People: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO.OQ)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Strauss Zelnick	55	2011	Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Karl Slatoff	42	2013	President, Chief Operating Officer
Lainie Goldstein	44	2007	Chief Financial Officer
Seth Krauss	42	2007	Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Michael Dornemann	66		Lead Independent Director
J. Moses	53	2007	Director
Robert Bowman	57	2007	Independent Director
SungHwan Cho	38	2010	Independent Director
Brett Icahn	33	2010	Independent Director
James Nelson	63	2010	Independent Director
Michael Sheresky	44	2007	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Strauss Zelnick	Mr. Strauss Zelnick is an Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Take Two Interactive Software Inc. He has been Chairman of the Company since April 2007, Executive Chairman of the Company since February 2008 and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2011. Mr. Zelnick is a partner in ZelnickMedia Corporation (“ZelnickMedia”). Mr. Zelnick serves as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement between the Company and ZelnickMedia. See “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions—Management Agreement.” Mr. Zelnick currently is Chairman of ITN Networks and serves on the boards of directors of Alloy, Inc., Naylor LLC and Starwood Properties Trust, Inc. Mr. Zelnick served as Executive Chairman of Direct Holdings Worldwide, Inc., the parent company of Time Life and Lillian Vernon, until the company was sold to Reader’s Digest on March 2, 2007. Prior to forming ZelnickMedia, Mr. Zelnick was President and Chief Executive Officer of BMG Entertainment, a $4.7 billion music and entertainment company with more than 200 record labels and operations in 54 countries. Mr. Zelnick served as Vice President, International Television for Columbia Pictures. Mr. Zelnick holds an MBA and a JD from Harvard University and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He is an associate member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and served on the board of directors of the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America.
Karl Slatoff	Mr. Karl Slatoff is President, Chief Operating Officer of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. He was appointed as President of the Company on May 1, 2013. Mr. Slatoff became Chief Operating Officer of the Company in October 2010 and prior thereto served as an Executive Vice President of the Company from February 2008 until October 2010. Mr. Slatoff is a partner in ZelnickMedia. Prior to joining ZelnickMedia in 2001, Mr. Slatoff served as Vice President, New Media for BMG Entertainment, where he was responsible for guiding BMG’s online digital strategies, including the development of commercial digital distribution initiatives and new business models for the sale and syndication of online content. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Slatoff worked in strategic planning at the Walt Disney Company, where he focused on the consumer products, studio and broadcast divisions, as well as several initiatives in the educational, publishing and new media sectors. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Slatoff worked in the corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions units at Lehman Brothers where he focused on the consumer products and retail/merchandising industries.
Lainie Goldstein	Ms. Lainie Goldstein is Chief Financial Officer of Take Two Interactive Software Inc. She became Chief Financial Officer of the Company in June 2007 and since 2010 assumed the additional responsibilities of overseeing Human Resources, Corporate Information Technology, Investor Relations and North American Operations. Prior to June 2007, Ms. Goldstein served as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Finance beginning in November 2003. Ms. Goldstein has 20 years of financial and business experience in the software, entertainment, retail and apparel industries, including 13 years overseeing the finance functions of publicly traded companies. Prior to joining the Company in November 2003, Ms. Goldstein spent seven years in finance positions with Nautica Enterprises, Inc., an apparel company, most recently as Vice President, Finance and Business Development. Ms. Goldstein is a certified public accountant, and, from 1990 until joining Nautica Enterprises, Inc., held positions in the audit and reorganization departments at Grant Thornton LLP.
Seth Krauss	Mr. Seth Krauss is an Executive Vice President, General Counsel of Take Two Interactive Software Inc., since March 2007. In addition to serving as the Chief Legal Officer of the Company, Mr. Krauss oversees Risk Management, Insurance, Digital and Physical Security and Data Privacy. Mr. Krauss oversees administrative management of Internal Audit on behalf of the Audit Committee. From March 2004 to March 2007, he served in the Legal and Compliance Division of Morgan Stanley, a global financial services company, first as Vice President and Counsel and then as Executive Director and Counsel, where he had been responsible for coordinating all regulatory and law enforcement matters for Morgan Stanley in the United States and served as one of the firm’s senior liaisons to its U.S.-based financial regulators and law enforcement agencies. From 1995 until joining Morgan Stanley in March 2004, Mr. Krauss served as an Assistant District Attorney and Senior Investigative Counsel in the New York County District Attorney’s Office, where his work included complex, long-term investigations into violations of securities, banking, accounting, taxation and related laws and regulations, working closely with the SEC, FINRA, as well as numerous state, federal and international financial regulators and law enforcement agencies.
