Board of Directors
Bruce Goldstein
Bruce is a highly accomplished senior business executive with extensive experience
as the driving force behind business development, strategic planning, and marketing.
He possesses a unique combination of operational and strategic expertise leveraged
to successfully manage, restructure, and reposition commerce, media, and entertainment
businesses. Bruce is a former CEO, Universal Management, CEO, Worldwide Thai LTD.,
Executive Vice President at both Internet Shopping Network and Styleclick, both
USA Networks companies (now InterActiveCorp) and Senior Vice President of MY-CD, a
unit of Bandai America.
Barry Hall
Barry Hall has nearly 30 years of business experience that combines a strong financial
background with a deep knowledge and practice of general management. He has been
a CEO, COO or CFO for a variety of publicly and privately traded Internet, high
technology, and telecommunications companies. Among the companies that Barry worked for prior to joining Thwapr are EarthLink,
Inc. where he was the Chief Financial Officer and led its IPO and CalAmp Corp where
he served Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. While at CalAmp he developed and
directed the overall business strategy and marketing plan that turned this publicly
held manufacturer of satellite television and wireless cable amplifiers from near
bankruptcy to the #10 small corporation in the United States (Business Week, May
24, 1993).
Robert Rosenblatt
Since 2006 Mr. Rosenblatt has worked as a management consultant under the name of
Rosenblatt Consulting LLC specializing in mergers and acquisition and strategic
alliances. From November 2004 to March 2006 Mr. Rosenblatt served as Group President
and Chief Operating Officer of Tommy Hilfiger B.V. Prior to his position at Hilfiger,
Mr. Rosenblatt was President of Home Shopping Network USA and CFO and Senior Vice
President of Bloomingdale's Department Stores. Mr. Rosenblatt serves as a director
on two other boards; Red Rock Pictures Holdings, Inc., a development stage publically
held developer and distributor of direct response infomercials, and University of
Arts and Music a privately held start-up company. Mr. Rosenblatt's management consulting
and executive expertise and experience will make him an effective member of the
Board of Directors.
Leonard Dreyer
Since 2009 Mr. Dreyer served as Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Philanthropic
Foundation of California State University, Fullerton. From March 2003 to September
2005 Mr. Dreyer served on the Board of Directors and was the Chairman of the Audit
Committee of Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc. Prior to that Mr. Dreyer was Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Marie Callender Restaurants, Inc. Mr. Dreyer's wealth
of experience in business operations and corporate governance, including his experience
as Chairman of an Audit Committee, will bring valuable leadership and executive
experience to the Board of Directors.
Bernadine A. Santistevan
Since March 2008 Ms. Santistevan has served as Managing Director of Das Equity Advisors,
a private equity advisory company. She has held this position since March 2008.
From May 2007 to March 2008 she was Executive Vice President of Tradeworx, Inc.
and also served as Chief Executive Officer of Net Studio, LLC which was majority-owned
by Tradeworx. Ms. Santistevan is also a general partner in Santo LLC since February
2003 which serves as an umbrella company for her various consulting and production
activities. Ms. Santistevan's private equity experience will bring valuable financial
expertise to the Board of Directors of the Company.