People: Rentrak Corp (RENT.O)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Brent Rosenthal	40	2011	Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board
Cathy Hetzel	61	2011	Corporate President; President - AMI Division
William Livek	58	2011	Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
David Chemerow	61	2009	Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary
Ronald Giambra	50	2011	President - Theatrical Worldwide
Marty Graham	54	2005	President - Home Entertainment Division
Chris Wilson	45	2011	President - National Linear Television
Amir Yazdani	52	2001	Executive Vice President - Information Technology, Chief Information Officer
Timothy Erwin	43	2007	Senior Vice President - Sales and Customer Relations
William Engel	64	2010	Director
Richard Hochhauser	67	2009	Independent Director
Anne MacDonald	56	2009	Independent Director
Martin O'Connor	53	2010	Independent Director
Ralph Shaw	73	2004	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Brent Rosenthal	Mr. Brent David Rosenthal is Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of Rentrak Corporation. Mr. Rosenthal has been a Research Analyst for WRH Partners II, L.L.C. and its affiliates (“WRH”) since 2002. William R. Huff, a principal of WRH, is the beneficial owner of 9.4% of Rentrak’s stock. Mr. Rosenthal also serves on the board of directors of various private companies. Prior to 2002, Mr. Rosenthal served as Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for RSL Communications Ltd. Prior to joining RSL, Mr. Rosenthal served emerging media companies for Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Rosenthal is a Certified Public Accountant. He was elected as a director of Rentrak in August 2008 and became Vice Chairman of the board of directors in September 2010. Mr. Rosenthal was selected to serve as non-executive Chairman of the board of directors upon his re-election in 2011. Mr. Rosenthal is also Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Cathy Hetzel	Ms. Cathy S. Hetzel is Corporate President of Rentrak Corporation and President, AMI Division Rentrak Corp. Ms. Hetzel joined Rentrak in March 2004, following a one-year consulting relationship with Rentrak, and served as Senior Vice President, OnDemand Essentials until her appointment to President, AMI Division in April 2007. Previously, she was senior vice president, business development at Concero, an interactive television, video on demand (VOD) and electronic commerce services company, beginning in March 2000. Prior to that, she was senior vice president of Digital Cable Radio Associates, a partnership of several music recording companies and cable operators.
William Livek	Mr. William P. Livek is Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Rentrak Corporation., since August 24, 2011. Mr. Livek has been Chief Executive Officer and a director of Rentrak since June 15, 2009. From December 2008 until June 2009, Mr. Livek was founder and Chief Executive Officer of Symmetrical Capital, an investment and consulting firm focused on the marketing/media measurement industry. From February 2007 until December 2008, he was Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances and International Expansion, of Experian Information Solutions, Inc., a provider of information, analytical and marketing services worldwide, and was co-President of Experian’s subsidiary Experian Research Services from October 2004 to February 2007. For more than 10 years prior to October 2004, Mr. Livek was President and co-founder of Symmetrical Resources Inc. (which owned Simmons Market Research, in addition to owning shares in other information companies). At Simmons Market Research Bureau, he directed the growth and evolution of the company into a media-neutral, consumer centric research and information business prior to its sale to Experian in 2004. The board has nominated Mr. Livek for election as a director based on his background in media measurement, which also includes serving as President/CEO of Scarborough Research and Vice President of Sales and Marketing with the Arbitron Company.
David Chemerow	Mr. David I. Chemerow is Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary of Rentrak Corporation. Mr. Chemerow joined Rentrak in October 2009 in his current position. From 2005 through September 2009, Mr. Chemerow was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Olympus Media, LLC, which specializes in the sale of outdoor advertising. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Chemerow was the Chief Operating Officer for TravelCLICK, Inc., which helps hotels maximize profit from electronic channels. From 2002 to 2003, he was the Chief Operating Officer of ADcom Information Services, Inc., which provided ratings for viewership of TV programs to cable operators. From 1990 to 2000 Mr. Chemerow served in senior executive roles in several media companies, including as Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations and Chief Financial Officer of Playboy Enterprises, Inc., a global media and lifestyle company, President and Chief Operating Officer of GT Interactive Software Corp, a publisher of computer games, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Soldout.com, Inc., which specializes in sold-out and hard-to-obtain tickets and personalized entertainment packages for sports, theater, cultural and other events. Mr. Chemerow previously served as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. until March 2011 and is a member of the board of directors of Dunham’s Athleisure Corporation, a sporting goods retailer.
Ronald Giambra	Mr. Ronald Giambra is President - Theatrical Worldwide of Rentrak Corp., since April 2011. Mr. Giambra served as Executive Vice President Theatrical Worldwide from 2008 until he was promoted to his current position in April 2011. Mr. Giambra joined Rentrak in 2001 as Vice President, Theatrical and served as Senior Vice President, Theatrical from early 2003 until his promotion in early 2008. Prior to joining Rentrak, Mr. Giambra held various management positions with motion picture distribution companies, including Tribune Media from 2000 to 2001, Destination Films in 1999 and 2000, Polygram Film Entertainment from 1997 to 1999, and Orion Films from 1983 to 1997. Mr. Giambra currently serves as a member of the board of directors and sits on the Audit Committee for the widely-respected Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, and is active in many charitable events and programs within the motion picture industry.
