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Jeff Oscodar, President and Chief Executive Officer: Mr.
Oscodar has been director, president and chief executive officer of ZVUE
Corporation since November 2004. Prior to joining ZVUE Corporation,
Oscodar founded and ran Rule 168 Advisors from July 1999 to November 2004,
a consulting firm focused on the commercialization of new technology. At Rule
168, he advised Raytheon on how to turn defense industry applications into
valuable commercial operations. Previously, he co-founded InfoGear Technology
Corporation, which produced the first Web-enabled telephone and was sold to
Cisco Systems in March 2000 for $301 million. While at InfoGear, Oscodar developed
content partnerships with companies such as Amazon.com, eToys, Time Inc., USA
Today and Yahoo!, among others.
Carl Page, Chief Technology Officer: Mr. Page, chief technology
officer and director, was a co-founder of eGroups, Inc., where he helped build
a network of 14 million users who relied on eGroups to support Web-based collaborative
work efforts. eGroups was eventually acquired by Yahoo! in 2000 for more than
$425 million and is today known as Yahoo! Groups.
Tom Hillman, Interim Chief Financial Officer: Mr. Hillman joined ZVUE in April 2007 and until his appointment as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer in December 2007, he was the Company’s VP of Finance and Strategy. Before joining ZVUE, Hillman served as financial advisor to a number of start-up organizations and was a key member of the financial management team of publicly traded Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream for 13 years, serving as Assistant Treasurer and as well as directing the company’s financial planning and analysis activities. During his tenure, Dreyer’s grew from $380 million to over $2 billion in sales and was ultimately acquired by Nestle in a multi-billion dollar transaction. Prior to Dreyer’s, Hillman held financial positions with an investment banking firm and Ernst & Young after graduating from Stanford University with a degree in economics.
Paul Chen, Vice President of ZVUE Products: Mr. Chen joined ZVUE in December 2007 and is responsible for the Company’s hardware initiatives. Chen brings over 10 years of sales and marketing leadership in highly competitive hardware markets with demonstrated success in building brands, securing new business and forging strong relationships with external business partners. Chen has extensive manufacturing and logistics experience with manufacturers in Asia. Prior to joining ZVUE, Chen was Executive Vice President, Licensing and Marketing, for Performance Designed Products, Inc., a leader in the manufacture of video game controller and accessory sales in North America under the brand name Pelican. From 2001 to 2006, Chen was a key member of the management team of NubyTech, Inc., a leading innovator in video game accessories with an emphasis in high-end collectible and licensed video game console controllers, where he served as President and COO from 2003 through 2006 and as Vice President of Sales and Marketing from 2001 through 2003. Chen has a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Mark Sun, Vice President of Engineering: Mr. Sun joined ZVUE in July 2007 and is responsible for the Company's web development initiatives and web operations. Sun brings over 10 years of expertise in web engineering leadership, open source technology, and scalable web architecture. Prior to join ZVUE, Sun was Senior Director of Engineering for Knight Ridder Digital where he oversaw and managed the web development projects for Knight Ridder's 32 web sites and realcities network. Prior to Knight Ridder Digital, Sun co-founded JustLinux.com, a portal dedicated to Linux and open source development, and later acquired by Internet.com in 2000. Sun has a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Missouri, Columbia and a Bachelor of Science degree from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
In addition to Jeff Oscodar and Carl Page, the following
persons serve on our Board of Directors:
Bill Keating, Chairman: Mr. Keating
has been a member of the board of directors of ZVUE
since October 2004. Since 2004, Mr. Keating has been
the Chief Executive Officer of Xtend Networks, a division
of Vyyo, Inc., a provider of cable television multimedia-service
router bandwidth solutions. He is a founding member
of Nekei, a venture-catalyst consulting company formed
in 2002, and is a 25-year veteran of the technology
industry. A number of recent business ventures for
which Mr. Keating helped to arrange funding have either
gone public or been successfully acquired. These include
Moxi Digital (sold to Paul Allen in 2002) and WebTV
(sold to Microsoft in 1997). In addition, from 1997
to 2000, Mr. Keating was General Manager at Microsoft
TV, a division of Microsoft that provided broadband
middleware for worldwide cable, telco and satellite
television. From 1993 to 1996, he was Senior Vice President
at General Magic, a leading supplier of PDAs and intelligent
online services. From 1991 to 1992, he was Vice President
and General Manager at Rational Software, a leading
supplier of software development tools. From 1985 to
1991, he was Director of Technology Marketing at Sun
Microsystems, a leading supplier of workstations, servers
and enterprise software platforms.
