People: RLJ Entertainment Inc (RLJE.OQ)
RLJE.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Capital Market
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Robert Johnson |
66 | Executive Chairman of the Board | |
Miguel Penella |
43 | 2013 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Director |
Peter Edwards |
59 | Non-Executive Vice Chairman, Independent Director | |
Drew Wilson |
44 | 2013 | Chief Financial Officer |
Tyrone Brown |
2012 | Independent Director | |
Morris Goldfarb |
62 | Independent Director | |
Andor Laszlo |
45 | 2012 | Independent Director |
H. Van Sinclair |
59 | Independent Director | |
Lisa Wardell |
2012 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Robert Johnson |
Mr. Robert L. Johnson is Executive Chairman of the Board of RLJ Entertainment Inc. Mr. Johnson was founder and chief executive officer of Black Entertainment Television (BET), which was acquired by Viacom Inc. in 2001. He continued to serve as chief executive officer of BET until February 2006. In July 2007, Mr. Johnson was named by USA Today as one of the 25 most influential business leaders of the past 25 years. Mr. Johnson currently serves on the boards of directors of RLJ Lodging Trust, KB Homes, Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Rollover Systems, Inc. and Strayer Education, Inc. He previously served as a director of Hilton Hotels Corporation, US Airways Group, Inc., General Mills, Inc. and IMG Worldwide, Inc. |
Miguel Penella |
Mr. Miguel Penella is President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Director of RLJ Entertainment Inc. He has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the company effective January 18, 2013. Mr. Penella has served as chief executive officer of Acorn since April 2007, where he oversaw operations and was the driving force behind the worldwide expansion of both the Acorn and Acacia brands. From 2004 to April of 2007, Miguel was president of Acorn’s direct-to-consumer operations offering DVDs and other high quality products through catalogs and online marketing vehicles. Under his leadership, Acorn distributed more than 17 million catalogs in 2006, an increase of 80 percent in just two years. Mr. Penella came to Acorn from Time-Life where he rose in the ranks from circulation director of the catalog department to director of catalogs for the music division and then to vice president of customer marketing in 2001. Previously, he worked in catalog management for the National Direct Marketing Corporation and the National Wildlife Federation. A native of Valencia, Spain, Miguel has an MBA in international marketing and finance from Adelphi University. |
Peter Edwards |
Mr. Peter Edwards is Non-Executive Vice Chairman, Independent Director of RLJ Entertainment Inc. Mr. Edwards has served as founder and chairman of Acorn since its inception in 1984, and has a broad background in communications. Before founding Acorn, his work in emerging communications technologies included consulting for cable companies such as Cablevision and Viacom during the city cable television franchising competitions of the 1980s. He also served as a consultant to the City of Reading, Pennsylvania, home of the world’s oldest two-way cable system. Also active in video production, he worked for the Washington bureau of NBC News and independently on a range of documentaries and music videos. Mr. Edwards has a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School of Communications, where he focused on new communications technologies and markets, and earned his BA from Trinity College. |
Drew Wilson |
Mr. Drew Wilson has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of RLJ Entertainment Inc., effective May 28, 2013. Mr. Wilson was a private investor from January 2013 to May 2013. He served in executive positions with Discovery Communications, LLC, a media company with cable and free to air networks, from 2002 to December 2012. He was Senior Vice President, Division CFO and Corporate Controller from October 2009 to December 2012, Senior Vice President and Division CFO - Digital Distribution, Digital Media, Commerce & Education from March 2009 to December 2012, Senior Vice President and Division CFO - Commerce & Education from October 2007 to February 2009, Vice President and Controller - International Networks Division from December 2003 to October 2007 and was Vice President and Divisional Controller - Consumer Products Division from March 2002 to December 2003. Prior to joining Discovery Communications, he was Director, Corporate Accounting and Reporting for Host Marriott Corporation (now called Host Hotels) from 1997 to 2002. Previously Mr. Wilson held management positions with Crown Books, a bookstore retailer, and Price Waterhouse LLP. |
Tyrone Brown |
Mr. Tyrone Brown is Independent Director of RLJ Entertainment Inc. Mr. Brown was the co-founder of District Cablevision, the DC cable television system, where he was president and a director from 1986 to February 1992 and was general manager from 1998 to 1990. Mr. Brown was an initial investor and director in the re-launch after bankruptcy of IRIDIUM, the global mobile satellite system, serving as IRIDIUM’s vice chairman from January 2002 until a public offering in October 2009. Mr. Brown also served as a director and principal outside counsel of Black Entertainment Television (BET) until its public offering in 1991, and vice president and general counsel of Post-Newsweek Stations, the broadcast station subsidiary of the Washington Post Company from 1971 to 1974. In addition to his entrepreneurial and business activities, Mr. Brown has practiced communications law at a number of DC law firms and served as a law clerk for the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren, as an aide to Senator Edmund Muskie and as an FCC Commissioner under the Carter Administration. |
