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Mood Media Announces Changes to Board of Directors
Gary Shenk , David Richards Appointed as Independent Directors Lorne Abony and...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nGary Shenk, David Richards Appointed as Independent Directors\n\n\nLorne Abony and Justin Beckett to Step Down\n\n\nTORONTO, Jan. 31, 2014 /CNW/ - Mood Media Corporation (ISIN:\n CA61534J1057) (TSX: MM) (LSE AIM: MM) (\"Mood Media\" or the \"Company\")\n today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Gary Shenk\n and David V. Richards as new independent directors, effective today.\n Messrs. Shenk and Richards succeed Lorne Abony and Justin Beckett, who\n will step down from the Board and have served as directors since 2005\n and 2004, respectively.\n\n\nMr. Shenk is a seasoned digital media and communications business\n executive with significant experience in licensing, operations, sales\n and marketing. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of\n Corbis Corporation, a leading digital content and worldwide\n entertainment and licensing company founded and owned by Bill Gates.\n Mr. Shenk joined Corbis in 2003 to found the Company's Rights Services\n unit, responsible for business development, which became the preeminent\n leader in this market under his direction. Prior to Corbis, Mr. Shenk\n founded FlixMix, a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Pictures, which\n was instrumental in establishing new licensing formats and brokering\n transactions between studios.\n\n\nMr. Richards brings extensive accounting and financial expertise to the\n Board. He currently serves as the President and Managing Director of\n Network Capital Management Inc., a private investment management\n company that invests primarily in energy related companies and special\n situations. Mr. Richards founded the company in 1997. Mr. Richards is a\n chartered public accountant and prior to founding Network Capital\n Management served as a partner at both PriceWaterhouseCoopers and\n Arthur Andersen and Co.\n\n\n\"On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to welcome Gary and\n David to Mood Media,\" said Philippe von Stauffenberg, Chairman of the\n Board. \"I am excited that two insightful business executives of this\n caliber are joining our Board. As a prominent leader in the licensing\n and digital media markets, Gary will play an integral role in helping\n Mood continue to build upon its leadership position in the interactive\n customer solutions space. We look forward to his contributions as our\n CEO Steve Richards...