Mandalay Media Inc MNDL:OBB

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Key Information

Industry
Software & Programming
Revenues
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Net Income
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Founded
1998
 
 
Location
Mandalay Media Inc
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 2550
Los Angeles, CA 90067
United States
P: +1 (301) 601-2500

Company Description

Mandalay Media, Inc. (Mandalay) conducts its operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Twistbox Entertainment, Inc. (Twistbox) and AMV Holding Limited (AMV). Twistbox is a global publisher and distributor of entertainment content primarily focused on video and games for third generation (3G) mobile networks. Twistbox publishes its content in over 40 countries with distribution representing more than one billion subscribers. Twistbox distributes its programming and services through on-deck relationships with mobile carriers and off-deck relationships with third-party aggregation, connectivity and billing providers. On February 12, 2008, the Company acquired Twistbox Entertainment, Inc. On October 23, 2008, the Company acquired AMV Holding Limited.

Mergers & AcquisitionsWhat is Deal Status?

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 MNDL since
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Announced
29 Oct 2009
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$33.93m
+14.29%

Directors & Officers

 Name Age Officer Since Title
Robert Ellin442005Co-Chairman of the Board

Mr. Robert S. Ellin has been Co-Chairman of Mandalay Media, Inc. since February 2005, and was Chief Executive Officer from February 2005 until March 2008. Mr. Ellin is also a Managing Member of Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd., principal stockholder and a hedge fund dedicated to investing in micro-cap public companies. Mr. Ellin currently sits on the boards of Command Security Corporation (CMMD), ProLink Holdings Corporation (PLKH), MPLC, Inc. (MPNC) and U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. (USWD). Prior to joining Trinad Capital Master Fund Ltd., Mr. Ellin was the founder and President of Atlantis Equities, Inc., (Atlantis) a personal investment company. Founded in 1990, Atlantis has actively managed an investment portfolio of small capitalization public companies as well as select private company investments. Mr. Ellin frequently played an active role in Atlantis investee companies including board representation, management selection, corporate finance and other advisory services. Through Atlantis and related companies, Mr. Ellin spearheaded investments into ThQ, Inc. (OTC:THQI), Grand Toys (OTC: GRIN), Forward Industries, Inc. (OTC: FORD) and completed a leveraged buyout of S&S Industries, Inc. where he also served as President from 1996 to 1998. Prior to founding Atlantis Equities, Mr. Ellin worked in Institutional Sales at LF Rothschild and prior to that he was the Manager of Retail Operations at Lombard Securities. Mr. Ellin received his Bachelor of Arts from Pace University.

Peter Guber672007Co-Chairman of the Board

Mr. Peter Guber has served as Co-Chairman of Board of Directors of Mandalay Media, Inc. since August 2007. He is a 30-year veteran of the entertainment industry. His positions previously held include: Former Studio Chief, Columbia Pictures; Founder of Casablanca Record and Filmworks; Founder, and Former Chairman/CEO, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment; Founder and Former Co-owner, Guber-Peters Entertainment Company; Former Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). Films directly produced and executive produced by Guber have received more than 50 Academy Award nominations, including four times for Best Picture. Among his personal producing credits are Witches of Eastwick, The Deep, Color Purple, Midnight Express, The Jacket, Missing, Batman and Rain Man, which won the Oscar for best picture. During Mr. Guber’s tenure at SPE, the Motion Picture Group achieved, over four years, a domestic box office market share averaging 17%. During the same period, Sony Pictures led all competitors with a remarkable total of 120 Academy Award nominations, the highest four-year total ever for a single company. After leaving Sony in 1995, Mr. Guber formed Mandalay Entertainment Group (“Mandalay Entertainment”) as a multimedia entertainment vehicle in motion pictures, television, sports entertainment and new media. Mr. Guber is a full professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and has been a member of the faculty for over 30 years. He also can be seen every Sunday morning on the American Movie Channel (AMC), as the co-host of the critically acclaimed show, Sunday Morning Shootout. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University, and both a Masters and Juris Doctor degree in law from New York University and was recruited by Columbia Pictures Corporation from NYU where he pursued an Masters of Business Administration degree. He is a member of the New York and California Bars.

Ray Schaaf--2009President

Mr. Ray Schaaf is President of Mandalay Media, Inc. Mr. Schaaf, a veteran in the mobile entertainment industry, joins Mandalay Media as President from Arcadia Entertainment, Inc. where he served as President and CEO. Ray also served as the former President of Publishing for Glu Mobile where he built and grew the company into one of the top world-wide mobile game publishers. Schaaf's 25 years of digital media experience spans games, content, ecommerce, and mobile industries. He has led and managed companies in North America, Asia, and Europe. Prior to Arcadia, Mr. Schaaf was COO of Navio, a digital content, ecommerce, and promotions solution provider to Fox Interactive Media, Shockwave, Disney, Sony BMG, EMI, and MasterCard. Prior to Navio, he was President of Publishing at Glu Mobile (previously Sorrent) and President of Intershop, where he oversaw the Americas and APAC operations, managing both operations to profitability. Prior to Intershop, Mr. Schaaf was CEO and President of XMARC, where he launched the first location-based application deployed on a public wireless network. He has also held executive management positions at Veritas Software, NeXT Computers, and Ziff Davis. Mr. Schaaf received his Bachelor of Science degree in business from Boston College.

