Directors and Officers
Set forth below are the directors and officers of Digital Lava:
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Dr. James W. Stigler.... 44 Chairman of the Board
Joshua D.J. Sharfman.... 41 Chief Executive Officer and Director
Thomas H. Stigler....... 42 Vice President, Sales and Business Strategy and Director
Roger Berman............ 44 Director
Gerald Porter........... 54 Director
Danny Gampe............. 44 Chief Financial Officer
Patricia Bodner......... 36 Vice President of Worldwide Marketing
Michael Goodell......... 42 Vice President of Consulting and Services
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Dr. James W. Stigler has served as Chairman of the Board for Digital Lava
since its inception in July 1995. He is currently a part-time employee of
Digital Lava. Dr. Stigler is a professor, author and researcher in the fields
of education, psychology and video research. Since 1991, Dr. Stigler has served
as a Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. From 1983 to 1991,
Dr. Stigler served as an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago. Dr.
Stigler holds an A.B. degree from Brown University, a Masters degree from the
University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Dr.
Stigler is the brother of Thomas Stigler.
Joshua D.J. Sharfman has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of
Digital Lava since May 1996. Upon completion of this offering, Mr. Sharfman
will become President of Digital Lava. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Sharfman served
as Vice President of Research and Development at ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc., a
cross-platform object-oriented software firm. From 1993 to 1994, he operated
his own software development consulting firm. From 1984 to 1993, Mr. Sharfman
served as Executive Vice President of Research and Development at Dassault
Systemes USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault Systemes SARL, and in a
variety of marketing and development management functions at CADAM Inc., both
of which are CAD/CAM software vendors. From 1981 to 1984, Mr. Sharfman served
as Section Head of the Electro-Optical and Data Systems Group at Hughes
Aircraft Company. Since 1980, Mr. Sharfman has also served as an Adjunct
Professor of Engineering at the University of Southern California. Mr. Sharfman
holds a B.S. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a M.S.
degree from the University of Southern California.
Thomas H. Stigler has served as Vice President, Sales and Business Strategy
and a director of Digital Lava since November 1995. From January to November
1995, Mr. Stigler served as an Account Executive at Sybase, Inc, a database
software company. From January 1993 to January 1995, Mr. Stigler served as
District Manager of the Gulf Coast Region for Hitachi Data Systems Corp. From
December 1980 to January 1993, Mr. Stigler held several sales and management
positions at IBM Corporation including Account Executive and Marketing Manager.
Mr. Stigler holds a B.S. degree in Radio, TV and Film from Northwestern
University. Mr. Stigler is the brother of Dr. James Stigler.
Roger Berman has served as a director of Digital Lava since its inception in
July 1995. He is currently a part-time employee of Digital Lava. From July 1995
to December 1997, Mr. Berman was
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the President of Digital Lava. Prior to joining Digital Lava, Mr. Berman served
as President of St. Eve International, Inc., an apparel company, from May 1992
to July 1995 and Sherne Lingerie, Inc. from January 1986 to December 1991. Mr.
Berman holds a B.A degree from Hamilton College and an MBA from New York
University.
Gerald Porter has served as a director of Digital Lava since January 1996.
Mr. Porter has been a consultant in the software services industry since 1995.
From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Porter served as President of Systems and Computer
Technology Corp., a software development company. Prior to 1989, Mr. Porter
held several senior positions in the banking industry, including Senior Vice
President at Bank of America and Chief Operating Officer at American Security
Bank. Mr. Porter holds a B.A. degree from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania.
Danny Gampe has served as Chief Financial Officer of Digital Lava since
January 1998. From 1997 to January 1998, Mr. Gampe served as Vice President of
Finance and Administration for eShare Technologies, an Internet software
development firm. From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Gampe served as Chief Financial
Officer of Robbins Research International, a seminar development company. From
1991 to 1992, Mr. Gampe served as Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis at
Wahlco Environmental Systems, Inc. Mr. Gampe holds a B.A. degree from the
University of California at Long Beach and an MBA from the University of
Redlands. In addition, Mr. Gampe has been a Certified Management Accountant
since 1993.
Patricia Bodner has served as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for
Digital Lava since May 1997. From September 1995 to December 1996, Ms. Bodner
served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Inscape, a joint-venture
between Warner Music Group, HBO and Nash New Media. From November 1994 to
August 1995, Ms. Bodner served as Vice President of Marketing for BMG Video, a
division of BMG Entertainment of North America. From November 1991 to November
1994, Ms. Bodner served as Vice President of Marketing at New Line Home Video,
a division of Time Warner Inc. From September 1986 to November 1991, Ms. Bodner
served as National Sales Promotion Manager at Warner Home Video, a division of
Time Warner Inc. Ms. Bodner holds a B.A. degree from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
Michael Goodell has served as Vice President of Consulting and Services for
Digital Lava since October 1997. From June 1979 to September 1997, Mr. Goodell
held several positions at IBM Corporation, including Principal of Consulting,
Manager of Industry Marketing, Marketing Manager and Senior Sales
Representative. Mr. Goodell holds a B.S. and a M.S. degree from Rice
University.
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