People: Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (PRXI.O)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Sellers, Mark 40 2009 Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Davino, Christopher 43 2009 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Stone, John 42 2009 Chief Financial Officer
Brandon, Robert 58 2009 Vice President - Business Affairs, General Counsel, Secretary
Banker, Douglas 57 2000 Director
Adams, William 38 2009 Director
Jacobs, Jack 63 2009 Director
Steinberg, Bruce 52 2009 Director
Bernard, Ronald 64 2009 Director
Palley, Stephen 62 2009 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Sellers, Mark Mr. Mark A.Sellers has served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. since January 2009 and as one of the Directors since July 2008. Mr. Sellers has been the founder and managing member of Sellers Capital LLC, an investment management firm, since 2003. Sellers Capital LLC manages Sellers Capital Master Fund, Ltd., a hedge fund that is Company's largest shareholder. Prior to founding Sellers Capital LLC, Mr. Sellers was the Lead Equity Strategist for Morningstar, Inc., a provider of investment research. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Davino, Christopher Mr. Christopher J. Davino has appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. He served as one of the Directors and as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. since January 2009. From 2007 to 2009, he was a principal and Head of the Corporate Rescue Group of XRoads Solutions Group, LLC, a corporate restructuring management consulting company. At XRoads, Mr. Davino oversaw a national advisory practice of approximately 30 professionals providing strategic, operational and financial advice, interim and crisis management, and transactional services to financially distressed middle market companies and their various creditor and interest holder constituencies. Transactional services included mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital raising and balance sheet recapitalizations. From early 2006 until 2007, Mr. Davino was President of Osprey Point Advisors, LLC, a firm providing consulting and investment banking services to companies, including capital raising and mergers and acquisitions transactional services. From July 2004 through December 2005, Mr. Davino was President of E-Rail Logistics Inc., a rail-based logistics company, which he founded. Prior to that position, he worked as a restructuring professional at Financo Inc., an investment banking firm, Wasserstein Perella Co., an investment banking firm, and Zolfo Cooper & Co., an advisory and interim management firm providing restructuring services. Mr. Davino is a member of the Board of Directors of Hirsh International Corp., a public company, and has recently served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pendum Inc., a national ATM servicing business and a private company, where he directed the company’s restructuring activities, including the sale of the business. Mr. Davino received his Bachelor of Science from Lehigh University.
Stone, John Mr. John A. Stone is the Chief Financial Officer of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. since May 13, 2009. He served S-1 Corporation, a provider of customer interaction software solutions for financial and payment services, as Chief Financial Officer from February 2006 to August 2008; Senior Vice President of Global Finance from October 2005 to January 2006; and Controller from June 2004 until October 2005. From April 2003 to June 2004, Mr. Stone was Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller of EarthLink, a provider of Internet access and communication services.
Brandon, Robert Mr. Robert A. Brandon has been appointed as Vice President - Business Affairs, General Counsel, Secretary of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. effective October 23, 2009. Mr. Brandon joined the Company as Deputy General Counsel in June 2008. In 1984, Mr. Brandon began his legal career with Proskauer Rose, L.P. where he was a corporate associate. From 1988 to 2007, Mr. Brandon worked in the Legal Department at Madison Square Garden, L.P., functioning as Senior Vice President – Legal and Business Affairs for his last ten years there, with duties that included oversight of all legal work for the Booking, Concert Promotion and Theatrical Divisions of Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall. Thereafter, he was a self-employed legal consultant for clients in the entertainment and media industries until joining the Company. Mr. Brandon has a bachelor of arts degree from Colgate University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.
Banker, Douglas Mr. Douglas Banker, has served as a Director of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. since August 2000. Mr. Banker’s more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry includes providing management services to musicians and recording artists; marketing, merchandising, licensing, and sales of music media products; and the development and management of concerts and similar events. Mr. Banker is currently vice president of McGhee Entertainment, a successful artist management company with offices in Los Angeles and Nashville. McGhee has managed and marketed the careers of many successful recording artists including Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Scorpions, KISS, Hootie & The Blowfish, Ted Nugent, Slipknot, Asian Pop-star Tata Young and country stars Jo Dee Messina and Chris Cagle. Mr. Banker also served as president of the board of the Motor City Music Foundation in Detroit, Michigan from 1996 to 2000.
Adams, William Mr. William M. Adams has served as one of the Directors of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. since January 2009. Mr. Adams has been a Principal with Alpine Investors, LP since September 2001. Alpine Investors, LP is a private equity investor in micro-cap companies focused on firms with less than $100 million of revenue. The firm currently manages $250 million. Mr. Adams focuses primarily on managing and monitoring the operational performance of portfolio companies and developing and implementing growth strategies. Leveraging early career roles that included marketing and sales positions at The Clorox Company and strategic work as a management consultant at The Mitchell Madison Group, a global strategic consulting practice, he works most closely with Alpine’s consumer, retail and direct marketing oriented businesses. Mr. Adams serves on the Boards of Directors of Direct Marketing Solutions, Inc., Lighting By Gregory, McKissock and YLighting, all of which are private companies. He received a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University.
