About Us
Glu (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global publisher of mobile games. Its portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles Bonsai Blast, Brain Genius, Glyder, Stranded, Super K.O. Boxing! and titles based on major brands from partners including Activision, Atari, Fox Mobile Entertainment, Harrah's, Hasbro, Konami, Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games, SEGA, Sony and Warner Bros. Founded in 2001, Glu is based in San Mateo, Calif. and has offices in Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Spain. Consumers can find high-quality, fresh entertainment created exclusively for their mobile phones wherever they see the 'g' character logo or at www.glu.com.
Management Team
Niccolo de Masi, President and CEO
Niccolo de Masi joined Glu as its President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2010 and brings to Glu a strong background of senior management and executive experience in the mobile gaming and content sectors. Prior to joining Glu, Niccolo was the Chief Executive Officer and President of Hands-On Mobile, a mobile technology company and developer and publisher of mobile entertainment, since October 2009, and previously served as the President of Hands-On Mobile from March 2008 to October 2009. Niccolo was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the London-listed mobile entertainment company Monstermob Group PLC from June 2006 to February 2007. Mr. de Masi joined Monstermob in 2004 and, prior to becoming its Chief Executive Officer, held positions as its Managing Director and as its Chief Operating Officer where he was responsible for formulating and implementing Monstermob's growth and product strategy. Prior to joining Monstermob, Mr. de Masi worked in a variety of corporate finance and operational roles within the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector, beginning his career with JP Morgan on both the TMT debt capital markets and mergers and acquisitions teams in London. He has also worked as a physicist with Siemens Solar and within the Strategic Planning and Development divisions of Technicolor. Mr. de Masi holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Physics, and an MSci. degree in Electronic Engineering—all from Cambridge University.
Alex Galvagni, Senior Vice President of Global Product Development & CTO
Alex Galvagni has an extensive background architecting complex systems and leading teams through the design and implementation process of mobile software products. Prior to joining Glu Mobile, Alex was an architect in BEA Systems pervasive division. Alex also held senior engineering positions at Pumatech and Proxinet, where he helped lead the development of the first real-time, secure, graphical web browsing infrastructure for mobile devices. Before Proxinet, Alex did research on autonomous systems and robotics in the computational science division at NASA Ames Research Center. He holds a master's degree in computer engineering from Santa Clara University and a bachelor's degree from California State University.
Eric Ludwig, Senior Vice President of Finance, Assistant Secretary, & CFO
Eric Ludwig, Glu's senior vice president and chief financial officer, directs finance and investor relations of Glu Mobile worldwide, which includes corporate finance and accounting, tax and treasury, financial planning and analysis and investor relations. Prior to joining Glu, Eric served in various positions at Instill Corporation, an on-demand supply chain software company, most recently as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Instill, Eric served as Corporate Controller at Camstar Systems, Inc., an enterprise manufacturing execution and quality systems software company from 1994 to 1996. He also worked at Price Waterhouse L.L.P. for five years in the tax and audit functions in the San Jose office focusing on software companies and IPOs. Eric holds a B.S. in commerce from Santa Clara University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
Kevin Chou, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
As vice president, general counsel & secretary, Kevin Chou directs the legal functions for Glu worldwide, including corporate governance and securities compliance, commercial contracts and licenses, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions and litigation. Kevin also serves as Glu's chief compliance officer. He brings an extensive and diverse background as counsel with both companies and law firms. Kevin joined Glu from Knight Ridder where, as senior counsel, he oversaw the legal functions for Knight Ridder Digital, the company's internet subsidiary. Prior to Knight Ridder, he served as associate general counsel for The Thomas Kinkade Company and general counsel for Dialpad Communications. Kevin has also been associated with two leading law firms, Fenwick & West and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Tom Perrault, Vice President of Global Human Resources
Tom Perrault, Glu's vice president of global human resources, directs both the human resource and facilities functions of Glu worldwide, including recruiting, compensation and benefits, organizational development, performance management and training and development. Prior to this role, he was vice president of human resources for ZipRealty, a full service, on-line national real estate company. Tom has also held senior HR positions with such diverse companies as Blue Shield of California, Brocade Communications, CoSine Communications, and SGI. He began his career as a legislative attorney for the United States Postal Service in Washington, D.C. Tom holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and a B.A. in History and Political Science from Rice University.