Michael Dornemann	Mr. Michael Dornemann is Lead Independent Director of Take Two Interactive Software Inc. Mr. Dornemann is an entertainment and marketing executive with 30 years of management consulting, corporate development, strategic advisory and media experience. Since 2001, Mr. Dornemann has served on several boards and currently serves on the board of directors of Jet Set AG, a worldwide fashion company based in Switzerland, as Vice-Chairman of Access Worldwide Communications and on the board of directors of Columbia Music Entertainment (CME) of Japan. Prior to 2001, Mr. Dornemann was an executive board member of Bertelsmann AG for 16 years and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bertelsmann Entertainment (music and television division, BMG and RTL Group) and held positions with IBM and Boston Consulting Group.
J. Moses	Mr. J. Mose is Director of Take Two Interactive Software Inc., since April 2007. Mr. Moses is the Founder and President of Bagooba, a social media start up based in New York City. From 1997 until July 2010, Mr. Moses was the Chief Executive Officer of UGO Networks, Inc., an online publisher delivering information and entertainment for gamers. Mr. Moses, who co-founded UGO Networks, managed the sale of that company to the Hearst Corporation in August 2007. Prior thereto, Mr. Moses served as President of MTV Russia and oversaw the launch of MTV Networks in Russia in 1996. Mr. Moses, a 30 year veteran of the media industry, served as the President of BMG Interactive from 1992 to 1995. Mr. Moses serves on advisory boards to Simulmedia, Inc. and Flow Corp.
Robert Bowman	Mr. Robert A. Bowman is an Independent Director of Take Two Interactive Software Inc., since April 2007. Mr. Bowman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. (“MLB Advanced Media”), which manages the interactive and Internet rights for Major League Baseball, a position he has held since 2000. Prior to joining MLB Advanced Media, Mr. Bowman was President and Chief Operations Officer of ITT Corporation from 1995 to 2000, where he previously served as Chief Financial Officer from 1991 to 1995. Mr. Bowman served as the Treasurer of the State of Michigan from 1983 to 1990, overseeing its tax policy and collection and the state’s pension fund. Mr. Bowman serves as President of the Michigan Education Trust and is a director of The Warnaco Group, Inc., serving on the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee at Warnaco. Mr. Bowman served as a Director of Blockbuster, Inc. from 2003 to 2010 and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. from 2003 to 2008. Mr. Bowman’s broad work experience, including his experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of MLB Advanced Media, is a key addition to the Board of Directors, and as such, the Board of Directors has deemed him qualified to serve as a director.
SungHwan Cho	Mr. SungHwan Cho is an Independent Director of Take Two Interactive Software Inc., since April 2010. Mr. Cho has served as Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Enterprises G.P., Inc. since March 2012. Prior to this time, he was Senior Vice President and previously Portfolio Company Associate at Icahn Enterprises L.P. since October 2006. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Cho served as Director of Finance for Atari, Inc., a publisher of interactive entertainment products. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Cho served as Director of Corporate Development and Director of Product Development at Talk America, a telecommunications provider to small business and residential customers. From 1996 to 1999, he was an investment banker at Salomon Smith Barney in New York and Tokyo. He is a director of CVR Energy, Inc., an oil refining company, CVR GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Partners LP, a fertilizer company, Federal Mogul, Inc., an auto parts manufacturer, XO Holdings, LLC, a telecom services provider, PSC Metals Inc., a metal recycling company; American Railcar Industries, Inc., a railcar manufacturing company; Viskase Companies, Inc., a meat casing company; and WestPoint International, LLC, a home textiles manufacturer. Mr. Cho received a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University and an MBA from New York University, Stern School of Business.
Brett Icahn	Mr. Brett C. Icahn is an Independent Director of Take Two Interactive Software Inc., since April 2010. Since April 2010, Mr. Icahn has been a Portfolio Manager of the Sargon Portfolio of Icahn Capital LP, the entity through which Carl C. Icahn manages investment funds, where he was an investment analyst from 2002 until April 2010. Mr. Icahn has served: as director of the Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a natural and organic products company) since July 2010; as a director of Cadus Corporation (a company engaged in the ownership and licensing of yeast-based drug discovery technologies) since January 2010; as a director of Motricity, Inc. (a mobile data solutions provider) and as a member of its Nominating and Corporate Governance committees since January 2010; and as a director and a member of the Compensation Committee of American Railcar Industries, Inc. (a company that is primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing covered hopper and tank railcars) since January 2007. From November 2006 until December 2007, Mr. Icahn served on the Board of Directors of HowStuffWorks.com, an internet website acquired by Discovery Communication in 2007. Mr. Icahn received a B.A. from Princeton University. Mr. Icahn has experience with technology companies, both as a board member and as a founder.
