Jamie Kellner is a founder of ACME and has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since 1997. Mr. Kellner was also a founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the WB Network from 1993 to 2004. Additionally, from March 2001 through March 2003, Mr. Kellner served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AOL Time Warner's Television Networks division. Previously, Mr. Kellner was President of Fox Broadcasting Company since its inception in 1986 to 1993.
Doug Gealy is a founder of ACME and has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer and as a member of our Board since 1997. Since December of 1996, Mr. Gealy has been involved in development activities for ACME. Before founding ACME, Mr. Gealy served for one year as Executive Vice President of Benedek Broadcasting Corporation. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Gealy was a Vice President and General Manager of WCMH and its local marketing agreement, WWHO, both in Columbus, Ohio, and following the acquisition of these stations by NBC, served as President and General Manager of these stations.
Tom Allen is a founder of ACME and has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and as a member of our Board since 1997. Since June 1996, Mr. Allen has been involved in development activities for ACME. From August 1993 to May 1996, Mr. Allen was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Virgin Interactive Entertainment. Before that Mr. Allen served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Fox Broadcasting Company from 1986 to 1993.
Michael Corrigan was appointed to the Board in April, 2004. Mr. Corrigan is a principal of Shelbourne Capital Partners, LLC, ("Shelbourne"), a company which he co-founded in 1999. Shelbourne is a financial advisory and merchant banking firm that focuses on media, entertainment and early stage software companies. Prior to forming Shelbourne, he was a private investor. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Corrigan served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Before that, Mr. Corrigan, from 1978 to 1997, held various positions in a 19-year career with the international accounting firm, Price Waterhouse LLP, including senior partner in the firm's Entertainment, Media and Communications practice. Mr. Corrigan is also an investor in, and acting chief financial officer, of Goldhil Entertainment, a privately held home entertainment distributor.
Frederick Wasserman has served as a member of our Board since December 2006. Mr. Wasserman currently provides financial and management consultant services to small and micro-cap companies. From 2005 through 2006, Mr. Wasserman served as Chief Operating and Chief Financial officer of Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Company, a manufacturer and distributor of licensed sportswear. From 2002 through 2005, he served as the President of Goebel of North America, the U.S. subsidiary of W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik GmbH & Co., an international manufacturer of collectibles, gifts and home decor, which he joined in 2001 as the Chief Financial Officer. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Wasserman served in various management positions for Papel Giftware, a privately owned giftware company. Mr. Wasserman currently serves on the board of directors of Allied Defense Group, Inc., a publicly traded company on the American Stock Exchange and of TeamStaff, Inc., a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ Global Market.
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