Jacobs, Jack Mr. Jack Jacobs has served as one of the Directors of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. since January 2009. Mr. Jacobs has been a principal of The Fitzroy Group, Ltd., a firm that specializes in the development of residential real estate in London and invests both for its own account and in joint ventures with other institutions, for the past five years. He has held the McDermott Chair of Politics at West Point since 2005 and has served as an NBC military analyst since 2002. Mr. Jacobs was a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of AutoFinance Group Inc., one of the firms to pioneer the securitization of debt instruments, from 1988 to 1989; the firm was subsequently sold to KeyBank. He was a Managing Director of Bankers Trust Corporation, a diversified financial institution and investment bank, where he ran foreign exchange options worldwide and was a partner in the institutional hedge fund business. He retired in 1996 to pursue investments. Mr. Jacobs’ military career included two tours of duty in Vietnam, where he was among the most highly decorated soldiers, earning three Bronze Stars, two Silver Stars and the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest combat decoration. He retired from active military duty as a Colonel in 1987. Since January 2007, Mr. Jacobs has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Xedar Corporation, a public company; and since June 2006 he has been a director of Visual Management Systems, a private company. Mr. Jacobs earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master’s Degree from Rutgers University.
Steinberg, Bruce Mr. Bruce Steinberg has served as one of the Directors of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. since January 2009. Mr. Steinberg is the former Chief Executive Officer of Hit Entertainment Limited, a television production company in London. During his tenure at Hit Entertainment Limited from June 2005 to March 2008, he turned around declining performance with increased growth for three consecutive years, recruited the senior management, reduced staff costs and consolidated operations. He also restructured the business and revitalized production. Mr. Steinberg managed a staff of 350 with offices in London, New York, Dallas, Manchester, Hong Kong and Tokyo. From 2002 to 2004, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Fox Kids Europe Limited, a publicly traded company broadcasting to more than 100 million homes in 57 countries. Mr. Steinberg has more than 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He is currently Non Executive Chairman of Wannabet Ltd., a private company, and a board member of JDRF UK, a charitable organization. Mr. Steinberg received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Cambridge University and Columbia University.
Bernard, Ronald Mr. Ronald C. Bernard is the Director of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. He has more than three decades of experience with Fortune 500 companies across several diverse, consumer-driven, entertainment and sports industries. After beginning his career as a CPA, he became treasurer of Viacom in 1978. He remained with Viacom until 1993, spending his last six years as president of network enterprises with P&L responsibility for four divisions totaling $150 million in revenue. From 1993 to 2000, Ron was president of NFL Enterprises, a division of the National Football League, with P&L responsibility for four divisions totaling $300 million in revenue. During this time, he was responsible for the NFL’s worldwide international operations including television, marketing, licensing, and fan development activities conducted out of five international offices. His responsibilities also included NFL Films, New Media, and the development of NFL Sunday Ticket. From 2000-2004, Ron was CEO of Sekani, Inc., a privately-held media licensing and digital media asset management company. He has been a consultant to private equity firms for media-related investments since 2004 and is currently a Managing Director in the Private Equity Performance Improvement Group at Alvarez & Marsal, a worldwide restructuring, consulting, and performance improvement company. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Syracuse University and an Master of Business administration in Finance from Columbia University and is a CPA. He will serve as the chair of Premier’s audit committee.
Palley, Stephen Mr. Stephen W. Palley is the Director of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. He comes from a media and entertainment law background. He began his career in 1969 and, after four years in corporate law, worked as an entertainment attorney for 11 years serving primarily television and music clients. From 1985-1997, Palley was executive vice president and chief operating officer of King World Productions. While there, he oversaw the operational, administrative, and financial decisions of King World. During his 10-year tenure as Chief Operating Officer, Palley led a massive expansion of the company, including revenue growth from $146 million to $660 million, net income growth from $20 million to $147 million and an increase in international operations from 10 countries to 140 countries. He participated in the supervision of the distribution of five of the top eight first-run syndicated programs on television, including the number one and two game shows (Wheel of Fortune and JEOPARDY!) and the number one talk show of all time (The Oprah Winfrey Show). He has also been CEO of SourceMedia, where he oversaw the strategic, operational and financial decisions of that company. During his three year tenure, Palley determined that the company’s capital, both financial and human, required the disposition of certain technology assets and a sharper business focus, including the termination of low margin businesses. Since 2002, Palley has served as a consultant and advisor to various distressed and financial restructuring firms. He has a Bachelor of Arts from American University and a Juris Doctor from the Columbia University School of Law.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Sellers, Mark --
Davino, Christopher 67,309
Stone, John --
Brandon, Robert --
Banker, Douglas --
Adams, William --
Jacobs, Jack --
Steinberg, Bruce --
Bernard, Ronald --
Palley, Stephen --
As Of 27 Feb 2009

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
JACOBS JACK H 27,398 $0.00
ADAMS WILLIAM M 27,398 $0.00
BANKER DOUG 27,398 $0.00
STEINBERG BRUCE 27,398 $0.00
SELLERS CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD 7,400,000 $0.75
SELLERS CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD 318,225 $0.75
SELLERS CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD 8,000,000 $0.75
CRETAN NESTOR 16,364 $0.00
STONE JOHN A 75,000 $0.00
REED ALAN B 16,364 $0.00
DAVINO CHRISTOPHER J 5,000 $0.79
BANKER DOUG 20,000 $0.79
ADAMS WILLIAM M 7,000 $0.77
SELLERS CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD 1,075,000 $0.70
JACOBS JACK H 5,000 $0.70
SELLERS CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD 150,000 $0.70
INGALLS HAROLD W 50,000 $0.00
KELLAR KELLI L 2,009 $0.76
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 1,000 $3.65
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 137,598 $3.62
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 113,500 $3.63
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 156,000 $3.56
GELLER ARNIE 83,167 $2.15
GOODMAN GREGG M 15,000 $0.00
SIRMANS ROBERT H 70,000 $0.00
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