Robert Hayes, Managing Director of Asia-Pacific
With deep financing, business development, and corporate governance experience, Robert oversees Glu's operations throughout Asia-Pacific. Robert joined Glu Mobile from Sienna Ventures where he was integral in the deal that secured venture financing in Glu and actively managed the firm's investment in the company. Also while at Sienna Ventures, Robert held director and observer positions with the boards of directors for Asset International, M7 Networks and Newport Opticom. Robert has been focused on private equity and venture capital within the wireless communications industry since 1999 and has held posts at Beneventure Capital and SigmaBleyzer where he identified and managed investments for 's cable, wireless communications, information technology, commercial airline, and food industries. He has a B.A. in political science from of at and earned his Master of Business Administration in International Management from Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management.
Bill Woods, Vice President of Latin America
As Vice President of Latin America, Bill Woods leads Glu's sales, marketing, licensing and operations efforts in the region. Since joining the company in 2006, Bill has been responsible for establishing Glu's leadership position in Latin America where Glu has a direct relationship with over 40 carriers in 19 countries in the region. Bill joined Glu Mobile from THQ Wireless where he was Vice President of Publishing for North and South America. Bill brings more than 10 years experience in mobile media, SMS and WAP services in Latin America, and has held various positions in Lucent Technologies and other firms in the mobile content space. He has a Master of Business Administration in International Management from Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management.
Board of Directors
Bill Miller, Chairman of the Board
Bill Miller has served as one of Glu's directors since January 2007, served as Co-Chairman of the Board from July 2009 to January 2010 and has served as the sole Chairman of the Board since January 2010. Bill also served as Glu's Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from December 2009 to January 2010. Bill has acted as an independent director and adviser to a number of technology companies since November 1999. From April 1996 until November 1999, he served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Avid Corporation, a provider of digital tools for multimedia companies, where he also served as President from September 1996 to January 1999. Prior to then, Bill served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Quantum Corporation, a data storage manufacturer. He previously held various positions in the data storage, information services and financial services businesses of Control Data Corporation, a computer and data services company. Bill serves as a director of NVIDIA Corporation, ViewSonic Corporation, Waters Corporation and Digimarc Corporation. Bill holds a B.A. in speech communications and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota.
Niccolo de Masi, President and CEO
Niccolo de Masi joined Glu as its President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2010 and brings to Glu a strong background of senior management and executive experience in the mobile gaming and content sectors. Prior to joining Glu, Niccolo was the Chief Executive Officer and President of Hands-On Mobile, a mobile technology company and developer and publisher of mobile entertainment, since October 2009, and previously served as the President of Hands-On Mobile from March 2008 to October 2009. Niccolo was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the London-listed mobile entertainment company Monstermob Group PLC from June 2006 to February 2007. Mr. de Masi joined Monstermob in 2004 and, prior to becoming its Chief Executive Officer, held positions as its Managing Director and as its Chief Operating Officer where he was responsible for formulating and implementing Monstermob's growth and product strategy. Prior to joining Monstermob, Mr. de Masi worked in a variety of corporate finance and operational roles within the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector, beginning his career with JP Morgan on both the TMT debt capital markets and mergers and acquisitions teams in London. He has also worked as a physicist with Siemens Solar and within the Strategic Planning and Development divisions of Technicolor. Mr. de Masi holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Physics, and an MSci. degree in Electronic Engineering—all from Cambridge University.
Ann Mather
Ann joined Glu's board of directors as Board Member and Audit Committee Chair in September 2005. She currently sits on the boards of directors of Google Inc., and Ariat International. From May 2004 until its acquisition by eBay in 2005, Ann served as a director Shopping.com. From 1999 to 2004, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Pixar Animation Studios where she was responsible for finance, administration, business affairs, investor relations and human resources. Prior to joining Pixar, Ann was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Village Roadshow Pictures, and she held various executive positions at the Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles from 1993 to 1999, including Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration for its Buena Vista International Theatrical Division. Ann also held various executive positions in Europe, including a position with Disney in Paris where she helped start the international theatrical distribution arm in ten European countries, as well as positions with Alico (a division of AIG) and Paramount Pictures. Ann holds an M.A. from Cambridge University in England.