Morris Goldfarb |
Mr. Morris Goldfarb is Independent Director of RLJ Entertainment Inc. He serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (Nasdaq: GIII), a designer, manufacturer, importer and marketer of apparel, handbags and luggage. Mr. Goldfarb has served as an executive officer and director of G-III and its predecessors since its formation in 1974. Mr. Goldfarb served as a director of Lakes Entertainment, Inc. from June 1998 until March 2010. |
Andor Laszlo |
Mr. Andor Michael Laszlo is Independent Director of RLJ Entertainment Inc. Mr. Laszlo has served as a Managing Director at Lazard Capital Markets LLC (“LCM”) since June 2010, where he serves as Head of Corporate Underwriting and Head of Business Development. Prior to joining LCM, Mr. Laszlo served as a Senior Advisor to Sports Properties Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company focused on the sports, leisure and entertainment sectors, from November 2007 to April 2010. Between 1997 and 2007, Mr. Laszlo held various senior equity capital markets positions at both Lehman Brothers and Bank of America Securities. Mr. Laszlo was the Head of Media & Telecom equity capital markets for Bank of America Securities based in New York, NY. Prior to that, Mr. Laszlo was Head of Equity Syndicate and Head of Media & Telecom Equity Capital Markets at Lehman Brothers International (Europe), during which time he was based in London, England. Mr. Laszlo has been involved in transactions totaling more than $20 billion of equity issuance over the course of his career. Mr. Laszlo also serves on the Advisory Board of Falconhead Capital Management, a private equity firm based in New York City and the board of directors of Radar Detection Holdings Corp. (Escort Radar), a designer, manufacturer and distributor of highway radar and laser detectors. Mr. Laszlo began his career as an attorney with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Rawle & Henderson, the nation's oldest law firm. |
H. Van Sinclair |
Mr. H. Van Sinclair is Independent Director of RLJ Entertainment Inc. Mr. Sinclair has served as RLJ’s president, chief executive officer and a member of the RLJ board since November 2010. Since February 2003, Mr. Sinclair has served as president and chief executive officer of The RLJ Companies. Mr. Sinclair also served as Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs for the RLJ Urban Lodging Funds, a private equity fund concentrating on limited and focused service hotels in the United States and for RLJ Development, RLJ Companies’ hotel and hospitality company, from January 2006 to May 2011. Prior to joining The RLJ Companies, Mr. Sinclair spent 28 years, from October 1978 to February 2003, with the law firm of Arent Fox, PLLC. Mr. Sinclair remains of counsel to Arent Fox. |
Lisa Wardell |
Ms. Lisa Wardell is Independent Director of RLJ Entertainment Inc. Ms. Wardell also previously served as the chief financial officer and secretary of RLJ Acquisition from December 2010 until October 2012. Prior to that, Ms. Wardell was a senior associate at Katalyst Venture Partners, a private equity firm, from September 2000 to January 2003. She has served as a member of the board of directors of DeVry, Inc., a provider of educational services (NYSE:DV) since November 2008 and a member of the Christopher & Banks board (NYSE:CBK) since 2011 . Ms. Wardell currently serves on the board of directors of Rollover Systems, Inc., and the RLJ McLarty Landers Automotive Group. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Robert Johnson |
-- |
Miguel Penella |
-- |
Peter Edwards |
-- |
Drew Wilson |
-- |
Tyrone Brown |
-- |
Morris Goldfarb |
-- |
Andor Laszlo |
-- |
H. Van Sinclair |
-- |
Lisa Wardell |
-- |
As Of
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Robert Johnson |
0 | 0 |
Miguel Penella |
0 | 0 |
Peter Edwards |
0 | 0 |
Drew Wilson |
0 | 0 |
Tyrone Brown |
0 | 0 |
Morris Goldfarb |
0 | 0 |
Andor Laszlo |
0 | 0 |
H. Van Sinclair |
0 | 0 |
Lisa Wardell |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
LASZLO ANDOR MICHAEL |
1,746 | $4.10 |
SINCLAIR HOWARD VAN |
1,400 | $4.22 |
SINCLAIR HOWARD VAN |
5,000 | $4.22 |
LASZLO ANDOR MICHAEL |
254 | $4.00 |
SINCLAIR HOWARD VAN |
100 | $3.93 |
WARDELL-PICKRUM LISA W |
600 | $4.01 |
WARDELL-PICKRUM LISA W |
300 | $4.00 |
WARDELL-PICKRUM LISA W |
350 | $4.01 |
WILSON ANDREW SEAN SR |
52,631 | $0.00 |
JOHNSON ROBERT L |
57,500 | $0.00 |
WARDELL-PICKRUM LISA W |
19,167 | $0.00 |
SINCLAIR HOWARD VAN |
38,333 | $0.00 |
RLJ SPAC ACQUISITION L L C |
57,500 | $0.00 |
BROWN TYRONE |
6,263 | $0.00 |
LASZLO ANDOR MICHAEL |
6,263 | $0.00 |
SINCLAIR HOWARD VAN |
6,263 | $0.00 |
GOLDFARB MORRIS |
6,263 | $0.00 |
EDWARDS PETER D |
6,263 | $0.00 |
WARDELL-PICKRUM LISA W |
6,263 | $0.00 |
GREEN THEODORE SETH |
123,269 | $0.00 |
HYDE JOHN |
65,691 | $0.00 |
AVAGLIANO JOHN P |
17,778 | $0.00 |
HYDE JOHN |
22,216 | $0.00 |
JOHNSON ROBERT L |
3,215,011 | $0.00 |
HYDE JOHN |
37,778 | $0.00 |
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