President, COO,
Cinedigm Software Division
jmiller@cinedigm.com

Jim Miller, president and chief operating officer of the Cinedigm Software Division, had previously served as the chief financial officer of Hollywood Software since 2000. Prior to that, he was Vice President and Corporate Controller at Viacom’s publicly held Spelling Entertainment Group, where he was responsible for Financial Planning, Accounting, Public Reporting, MIS and Business Operations for the many entertainment businesses in their portfolio. Prior to Spelling, Jim was interim CFO at Silver King Broadcasting Unit following its acquisition of Savoy Pictures, where he was also the Vice President and Corporate Controller for three years. Savoy Pictures was a publicly traded, start-up film and television production and distribution company with interests in broadcasting. Jim is a Certified Public Accountant who began his career in the entertainment practice of KPMG Peat Marwick, after which he spent 5 years in Finance and Planning at The Walt Disney Studios.

President,
Cinedigm Content and Entertainment Group
jdern@cinedigm.com

A global strategic and business visionary, Jonathan Dern can be found regularly on industry panels, quoted in articles and consulted for his insights into both the past and future of production, distribution and the entertainment business.

Mr. Dern is the President and co-founder of Cinedigm’s Content and Entertainment Group, the world leader in digital theatrical distribution of targeted entertainment. Kidtoons, the first national program distributed by Cinedigm Entertainment Group, was launched in 2004 and focuses on bringing family friendly matinee programming to theaters nationwide. Since its inception, Kidtoons has exhibited more than 200 kids’ movies and specials, including Bionicles, Barbie, Thomas the Tank Engine, Bob the Builder, Care Bears and more.  Cinedigm Entertainment Group now has a number of theatrical programs that deliver entertainment to under-served audiences, playing in under-utilized time slots in theatres, including programs of opera, concerts, faith, urban, anime, Kidtoons and high-octane sports. Cinedigm Content and Entertainment Group is the exclusive provider of LIVE 3D, digital, in-theatre events through their CineLive™ program.

Dern co-founded SD Entertainment (SD) with highly respected animation executive Paul Sabella.  Previously, Dern and Sabella had spent the 1990s founding and running MGM Animation.  Since its inception in 1999, SD has become one of the most respected companies in animation today.

At SD, Dern focuses his energies on forming strategic alliances with entities as diverse as studios, broadcast and cable networks and Internet program providers.   Simultaneously, he has produced television series and movies for a long list of clients, including Hasbro, HIT Entertainment, MGA, Hallmark, Chorion and American Greetings.

Before teaming with Sabella, Dern was with DIC Enterprises, as well as Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures. He began his career in the Motion Picture Literary department at the William Morris Agency.

SVP Finance and Accounting
jbrownson@cinedigm.com

John B. Brownson assumed the role of SVP Finance and Accounting in September of 2011, prior to which he was president of UniqueScreen Media (USM), the in-cinema advertising division Cinedigm sold to Screenvision in September 2011.  Since 2002, Brownson has held numerous executive level positions within Cinedigm and UniqueScreen Media, including SVP – Finance and Administration for Cinedigm Corporate, SVP – Finance and Accounting for USM and CFO of USM. Prior to USM he served as Chief Financial Officer and/or Chief Operating Officer of various large and small companies including Herberger’s Department Stores, a $300 million multi–state department store retailer, Highland Superstores, Inc., a near-billion dollar national electronics superstore chain, Divisional Vice President of a unit of the former Allied Stores Corporation and St. Cloud Truck Sales, Inc., a 30 million dollar Freightliner dealership. John, a CPA, began his career with Touche Ross & Co. (now Deloitte Touche), and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting from the University of North Dakota.

John has served in numerous volunteer and civic capacities, including Chair of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation, the St. Cloud Area United Way, The St. Cloud Area YMCA, Oak Hill Community School Site Management Council, and the Mayor’s committee for the restoration of the Paramount Theater. He has also served as an officer and/or in paid consulting roles for KKJM “Spirit 93” radio station, the YMCA and GiftHero.com, a startup internet company.

SVP Technology,
Cinedigm
bscott@cinedigm.com

B. Scott Cassell was named Cinedigm’s SVP of Technology in September 2010.  He joined the company’s Digital Media Services Division in 2004 and has performed the duties of CTO, VP of Operations and Technology,  VP of Technical Operations,  and  Director of Operations and Engineering as well as Technical Producer for Cinedigm’s many CineLive events.  Prior to working for Cinedigm, Mr. Cassell was the Director of Operations and Engineering for FiberSat Global Services in 2004 and Director of Technical Operations with McKibben Communications in 2001.  Before that, Mr. Cassell held the position of Senior Manager at Best Buy Technical Services in 1998, and Head of Research and Development at Wain Industries in 1996.

