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Mr. Weiner was appointed President of New Frontier Media, Inc. in February 2003 and was then appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer in January 2004. Prior to being appointed President, he held the title of Executive Vice President and co-founded the Company in 1995. As Executive Vice President, Mr. Weiner oversaw content acquisitions, network programming, and all contract negotiations related to the business affairs of the Company. In addition, he was instrumental in securing over $20 million to finance the infrastructure build-out and key library acquisitions necessary to launch the Company's 8 television networks.
Mr. Weiner's experience in entertainment and educational software began with the formation of Inroads Interactive, Inc. in May 1995. Inroads Interactive, based in Boulder, Colorado, was a reference software publishing company dedicated to aggregating still picture, video, and text to create interactive, educational-based software. Among Inroad Interactive's award winning releases were titles such as Multimedia Dogs, Multimedia Photography, and Exotic Pets. These titles sold over 1 million copies throughout the world through its affiliate label status with Broderbund Software and have been translated into ten different languages. Mr. Weiner was instrumental in negotiating the sale of Inroads Interactive to Quarto Holdings PLC, a UK-based book publishing concern.
Prior to this, Mr. Weiner was in the real estate business for 20 years, specializing in shopping center development and redevelopment in the southeast and northwest. He was involved as an owner, developer, manager, and syndicator of real estate in excess of $250 million.
Mr. Boenish is a 20-year veteran of the cable television industry. In October 2000, Mr. Boenish was named president of Colorado Satellite Broadcasting, Inc and in June 2005 Mr. Boenish was named President of New Frontier Media, Inc. He currently oversees the operations of the Company's Transactional TV and Internet Groups. Mr. Boenish joined CSB as the Senior Vice President of Affiliate Sales in February 1999. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Boenish was employed by Jones Intercable from 1994 - 1999. While at Jones he held the positions of National Sales Manager for Superaudio, a cable radio service serving more than 9 million cable customers. He was promoted to Director of Sales for Great American Country a new country music video service in 1997.
While at Great American Country Mr. Boenish was responsible for adding more than 5 million new customers to the service while competing directly with Country Music Television, a CBS cable network. From 1988 - 1994 he sold cable television advertising on systems owned by Time Warner, TCI, COX, Jones, Comcast and other cable systems. Mr. Boenish holds a B.S. degree in Marketing from St. Cloud State University.
Scott Piper joined New Frontier Media, Inc. in February 2007 as Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining New Frontier Media, Mr. Piper was employed by EchoStar Communications, the parent company of DISH Network. From 1994 to 2006 Mr. Piper held a number of posts at DISH, including acting CIO, and most recently, Vice President of DISH's IPTV initiative. Mr. Piper has been an IT professional for approximately 18 years and has held senior IT leadership roles for the past 11 years. He has extensive experience in IT infrastructure design and delivery for large scale enterprises, including the implementation of over fifteen customer contact centers, some with as many as 1,500 seats. Mr. Piper was responsible for one of the first successful large Voice over IP (VoIP) contact centers in the U.S. Mr. Piper holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Finance from the University of Colorado and a Masters in Science in Telecommunications from the University of Denver.
Mr. Williams has served as Chief Financial Officer since April 2008. Mr. Williams served as the Corporate Controller of New Frontier Media from October 2006 until April 2008. From February 2004 until October 2006, Mr. Williams was employed by eFunds Corporation (which was acquired by Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.) and served in various senior manager roles, including management of Securities and Exchange Commission filings and correspondence; financial contract management for significant transactions including business acquisitions, business dispositions, and debt financing; and financial management and analysis of the company's corporate costs. Prior to February 2004, Mr. Williams was employed by Ernst and Young, LLP as a manager within the assurance and advisory services group.
Mr. Callipari joined New Frontier Media in August 2006 as the Vice President of Legal Affairs and shortly thereafter was promoted to General Counsel. He is responsible for New Frontier's legal and human resources functions. Mr. Callipari started his legal career over 14 years ago in Washington, D.C. where he practiced commercial litigation from 1994 to 1999 with a large, international law firm. More recently, he served as captive outside and then in-house counsel to Level 3 Communications, an unaffiliated international communications company, from 1999 to 2006, where he was responsible for a wide range of world-wide litigation and transactional matters, including the negotiation of several multi-million dollar telecommunication infrastructure asset purchases and sales. He graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1994, is a member of the Colorado, Virginia and District of Columbia Bars and has been admitted to practice before numerous federal courts throughout the United States.
Mr. Weiner was appointed President of New Frontier Media, Inc. in February 2003 and was then appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer in January 2004. Prior to being appointed President, he held the title of Executive Vice President and co-founded the Company in 1995. As Executive Vice President, Mr. Weiner oversaw content acquisitions, network programming, and all contract negotiations related to the business affairs of the Company. In addition, he was instrumental in securing over $20 million to finance the infrastructure build-out and key library acquisitions necessary to launch the Company's 8 television networks.
Mr. Weiner's experience in entertainment and educational software began with the formation of Inroads Interactive, Inc. in May 1995. Inroads Interactive, based in Boulder, Colorado, was a reference software publishing company dedicated to aggregating still picture, video, and text to create interactive, educational-based software. Among Inroad Interactive's award winning releases were titles such as Multimedia Dogs, Multimedia Photography, and Exotic Pets. These titles sold over 1 million copies throughout the world through its affiliate label status with Broderbund Software and have been translated into ten different languages. Mr. Weiner was instrumental in negotiating the sale of Inroads Interactive to Quarto Holdings PLC, a UK-based book publishing concern.