Paul Schaeffer612007Vice Chairman of the Board

Mr. Paul Schaeffer has served on Board of Directors of Mandalay Media, Inc. since August 2007 as Vice-Chairman. He is Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of the Mandalay Entertainment. Along with Peter Guber, Mr. Schaeffer is responsible for all aspects of the motion picture and television business, focusing primarily on the corporate and business operations of those entities. Prior to forming Mandalay Entertainment, Mr. Schaeffer was the Executive-Vice President of Sony Pictures Entertainment, overseeing the worldwide corporate operations for SPE including Worldwide Administration, Financial Affairs, Human Resources, Corporate Affairs, Legal Affairs and Corporate Communications. During his tenure, Mr. Schaeffer also had supervisory responsibility for the $105 million rebuilding and renovation of Sony Pictures Studios. Mr. Schaeffer is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts, & Sciences. A veteran of 20 years of private law practice, Mr. Schaeffer joined SPE from Armstrong, Hirsch and Levine, where he was a senior partner working with corporate entertainment clients. He spent two years as an accountant with Arthur Young & Company in Philadelphia. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and received his accounting degree from Pennsylvania State University.

Russell Burke492006Chief Financial Officer; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Twistbox

Mr. Russell Burke has served as Chief Financial Officer of Mandalay Media, Inc. since May 21, 2009 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Twistbox since December 2006 and is responsible for all aspects of Twistbox’s financial infrastructure including reporting and financial systems and information systems. He also has responsibility for strategic planning and for managing investor relationships. Mr. Burke was previously the Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand for Weight Watchers International, Inc, a publicly traded company. He had full responsibility for the company’s operations across those territories, and was a member of the company’s global executive committee. Prior to this, Mr. Burke served as the Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Pressplay, a joint venture of Sony Music and Universal Music. He joined Pressplay at the start up stage and was part of a small management team which forged a viable business in the digital music arena. He was responsible for developing all financial systems and oversaw the creation of management and external reporting; as well as international business development. Additionally, he was involved in the acquisition of Pressplay by Roxio, Inc. and the subsequent re-branding and re-launching of the service as Napster. Before joining Pressplay, Mr. Burke held a number of senior financial positions at Sony Music International in Sydney (Australia), New York and London. Mr. Burke began his career with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Australia, where over a period of 13 years he worked with a broad range of clients in the Los Angeles, Sydney and Newcastle (Australia) offices of Price Waterhouse, advising on business and compliance matters. Mr. Burke received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Newcastle (Australia).

James Lefkowitz502007Chief Operating Officer

Mr. James Lefkowitz has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Mandalay Media, Inc. He served as President of Mandalay Media, Inc. since June 2007. He is a 20 year entertainment industry veteran with a wide range of experience in law, business, finance, film and television. Mr. Lefkowitz joined Mandalay in 2007 from Cantor Fitzgerald, where he was managing director of Cantor Entertainment. Prior to Cantor, Mr. Lefkowitz was an agent for eight years at Creative Artists Agency, a talent agency in Hollywood, where he represented clients in connection with film, television, and other media ventures. He began his career as an attorney at the law firm of Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips in Los Angeles. He subsequently worked for six years as a business affairs executive at Walt Disney Studios and Touchstone Pictures. Mr. Lefkowitz is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Business Administration and Michigan Law School.

David Mandell482006Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Twistbox

Mr. David Mandell has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Twistbox since June 2006. Mr. Mandell is responsible for all corporate governance matters for Twistbox, including those related to all foreign and domestic subsidiaries and affiliated companies. Prior to joining Twistbox, Mr. Mandell was Senior Vice President, Business/Legal Affairs of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., a NASDAQ publicly traded company that engages in the development, licensing, marketing, and distribution of products and services for TV guidance and home entertainment needs of TV viewers worldwide. From October 1998 to January 2003, Mr. Mandell served as Vice President, Business/Legal Affairs of Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Playboy Enterprises, Inc., which owns adult film and television properties (Playboy Films, Playboy TV, Spice Networks), related home video imprints, and online content and gaming operations. Mr. Mandell received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law.

