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Career Moves: February 1, 2007

Authored by dmw on February 1, 2007 - 1:39pm.
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CBS Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has elected Leonard Goldberg, one of television and film's most accomplished producers and executives, to serve on the company's board. Goldberg has served as President of 20th Century Fox, Head of Programming at the ABC Television Network and as Head of Production for Screen Gems (now Columbia Pictures Television).
www.cbscorporation.com


HandHeld Entertainment today announced that it has named software industry analyst Robert B. Austrian to its board of directors, an addition to the board that puts the company in full compliance with NASDAQ regulations. Austrian will also serve on the Nominating, Compensation and Audit committees of the board. Austrian has held senior positions with Banc of America Securities, Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Brown & Herbranson Imaging, a provider of 3-D software databases.
www.hheld.com/ir or call 415-495-6470


Ripple, a developer, distributor and programmer of out-of-home digital networks, announced the addition of five persons to its executive team and two to its board of advisors.

Joe Hasenzahl - Vice President, Operations
Joe Hasenzahl is responsible for operations and logistics related to the company's business and the establishment of out-of-home digital networks, including sourcing, provisioning, site surveys, installation, and maintenance of Ripple's networks. Prior to joining Ripple, Joe served as the Director of Retail Systems at BCBG Max Azria.

Adam Korman - Vice President, Design & User Experience
Adam Korman is responsible for the overall user experience of Ripple's products and services. Prior to joining Ripple, Adam worked at Yahoo! Music, designing a subscription music service for the PC desktop, mobile phones and media center computers.

Matthew New - Vice President, Products
Heading up the product team for Ripple, Matt New drives the products and services roadmap for the company, bringing more than 10 years of experience in managing desktop and mobile products to the Ripple team. Before joining Ripple, Matt was at Yahoo! for seven years, where he ran the Messenger product from 1999 to 2003 and the Music Engine product from 2003 to 2006.

Jason Seldon - Vice President, Finance and Administration
Jason Seldon oversees accounting, finance, human resources, and business operations for Ripple. Previously with Disney, Jason led the financial forecasting efforts of the studio's billion-dollar International Home Entertainment division.

Ron Vaisbort - Vice President, Corporate Alliances
Ron Vaisbort is responsible for defining the Company's content strategy and establishing new programming, technology, marketing and distribution relationships. He served in a similar capacity as Intel's Media & Entertainment Alliances Director, where he was responsible for worldwide strategic planning and business relationships between Intel and content rights holders.

Kerry W. Coin - Board of Advisors
Kerry W. Coin is the Principal and co-founder of The KERMA GROUP, LLC, a management consulting firm specializing in operations and organizational change.

Amin Vahdat - Board of Advisors
Amin Vahdat is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at UC San Diego and is the Director of the Center for Networked Systems.
www.rippletv.com

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