Prior to this, Mr. Weiner was in the real estate business for 20 years, specializing in shopping center development and redevelopment in the southeast and northwest. He was involved as an owner, developer, manager, and syndicator of real estate in excess of $250 million.
Since 1993, Mr. Isaacman has been a senior member of Isaacman, Kaufman & Painter, P.C., a Los Angeles, California law firm. Mr. Isaacman is a renowned litigation attorney representing general corporate clients as well as clients from the media and entertainment industries. He is considered an expert on First Amendment rights and has experience in areas of copyright, antitrust, securities, right to privacy and general entertainment law. Mr. Isaacman has successfully defended clients on First Amendment cases throughout the judicial system up to and including the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Isaacman received his undergraduate at Penn State University and received his law degree from Harvard University Law School. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is included in the Best Lawyers in America.
Since February 2004, Mr. Woo's major emphasis has been the resumption of his position as President of Regal Financial & Development Corporation, a real estate development and planning firm. However, during the period of February 2004 through April 2005, Mr. Woo also served part-time as the CEO, President and Director of Consolidated Food Service Corporation, an owner and operator of a small chain of steakhouse restaurants in northern California. From 1997 through 2002, Mr. Woo was President and director of Steakhouse Partners, Inc., an operator of 65 full-service steakhouse restaurants located in 11 states. From 1985 through 1996, Mr. Woo was President of Regal Financial & Development Corporation. While at Regal Financial and Development Corporation, Mr. Woo was responsible for acquisitions, feasibility analyses, financing and the overall coordination of all development and construction projects with an emphasis on residential single family homes and multiple residential units. Mr. Woo managed over $300 million of real estate development projects in the Western United States under this entity. Mr. Woo has wide experience in accounting, taxes and management advisory services, actively practicing in his midsize CPA firm for a period of ten years. Mr. Woo graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Finance and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.
Since 2004, Ms. Hubbard has served as outside general counsel to several investment banking and technology-related companies based in Colorado, California, and New York, advising them on corporate, securities, licensing, compliance, employment, real estate, and franchise issues. In addition, since the early 1990's she has served as either an arbitrator or mediator in over 100 different cases administered by the American Arbitration Association and the National Association for Securities Dealers. She has also been appointed to numerous special arbitration panels set up by the FTC, the FCC and the SEC. From 1992 through June 2001, Ms. Hubbard was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Daniels & Associates, L.P., and also served as an advisor to its executive committee. Located in Denver, Colorado, Daniels & Associates is a leader in mergers-and-acquisitions and financial services to the cable, telecommunications, media and internet industries worldwide. Prior to that, she was a partner in the corporate/securities group of Holland & Hart L.L.P., the largest law firm in the Rocky Mountain region. Ms. Hubbard is currently the chair of the Colorado Bar Association Communications Law Section. Ms. Hubbard received her A.B. with high honors from Stanford University in 1980 and attended Georgetown Law School and the University of Colorado Law School, from which she received her J.D. in 1983.
Since November 2006, Mr. Nicholas has served as Vice President/General Manager for BigBand Networks, a privately held company specializing in developing innovative solutions that allow cable television operators to deliver enhanced video, data and voice applications. From March 2005 to November 2006, Mr. Nicholas was the Senior Vice President of Strategic Sales for Xtend Networks, a division of Vyyo, Inc., an Atlanta, Georgia based provider of solutions that expands bandwidth of hybrid fiber coax networks. From February 2004 to March 2005, Mr. Nicholas was Vice President of Worldwide Sales for N2 Broadband Inc., a provider of open-platform solutions that allow cable network operators and content providers to offer on-demand services like video-on-demand (VOD). From January 2000 to February 2004, Mr. Nicholas was the Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Concurrent Computer Corporation. In that position, he was responsible for creating and implementing VOD business strategies, overseeing sales and support services, and negotiating contracts with Concurrent's major customers such as Comcast Corporation, Time Warner, Inc., and Charter Communications, Inc. Prior to joining Concurrent, Mr. Nicholas was Executive Vice President of the Industrial Systems Division of Pioneer Electronics Corporation from 1995 - 1999, where he played a lead role in securing a major contract with Time Warner to supply its digital set top boxes.
Since May 2002, Mr. Timoshenko has served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Weiser LLP, a national accounting firm, overseeing the marketing, communications, and research departments and serving as an advisor on strategic marketing issues. Mr. Timoshenko also is an associate of the American Bar Association, teaching courses and holding seminars and training sessions on strategic marketing, negotiating, and networking. In 2002, Mr. Timoshenko developed the Annual Firm Marketing Forum for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has, since its inception, served as its chair. Additionally, Mr. Timoshenko is the organizer and sponsor for Weiser LLP of the St. John�s University Executive-In-Residence Program, where he directs a collaborative program designed to provide top students with practical exposure to business in preparation and development of their careers. Prior to Weiser LLP, Mr. Timoshenko served as Director of Marketing at a leading media and entertainment law firm on the east coast and as a Director of Marketing & Practice Development at a leading regional accounting and consulting firm, and has held management positions with Levine Huntley Vick & Beaver Advertising Agency. Mr. Timoshenko graduated summa cum laude from St. John's University.
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