Jay Wolf362005Director

Mr. Jay Wolf has served on Board of Directors of Mandalay Media, Inc. since February 2005. Mr. Wolf is a partner and co-founder of Trinad. Mr. Wolf has a broad range of investment and operations experience that includes senior and subordinated debt lending, private equity and venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions and public equity investments. Prior to his work at Trinad, Mr. Wolf served as EVP of Corporate Development for Wolf Group Integrated Communications Ltd. where he was responsible for the company’s acquisition program. Mr. Wolf worked at Canadian Corporate Funding, Ltd., a Toronto-based merchant bank as an analyst in the firm’s senior debt department and subsequently for Trillium Growth Capital, the firm’s venture capital fund. Mr. Wolf is the Secretary of Zoo Entertainment, Inc. and Lateral Media, Inc. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Noble Medical Technologies, Inc. Mr. Wolf currently sits on the boards of Noble Medical Technologies, Inc., Lateral Media, Inc., Zoo Entertainment, Inc. ProLink Holdings Corporation, Xcorporeal, Inc. and Northstar Systems, Inc. Mr. Wolf is also a member of the Board of Governors at Cedars-Sinai Hospital. Mr. Wolf received his Bachelor of Arts from Dalhousie University.

Barry Regenstein522005Director

Mr. Barry I. Regenstein has served on Board of Directors of Mandalay Media, Inc. since February 2005. Mr. Regenstein is also the President and Chief Financial Officer of Command Security Corporation. Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. is a significant shareholder of Command Security Corporation and Mr. Regenstein has formerly served as a consultant for Trinad Capital Master Fund, Ltd. Mr. Regenstein has over 28 years of experience with 23 years of such experience in the aviation services industry. Mr. Regenstein was formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Globe Ground North America (previously Hudson General Corporation), and previously served as the company’s Controller and as a Vice President. Prior to joining Hudson General Corporation in 1982, he had been with Coopers & Lybrand in Washington, D.C. since 1978. Mr. Regenstein currently sits of the boards of GTJ Co., Inc., ProLink Holdings Corporation (PLKH) and MPLC, Inc. (MPNC). Mr. Regenstein is a Certified Public Accountant and received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Maryland and an Master of Science in Taxation from Long Island University.

Richard Spitz482007Director

Mr. Richard Spitz has served on Board of Directors of Mandalay Media, Inc. since November 2007. He is the head of Korn/Ferry International Global Technology Markets where he is in charge of go-to market strategy across all subsectors and regions within the technology market. Mr. Spitz has worked at Korn/Ferry International since May 1996 where he has advised investors and companies on leadership issues, talent management and senior executive recruitment. From August 1987 through May 1996, Mr. Spitz worked at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker. Mr. Spitz has served on and advises private and public company boards as well as on the Dean’s Special Task Force for New York University Law School. He also currently serves on the Board of Advisors to the Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Anderson School of Business. Mr. Spitz received a BS from California State University, Northridge, a J.D. from Tulane University Law School and an L.L.M. from New York University Law School.

Adi McAbian352008Director

Mr. Adi McAbian has served on Board of Directors of Mandalay Media, Inc. since February 2008 and is a co-founder and has been Managing Director of Twistbox since May 2003. As the Managing Director of Twistbox, Mr. McAbian is responsible for global sales and carrier relationships that span the globe. Mr. McAbian’s background includes experience as an entrepreneur and executive business leader with over 12 years experience as a business development and sales manager in the broadcast television industry. Mr. McAbian is experienced in entertainment and media rights management, licensing negotiation and production, and has previously secured deals with AOL/Time Warner, Discovery Channel, BMG, RAI, Disney, BBC and Universal among others. He has been responsible for facilitating strategic collaborations with over 60 mobile operators worldwide on content standards and minor protection legislation and he has been a frequent speaker, lecturing on adult mobile content business and management issues throughout Europe and the U.S., including conferences organized by iWireless World, Mobile Entertainment Forum, and Informa.

Kevin McCurdy--2009Director

Mr. Kevin McCurdy is the Director of Mandalay Media, Inc. During a 10-year career at Electronic Arts (EA), a interactive entertainment software company, Mr. McCurdy held several senior positions including Vice President of Product Development, Vice President of Technology, and Vice President of Online. He founded EA's Online Division, the company's strategy and technology effort onto the Internet. As Vice President of Technology for World Wide Studios, he was a member of the Office of the President where he played a key role in the company's M&A efforts, strategic relationships, and platform transition strategies. Mr. McCurdy is currently CEO and Co-Founder of Vivaty, a web platform and online service for highly immersive, personalized, and easy-to-use 3D virtual worlds easily accessed in the web browser and integrated with existing web communities and content. His 20-year career also includes previously serving as CEO of Blaze Entertainment, where he built the company into a global mobile publisher, distributing mobile games on 100 carriers worldwide. Mr. McCurdy is a board member of Majesco Entertainment (NASDAQ:COOL).

Officers & Directors data as of Nov 21 2009.+ View all 12 Officers & Directors

Institutional Shareholders

 Holder Shares Held % of Shares Held 
Trinad Management LLC9.99m25.05%as of 14 Jul 2009
ValueAct Capital Management LP561.80k1.41%as of 14 Jul 2009
Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.