Marty Graham	Mr. Marty Graham is President - Home Entertainment Division of Rentrak Corp. Mr. Graham served as Chief Operating Officer, PPT Division from January 2005 until he was promoted to his current position in October 2005. Mr. Graham served as Senior Vice President, Studio Relations from May 2002 through December 2004. Previously, he served Rentrak as Vice President, Product Development beginning in 1991. Mr. Graham joined Rentrak in October 1988 as Director of Product Development. Prior to joining Rentrak, Mr. Graham served as general manager and secretary/treasurer of Pacific Western Video Corporation.
Chris Wilson	Mr. Chris Wilson is President - National Linear Television of Rentrak Corp., since February 7, 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Wilson was CEO and President of LogicLab from March 2009 until February 2011. A division of Merkle LLC, LogicLab focused on delivering customer data-driven targeting of direct marketing tools to the mass media buying and planning markets. Prior to LogicLab, Mr. Wilson was President at Experian Research Services from February 2007 until March 2009 as well as President of Simmons Market Research Bureau from October 2000 until February 2007. Earlier in his career, he held numerous senior-level positions during his tenure at Scarborough Research Company where he played a critical role in growing the TV station subscription base and helped the company market the value of targeted television campaigns to advertisers.
Amir Yazdani	Mr. Amir Yazdani is Executive Vice President - Information Technology, Chief Information Officer of Rentrak Corp. Mr. Yazdani was promoted to his present position in July 2001. Previously, Mr. Yazdani was Vice President, Management Information Systems of Rentrak’s former subsidiary 3PF.COM, Inc., from 1999 to June 2001, and Vice President, Management Information Systems of Rentrak from 1993 to 1999.
Timothy Erwin	Mr. Timothy Erwin is Senior Vice President - Sales and Customer Relations of Rentrak Corp. Mr. Erwin has been with Rentrak for 21 years and, prior to his promotion in January 2007, held positions including Vice President of Customer Relations, Senior Director of Customer Relations, and Manager of Customer Services and Key Accounts. Prior to joining Rentrak, Mr. Erwin was a District Manager for National Video.
William Engel	Mr. William E. Engel is Director of Rentrak Corporation., since August 26, 2010. Mr. Engel has over 40 years of experience in the media and marketing information industries and is considered an on consumer based marketing information and transactions-based data. He co-holds a patent for the integration of disparate datasets making it possible to put together multiple data sets of non-personally identifiable data. Since January 2009, he has served as Chairman of Consumer Orbit, LLC., a marketing information aggregator with a focus on the relationship between existing consumer databases and consumer generated transactions based data. Mr. Engel served as Senior Vice President of Innovation for the Marketing Services Group of Experian, Inc., a provider of information, analytical and marketing services worldwide, from February 2007 until December 2008, and was co-President of Experian’s subsidiary Experian Research Services from October 2004 until February 2007. From 1998 until 2004, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Simmons Market Research Bureau following its acquisition by Symmetrical Resources, co-founded by Mr. Engel in 1992. From 1989 until 1992, Mr. Engel was President of Research and Operations for VNU (now The Nielsen Company), following VNU’s acquisition of Birch Scarborough Research, formed in 1987 through the purchase of Scarborough Research by Birch Radio Ratings, where he had served as chief research officer and Executive Vice President of Operations since 1985. Mr. Engel held various executive positions with the Arbitron Company from the early 1970’s until 1978. He started his career at Southern Broadcasting Corporation in 1969.
Richard Hochhauser	Mr. Richard M. Hochhauser is Independent Director of Rentrak Corporation., since August 21, 2009. Mr. Hochhauser is an adjunct professor teaching in a Masters Degree program in (1) integrated marketing at New York University and (2) public affairs at Baruch College-CUNY. He retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Harte-Hanks, Inc. in 2008, a position in which he served since 2002. He served in various other capacities with Harte-Hanks, Inc., a global direct and targeted marketing solutions provider, during his 33-year tenure. He previously served as chair of the board of directors of the Direct Marketing Association, as chair of the board of directors of the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation, and as a director of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a global publisher of print and electronic products. Mr. Hochhauser is chair of Rentrak’s Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Hochhauser was elected as a director of Rentrak in August 2009. The board has nominated Mr. Hochhauser to serve as a director because of his in the direct marketing industry and experience as a CEO of a public company.
