People: VCG Holding Corp. (VCGH.O)

VCGH.O on Consolidated Issue listed on NASDAQ Global Market

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Lowrie, Troy 43 2002 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Ocello, Micheal 49 2002 President, Chief Operating Officer, Director
Cowgill, Courtney 2008 Chief Financial Officer and Accounting Officer, Treasurer, Corporate Secretary
McGraw, Robert 53 2002 Independent Director
Grusin, Martin 64 2005 Independent Director
Sieckman, Kenton 47 2008 Independent Director
Sawicki, George 49 2008 Independent Director
Romero, Carolyn 51 2009 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Lowrie, Troy Troy H. Lowrie has been the Chairman of the Board of VCG Holding Corporation since April 2002 and Chief Executive Officer since November 2002. Mr. Lowrie is President of Lowrie Investment Management Inc., the General Partner of Lowrie Management LLLP, a Colorado limited liability limited partnership, which formerly owned and operated adult entertainment nightclubs and is now an investment entity. Mr. Lowrie was the owner and President of International Entertainment Consultants, Inc. (IEC), a company engaged in the business of managing adult entertainment nightclubs, from 1982 to October 2003, when it was acquired by the Company. Mr. Lowrie has served as President of two other publicly traded companies: from 1992 to 1996, Western Country Clubs, Inc., a public company specializing in large country and western bars with live music; and from 1996 to 1998, New Millennium Media, Inc., a public company which sells rotating print advertising equipment and full movement video billboards. Mr. Lowrie has a M.A. in Finance from the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado and a B.A. in Business from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.
Ocello, Micheal Micheal Ocello has been a Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of VCG Holding Corporation since April 2002. Mr. Ocello is the owner and President of Unique Entertainment Consultants, Inc., of St. Louis, Missouri, a management company that has specialized in the management of nightclubs since 1995. Mr. Ocello has been affiliated with IEC in a managerial capacity since 1982. He is currently the President of IEC. Over his career, Mr. Ocello has been affiliated with more than 25 adult entertainment nightclubs including all PT’s® Showclubs, Diamond Cabaret®, The Penthouse Club® and Shotgun Willies located in Denver; PT’s® Showclub in Colorado Springs; The Penthouse Club®, The Platinum Club, Roxy’s and PT’s® Showclubs in St. Louis; Schieks Palace Royale in Minneapolis; The Men’s Club in Raleigh; Jaguars in Dallas and Ft. Worth; Imperial Showgirls in Anaheim and the Olympic Garden in Las Vegas. He is President of the Association of Club Executives (ACE National, the national trade association for the adult nightclub industry), President of the Illinois Club Owners Association, past Vice Chairman and current Board member of Missouri’s Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board. He is a past Vice President and Board member of the Free Speech Coalition. Mr. Ocello attended the University of Missouri, Kansas City from 1977 to 1978 and the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1979 to 1981. Mr. Ocello was originally elected to the Mehlville Board of Education in 2006 and was re-elected for an additional three year term in 2009. Mr. Ocello serves as a commissioned Police Officer for the Village of Brooklyn, Illinois since early 2009.
Cowgill, Courtney Courtney Cowgill has been Chief Financial and Accounting Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer of VCG Holding Corporation since June 2008. Ms. Cowgill served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Oceanic Exploration Company, an oil and gas exploration company, from May 2003 to June 2008. She has more than 30 years of accounting experience, including three years experience as an auditor with the former Arthur Young & Co. She has served in Chief Financial Officer, Controller and Internal Auditor Manager positions for the last 20 years. She served as the Executive Director of Program Management for Tele-Communications, Inc./AT&T Broadband, a telecommunications company, from 1996 to 2000, and was employed by the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado as an Adjunct Faculty Member from 2001 to 2004. Ms. Cowgill holds a B.S. in Accounting from Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado and an M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado. Ms. Cowgill is an active licensed CPA.
McGraw, Robert Mr. Robert McGraw, Jr. has been an Independent Director of VCG Holding Corporation since November 2002. A certified public accountant since 1982, Mr. McGraw is President of McGraw and McGraw CPA PC of Westminster, Colorado. Mr. McGraw’s firm specializes in accounting for restaurants, lounges and small businesses. The practice consists of income tax preparation, financial statement preparation, and small business consulting. Mr. McGraw has a Bachelor’s Degree from Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. Mr. McGraw is currently licensed in the State of Colorado and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. McGraw serves on the Audit, Compensation, and Governance and Nominating Committees and is an independent member of the Board.
