,978	$2.48
POLLACK PATRICIA	5,629	$2.48
JACQUES ALLISON	15,000	$0.00
POLLACK PATRICIA	15,000	$0.00
GERSH LISA	156,062	$0.00
GERSH LISA	63,474	$2.91
SMYTH MARGARET MARY	10,683	$0.00
ROSKIN WILLIAM A	1,020	$2.45
KANTARIAN ARLEN	1,020	$2.45
FEKKAI FREDERIC	1,020	$2.45
BEERS CHARLOTTE L	4,081	$2.45
BEERS CHARLOTTE L	3,257	$3.07
FEKKAI FREDERIC	814	$3.07

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