Mr. Cassell possesses significant experience in the satellite and terrestrial communications technologies used to transport file-based video and data, broadcast live standard and high definition video, and digitally secure and encrypt those transmissions for use in television and cinema applications. He currently serves as a member of the Department of Homeland Security, an Assistant District Staff Officer of Computer Services, a Certified Instructor in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and is an FCC Licensed Satellite Teleport Engineer. He is a member of Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI).

Laura Nisonger Sims, Principal,
Sageview Capital, LP

Laura Nisonger Sims joined the Cinedigm board in 2009.  She has worked at Sageview Capital since 2008 as a Principal in their Palo Alto office. Ms. Sims was an Associate with TPG Capital from 2003 until 2006, where she focused on leveraged buyout transactions across a range of industries. Prior to joining TPG, Ms. Sims was an analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Communications, Media and Entertainment group of the Investment Banking Division. Ms. Sims earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Government, with high distinction, from the University of Virginia and a Masters in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she received the Alexander A. Robichek Award for Outstanding Achievement in Finance.

Martin B. O’Connor, II
Managing Partner
O’Connor, Morss & O’Connor, P.C.

Mr. O’Connor has been a director since March of 2010 and is the Managing Partner of the law firm of O’Connor, Morss & O’Connor, P.C.  He focuses on advising his clients and their business interests regarding strategic planning, ownership and wealth management issues, as well as advising their family offices.  His varied professional experiences have resulted in a practice representing individuals and entities in the financial, real estate, entertainment, sport and agricultural sectors.

Chief Operating Officer and CFO
Cinedigm
amizel@cinedigm.com

Adam Mizel became CFO and Chief Strategy Officer in August 2009 after being appointed to the Board of Directors in March 2009. Since September 2005, Mr. Mizel has been the Managing Principal of the General Partner of the Aquifer Opportunity Fund, L.P., an investment fund that takes a private equity approach to investing in small capitalization public companies.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors of PacificHealth Laboratories, Inc. (PHLI).  Mr. Mizel previously was Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Azimuth Trust, LLC., an alternative asset management firm from 2001 until 2005.  Earlier, Mr. Mizel was a partner at Capital Z Partners, L.P., a private equity and alternative investment firm, and Managing Director at Zurich Centre Investments, Inc., the North American private equity unit of Zurich Financial Services Group.  Mr. Mizel began his investment career at Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in 1991.

President of Digital Cinema Services, General Counsel and Secretary,
Cinedigm
gloffredo@cinedigm.com

Gary S. Loffredo was Named President, Digital Cinema & General Counsel in October 2011 and has been a director since September 2000. Prior to this promotion, Loffredo was Cinedigm’s Senior Vice President – Business Affairs, General Counsel, Secretary. From March 1999 to August 2000, he had been Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Cablevision Cinemas, LLC. At Cablevision Cinemas, Mr. Loffredo was responsible for all aspects of the legal function, including negotiating and drafting commercial agreements with emphases on real estate, construction and lease contracts. He was also significantly involved in the business evaluation of Cablevision Cinemas’ transactional work, including site selection and analysis, negotiation and new theatre construction oversight. Prior to his employment at Cablevision Cinemas, Mr. Loffredo was an attorney at the law firm of Kelley, Drye & Warren, LLP, from September 1992 to February 1999.

Founder,
Sageview Capital LP

Mr. Gilhuly joined the Cinedigm board in August of 2009. He is a founder of Sageview Capital Partners. Prior to founding Sageview, Mr. Gilhuly joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P. in 1986 in San Francisco, became partner at year-end 1994, and served on KKR’s investment committee from 2000 to 2005. In 1998, he moved to London to build KKR’s business in Europe, for which he was responsible until early 2005. Prior to joining KKR in 1986, Mr. Gilhuly worked from 1982 to 1984 at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department. B.A., magna cum laude, Duke University, 1982; M.B.A., Arjay Miller Scholar, Stanford University, 1986.

Director,
MidMark Investments

Matthew W. Finlay has been a director since October 2001, and currently serves as the Chairman of our Audit Committee. Mr. Finlay is a director of MidMark, which he joined in 1997. Previously, he had been a Vice President with the New York merchant banking firm Juno Partners, and its investment banking affiliate, Mille Capital, from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Finlay began his career in 1990 as an analyst with the investment banking firm Southport Partners.