Richard A. Moran
Richard Moran has served on our Board since May 2002. Richard is an executive in residence at venture capital firm Venrock and a 25-year veteran of Silicon Valley. He also serves on the boards of directors of CrossLoop, Inc., Mechanics Bank, PerfectForms, TurnHere Inc., and the National Association of Corporate Directors, Northern California Chapter. Previously, Richard served as a Partner at Accenture in the technology, entertainment, media and entertainment and has spent much of his career as a business consultant, social scientist, best selling author and evangelist for organization effectiveness. Richard has written five best selling books and is a frequent speaker on workplace issues and has appeared on NBC, CNN, National Public Radio and been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune and other publications. Richard received an A.B. in English from Rutgers College, a M.S., Personnel Administration, Indiana University, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior/Higher Education from Miami Univeristy (Ohio).
Hany Nada
Hany Nada has served on our Board since April 2005. Hany is a co-founder of Granite Global Ventures and is actively investing in software, wireless applications, and multimedia. Hany's responsibilities include IT investment activities, deal sourcing, investment due diligence, and Board directorships. Mr. Nada currently sits on the boards of directors of Blue Casa Communications, OneWave Technologies, Inc., Turbine, Inc., Vocera Communications, Inc. and WildTangent, Inc. GGV investments include: Kintana, OneWave Technologies, Vocera Communications, Endeca Technologies, Accruent, athenahealth, Glu Mobile and PerformanceRetail. Hany was previously with U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray as a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst specializing in Internet software and e-Infrastructure. Hany was selected as a Wall Street Journal All-Star analyst in computer software and was named in Institutional Investor All-Star in three categories. He was involved in many transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, mergers & acquisitions, private placements and venture rounds. Hany is a graduate of the University of Minnesota where he earned a B.S. in economics and a B.A. in political science.
Brooke Seawell
Brooke joined Glu's board of directors in June 2006. He has served as a Venture Partner of New Enterprise Associates since January 2005, focusing on software and semiconductor investments. Brooke currently sits on the boards of directors of NVIDIA Corporation, Informatica Corporation, SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation, SiTime Corporation and Telegent Systems. In addition, Brooke is an observer on the board of directors of Tabula Inc. He also serves on the Management Board of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He brings with him 25-plus years experience in technology finance and operations. Brooke was most recently a Venture Partner with Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV). Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of NetDynamics, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1998. From 1991 to 1997, Brooke was Senior Vice President–Finance and Operations and Chief Financial Officer of Synopsys, an electronic design automation software company that he took public in 1992. During his tenure at Synopsys, revenue grew from $20 million to $500 million. From 1983-1991 Brooke served as Vice President, Finance and Production and Chief Financial Officer at Weitek, which he took public in 1988. Previously, he co-founded and was Chief Financial Officer of Southwall Technologies. In 1990, Brooke was recognized by Upside Magazine as one of the top 15 high-tech Chief Financial Officers. Brooke holds a B.A. in economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Ellen Siminoff
Ellen Siminoff has served on our Board since June 2008. Since March 2008, Ellen has served as Chief Executive Officer of Shmoop University, Inc., an education-based web publishing company. From March 2004 to March 2008, Ellen served as the Chief Executive Officer of Efficient Frontier, Inc., a provider of paid search engine marketing solutions. From 1996 to 2002, Ellen served in various capacities at Yahoo!, including as Senior Vice President of Entertainment and Small Business and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Ellen also serves on the board of directors of Journal Broadcasting, SolarWinds Inc. and U.S. Autoparts, and privately-held companies. Ellen is a graduate of Cambridge University in England and holds an A.B. degree in economics from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Daniel L. Skaff
Dan Skaff has served on our Board since December 2001, served as our lead independent director from June 2005 to July 2009 and served as Co-Chairman of the Board from July 2009 to January 2010. Dan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sienna Ventures, a private equity firm focused on consumer, technology and wireless growth businesses. Dan currently serves on the boards of EBT Mobile China PLC, and Vivaro, Inc. Dan's previous investments at Sienna include Openwave Systems (Nasdaq OPWV), TradePoint Solutions (sold to DemandTec: DMAN); Widcomm (sold to Broadcom: BRCM); @Motion (sold to Openwave); Protocol Communications; Bojangles' Restaurants; and Heidi's Fine Desserts.
Dan serves on the Investment Committee of the Marin Community Foundation and also serves on the Harvard College Fund Council. Prior to Sienna Ventures, Dan served as Chairman & CEO of Sienna Holdings and Founder & Executive Chairman of Pon North America, the U.S. investment and operating affiliates respectively of Pon Holdings B.V. of the Netherlands. Earlier in his career he served in the Corporate Finance Departments of Bankers Trust Company and Bank of America. Dan received a bachelor's degree with honors from Harvard University, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Wharton Fellow.