Dr. Carl Goldfischer, Director: Dr. Goldfischer has been a member of our board of directors since August 2006. Dr. Goldfischer has been a Managing Director of Bay City Capital (BCC) since 2001 and serves on its Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Dr. Goldfischer’s background includes extensive public and private investment and transaction work, as well as clinical trial development knowledge. Prior to joining BCC, Dr. Goldfischer was, from 1996 until mid-2000, Chief Financial Officer of ImCloneSystems, where he oversaw financial operations and strategic planning. Previously, Dr. Goldfischer was a Research Analyst with the Reliance Insurance Company, helping to establish its portfolio and presence in the health care investment community. Dr. Goldfischer currently serves as a director for Avera Pharmaceuticals, EnteroMedics, Etex Corporation, MAP Pharma-ceuticals, Metabolex, Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc., PTC Therapeutics, and Syntonix Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Goldfischer is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Sarah Lawrence College. He received an MD with honors in Scientific Research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and a BA from Sarah Lawrence College.
Robert Austrian, Director: Mr. Austrian has been a member of our board of directors since January 2007. Mr. Austrian has been the Chief Executive Officer of Brown & Herbranson Imaging, Inc., a leading developer of 3-D databases of human dentition and human anatomy for medical and educational purposes, since 2006. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Austrian was a senior software analyst for Banc of America Securities. Mr. Austrian received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University in 1985 and Masters of Business Administration from New York University, Stern School of Business in 1991.
Mitchell Koulouris, Director: Mr. Koulouris has been a successful entrepreneur in the media and entertainment industries over the last 17 years. He was founder and, from March 2006 to August 2007, the President and CEO of Digital Music Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMGI), one of the leading distributors and aggregators of digital entertainment assets. Since its inception in February 2004 to February 2006, Mr. Koulouris served in the same capacities for Digital Musicworks International, Incorporated, a digital music distributor and aggregator that was acquired by Digital Music Group, Inc. in February 2006. Prior to that, from January 1992 to December 2003, Mr. Koulouris was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Informant Communications Group, Inc. (ICG), a magazine publisher focused on information technology and software development issues and practices. Mr. Koulouris attended the San Jose State School of Journalism specializing in broadcast journalism (radio and television).
Allan Grafman, Director: Mr. Grafman is president of All Media Ventures, a consulting and advisory firm for media companies and private equity investors since 1997. He is also an operating partner of Mercury Capital Partners, a private equity fund investing in media, entertainment and internet ventures since 2005. Previously, he served as president of Archie Comics Entertainment (2003 to 2005), CEO of Modelwire, a digital media company delivering model picture portfolios to advertising agencies (2000-2001). Grafman has also served as President/CEO of Modelwire, as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Hallmark Entertainment, as vice president at Tribune Entertainment and VP/GM of Capital Cities Cable. Mr. Grafman is currently on the Board of Directors of Majesco Entertainment Co. (NASDAQ: COOL) and serves as its non-executive Chairman. Mr. Grafman received both his Master of International Affairs and his MBA in Finance from Columbia University, where he was designated an International Fellow and Beta Gamma Sigma. He is a graduate of Indiana University in Russian Language and Literature, Phi Beta Kappa.
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