Grusin, Martin Martin Grusin has been an Independent Director of VCG Holding Corporation since July 2005. Mr. Grusin has been practicing law since 1973. In addition to the active practice of law, Mr. Grusin has served as: General Counsel and Director of Aqua Glass Corporation, one of the largest suppliers of bathing fixtures in the country; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of United American Bank in Memphis, Tennessee; Director of Regions Bank of Memphis, Tennessee; an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas and the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee; Managing Director of Stern Cardiovascular Center, P.A., a medical services provider, of which he presently serves as General Counsel; Director of Davis Cartage Company, a provider of transportation and warehousing services; and Director of Iptimize, Inc., a broadband voice and data service provider. Mr. Grusin received a B. S. degree from the University of Memphis, a Juris Doctor degree from Memphis State University School of Law in Memphis, Tennessee and a LL.M. from the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida. Mr. Grusin serves on no Committees because of his involvement in merger and acquisition activity for the Company and its subsidiaries. Mr. Grusin is an independent member of the Board.
Sieckman, Kenton Kenton D. Sieckman has been an Independent Director of VCG Holding Corporation since June 2008. Mr. Sieckman has been Vice President of World Technical Services at CA Wily Technology, a provider of application management solutions, since 2003. Previously Mr. Sieckman was employed in similar positions at Oracle Corporation, the world’s largest enterprise software company, and BEA Systems, Inc., an application infrastructure software company. Mr. Sieckman has also worked in the areas of sales and building a worldwide technical services organization. Mr. Sieckman has a B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado. Mr. Sieckman served as a Director of USMedSys, Corp., a former distributor of medical supplies. Mr. Sieckman serves on the Audit (Chair), Compensation (Chair), and Governance and Nominating Committees and is an independent member of the Board.
Sawicki, George George Sawicki has been an Independent Director of VCG Holding Corporation since June 2008. Mr. Sawicki has been In-House Counsel for Zed, formerly 9 Squared, a mobile media solutions company, since 2007. Mr. Sawicki has previously served as In-House Counsel for Playboy Enterprises, Inc., an adult entertainment company, New Frontier Media, Inc., a producer and distributor of adult themed and general motion picture entertainment, Storage Technology Corporation, a data storage company, and Oracle Corporation, the world’s largest enterprise software company. Mr. Sawicki has worked as legal counsel with the areas of corporate governance, patent, e-commerce, entertainment, and marketing organizations, managing complex transactions and legal compliance consulting. Mr. Sawicki has a B.A. in Chemistry from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, a M.S. in Management Information Systems from Houston Baptist University in Houston, Texas, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center in Houston, Texas. Mr. Sawicki serves on the Audit, Compensation, and Governance and Nominating Committee (Chair) and is an independent member of the Board.
Romero, Carolyn Ms. Carolyn Romero is Independent Director of VCG Holding Corp. Ms. Romero is currently Manager of Financial Reporting for Woodward Governor Company, a publicly-traded, $1.3 billion in revenue company, that is a designer, manufacturer, and service provider of energy control and optimization solutions used in global infrastructure equipment. Her responsibilities include preparing all external financial reporting and SEC compliance documents, performing various analyses and valuation calculations, working with outside auditors, and training internal accounting staff. During her 24 years of public accounting experience, Ms. Romero's areas of expertise included: high-growth companies; business acquisition, disposition and valuation services; SOX project work; and client disclosure and accounting requirements. Ms. Romero is active in a number of organizations, including the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, and the Business & Professional Women/USA, where she was National Treasurer from 2003-2005.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Lowrie, Troy 385,264
Ocello, Micheal 891,164
Cowgill, Courtney 110,848
McGraw, Robert --
Grusin, Martin --
Sieckman, Kenton --
Sawicki, George --
Romero, Carolyn --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Lowrie, Troy 0 0
Ocello, Micheal 0 0
Cowgill, Courtney 0 0
McGraw, Robert 0 0
Grusin, Martin 0 0
Sieckman, Kenton 0 0
Sawicki, George 0 0
Romero, Carolyn 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
COWGILL COURTNEY 325 $2.00
COWGILL COURTNEY 675 $2.00
MCGRAW ROBERT J JR 3,000 $2.18
SIECKMAN KENTON D 2,000 $2.00
SIECKMAN KENTON D 2,000 $2.20
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 100 $2.16
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 1,500 $2.19
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 3,000 $2.20
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 700 $2.20
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 100 $2.15
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 700 $2.17
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 1,600 $2.19
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 800 $2.25
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 100 $2.16
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 2,200 $2.18
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 1,500 $2.20
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 100 $2.17
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 700 $2.19
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 800 $2.17
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 300 $2.21
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 100 $2.15
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 1,500 $2.20
SIECKMAN KENTON D 2,500 $2.27
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 1,200 $2.23
LOWRIE MANAGEMENT L L L P 6,000 $2.29
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