Anne MacDonald	Ms. Anne MacDonald is Independent Director of Rentrak Corporation. Ms. MacDonald is a C-suite marketing executive with over 30 years’ experience with global advertising agencies and Fortune 100 companies. Ms. MacDonald was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for The Travelers Companies, Inc., from July 2009 to July 2011. Travelers offers a wide variety of property and casualty insurance and surety products in the United States and selected international markets. From November 2008 until July 2009, Ms. MacDonald provided independent marketing consulting services as a partner of The Rockefeller Consulting Group. Previously she served as President and Chief Marketing Officer of Macy’s, Inc., which operates retail stores and Internet websites under the Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s brands, from 2006 to June 2007. Beginning in 1997, she served in various positions with Citigroup, Inc., a financial services company, including as Chief Marketing Officer for its consumer division from 2004 through 2006. From 1993 to 1997, Ms. MacDonald was Vice President of Marketing for Pizza Hut, then owned by PepsiCo. She began her career in marketing in 1980 at Grey Advertising, moving to the NW Ayer agency in 1983 until 1993 where she was a Managing Director and member of their Board. Ms. MacDonald served on the Board of Catalina Marketing from 2003, when it was a publicly traded company, until it was taken private in 2006. Catalina is a consumer data company delivering targeted sales, couponing, and loyalty programs. Ms. MacDonald also served as a director of SS+K Agency based in New York City, which provides consulting services in such areas as advertising, marketing, public relations and public affairs, from 2007 through 2009. Ms. MacDonald was elected as a director of Rentrak in August 2009.
Martin O'Connor	Mr. Martin B. O'Connor II., is Independent Director of Rentrak Corporation. Mr. O’Connor is the managing partner of O’Connor, Morss & O’Connor, P.C. in Union, New Jersey. His practice focuses on advising his clients and their business interests and offices, regarding strategic planning, ownership and management issues, with clients in the financial, real estate, entertainment, sport and agricultural sectors in the United States and abroad. Mr. O’Connor has been a director of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp., a pioneer in transforming movie theaters into digital and networked entertainment centers, since 2010. Mr. O’Connor is also a director of Digital Cinema Destinations Corp., a fast growing motion picture exhibitor dedicated to transforming movie theaters into digital entertainment centers, since 2010. He also serves as a director of various closely-held companies, charitable organizations, foundations and professional boards. Mr. O’Connor was elected as a director of Rentrak in August 2010.
Ralph Shaw	Mr. Ralph R. Shaw is Independent Director of Rentrak Corp. Mr. Shaw has been president of Shaw Management Company, an investment counseling firm located in Portland, Oregon, since 1980, and general partner of a succession of three venture capital funds beginning in 1983. Mr. Shaw is a trustee of the Tax-Free Trust of Oregon. From 1993 to 2011, Mr. Shaw served on the board of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. and was a member of its audit, compensation and governance committees. Mr. Shaw served as an outside director of one of Rentrak’s subsidiaries from 2000 through 2003. He also served as an adviser to the Rentrak board from 2001 until his election as a director of Rentrak in 2004.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Brent Rosenthal	--
Cathy Hetzel	513,005
William Livek	2,217,440
David Chemerow	1,382,120
Ronald Giambra	608,628
Marty Graham	546,656
Chris Wilson	1,433,480
Amir Yazdani	1,968,690
Timothy Erwin	--
William Engel	--
Richard Hochhauser	--
Anne MacDonald	--
Martin O'Connor	--
Ralph Shaw	--

As Of 30 Mar 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Brent Rosenthal	0	0
Cathy Hetzel	20,000	3,200
William Livek	0	0
David Chemerow	0	0
Ronald Giambra	40,000	229,072
Marty Graham	138,750	117,904
Chris Wilson	0	0
Amir Yazdani	200,000	1,286,620
Timothy Erwin	0	0
William Engel	0	0
Richard Hochhauser	0	0
Anne MacDonald	0	0
Martin O'Connor	0	0
Ralph Shaw	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
LIVEK WILLIAM PAUL	5,000	$17.00
MACDONALD ANNE	5,669	$0.00
O CONNOR MARTIN B II	5,669	$0.00
SHAW RALPH R	5,669	$0.00
HOCHHAUSER RICHARD M	5,669	$0.00
ROSENTHAL BRENT DAVID	5,669	$0.00
ENGEL WILLIAM E	5,669	$0.00
ENGEL WILLIAM E	7,042	$0.00
ROSENTHAL BRENT DAVID	7,042	$0.00
MACDONALD ANNE	7,042	$0.00
O CONNOR MARTIN B II	7,042	$0.00
HOCHHAUSER RICHARD M	7,042	$0.00
SHAW RALPH R	7,042	$0.00
LIVEK WILLIAM PAUL	10,000	$11.37
MACDONALD ANNE	1,000	$12.85
HOCHHAUSER RICHARD M	200	$12.55
WILSON CHRISTOPHER T	5,000	$13.06
LIVEK WILLIAM PAUL	9,901	$12.50
O CONNOR MARTIN B II	1,000	$17.92
ROSENTHAL BRENT DAVID	10,000	$17.99
SHAW RALPH R	1,000	$18.00
LIVEK WILLIAM PAUL	5,584	$17.69
YAZDANI AMIR	90,000	$3.40
CHEMEROW DAVID I	5,500	$17.86
YAZDANI AMIR	28,752	$17.95

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