James Nelson	Mr. James L. Nelson is an Independent Director of Take Two Interactive Software Inc., since April 2010. Mr. Nelson has served as a director of Icahn Enterprises G.P., Inc. since June 2001. Since April 2008, Mr. Nelson has served as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Cequel Communications, an owner and operator of a cable television system. Since June 2011, Mr. Nelson has served a director of Motricity, Inc., a mobile data solutions provider, and he has served as its Chairman of the Board since January 2012. Since December 2003, Mr. Nelson has served as a director of American Entertainment Properties Corp. From May 2005 until November 15, 2007, Mr. Nelson served as a director of Atlantic Coast Entertainment Holdings LLC. From March 1998 through 2003, Mr. Nelson was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orbit Aviation, Inc. From August 1995 until July 1999, Mr. Nelson was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman of Orbitex Management, Inc., a financial service company in the fund management sector. From August 1995 until March 2001, he was a director of Orbitex Financial Services Group. From April 2003 until April 2010, Mr. Nelson served as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Viskase Companies, Inc. From January 2008 through June 2008, Mr. Nelson served as a director of Shuffle Master, Inc. From March 2008 until February 2010, Mr. Nelson served as a director and on the Audit Committee of Pacific Energy Resources Ltd., an energy producer.
Michael Sheresky	Mr. Michael Sheresky is an Independent Director of Take Two Interactive Software Inc., since April 2007. Mr. Sheresky has been a motion picture talent agent at United Talent Agency since June 2009, where he is responsible for structuring projects and deals in the areas of motion picture and television development, production, and distribution. From 1992 until 1995, and then from 1997 until May 2009, Mr. Sheresky held a number of positions at the William Morris Agency, a talent agency, most recently Senior Vice President in its Motion Picture Department. During that time, he represented authors, journalists, screenwriters, directors, producers and actors in the motion picture and television businesses. Mr. Sheresky holds an MBA from Harvard University and a B.A. from Vassar College.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Strauss Zelnick	7,050
Karl Slatoff	1
Lainie Goldstein	617,955
Seth Krauss	531,202
Michael Dornemann	--
J. Moses	--
Robert Bowman	--
SungHwan Cho	--
Brett Icahn	--
James Nelson	--
Michael Sheresky	--

As Of 30 Mar 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Strauss Zelnick	0	0
Karl Slatoff	0	0
Lainie Goldstein	10,000	54,400
Seth Krauss	8,333	211,992
Michael Dornemann	0	0
J. Moses	0	0
Robert Bowman	0	0
SungHwan Cho	0	0
Brett Icahn	0	0
James Nelson	0	0
Michael Sheresky	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
SLATOFF KARL	22,470	$15.14
SLATOFF KARL	136,934	$15.58
ZELNICK H STRAUSS	136,934	$15.58
GOLDSTEIN LAINIE	2,860	$15.96
NELSON JAMES LARRY	340	$16.00
KRAUSS SETH D	18,033	$15.89
GOLDSTEIN LAINIE	17,815	$15.38
SHERESKY MICHAEL J	547	$15.49
CHO SUNGHWAN	100	$15.13
CHO SUNGHWAN	100	$14.90
CHO SUNGHWAN	15	$14.94
CHO SUNGHWAN	200	$15.17
GOLDSTEIN LAINIE	3,470	$15.10
SHERESKY MICHAEL J	616	$15.06
CHO SUNGHWAN	100	$15.18
KRAUSS SETH D	7,832	$15.10
CHO SUNGHWAN	100	$14.91
NELSON JAMES LARRY	615	$15.06
SHERESKY MICHAEL J	3,001	$0.00
ICAHN BRETT	4,092	$0.00
BOWMAN ROBERT A	4,728	$0.00
DORNEMANN MICHAEL	4,819	$0.00
MOSES JON J	3,001	$0.00
NELSON JAMES LARRY	3,001	$0.00
CHO SUNGHWAN	3,001	$0.00

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