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 an M.A. degree in Physics and an MSci. degree in Electronic Engineering—all from Cambridge University.

Eric Ludwig, Glu's Executive 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).

As Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Kal is responsible for Glu's product development, operations and IT organizations. With over 20 years of experience in product development and over 8 years at Glu, Kal was instrumental in putting together Glu’s core engineering organization and solidifying Glu’s position as a global leader in mobile gaming. Prior to joining Glu in 2003, Kal worked at Pumatech International where he architected and built the infrastructure for mobile browsing. Prior to Pumatech, Kal held senior consulting positions for Fortune 50 companies and building high performance enterprise systems. Kal has a B.S. in Mathematics from Jabalpur University, India.

As Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Adam is responsible for Glu's Sales, Marketing, and Licensing efforts in the US and Canada. With over 10 years of experience in the video game industry and over 5 years at Glu, Adam has been instrumental in building lasting relationships with partners and solidifying Glu’s position as a top 3 mobile publisher in North America. Prior to joining Glu in 2006, Adam was one of the early employees at THQ Wireless where he held various management and business development roles and played a key role in THQ Wireless’s early success. Prior to THQ, he held finance positions at Ernst & Young and Fidelity Investments. Adam graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Bentley College.

Olivier Bernard is the General Manager for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions, overseeing an important network of clients and several Glu offices. He is responsible for managing all of Glu’s growth and profitability throughout these regions and serves as a member of Glu's senior executive team. Oli brings with him a wealth of industry knowledge built during more than 10 years in the mobile and gaming industries. At Glu since 2006, Oli initially served as France & Benelux Regional General Manager, and later joined Glu’s EMEA headquarters in London in 2008 to run the company’s European business. Prior to joining Glu, Oli held senior business positions within the game industry at Vodafone Group (LON:VOD) from 2003 to 2006 and Atari (ATA) from 1998 to 2002. Oli holds an MA in History and Political Science from Lyon II, France.

Nicolas is the Vice President of Business Development responsible for worldwide licensing, OEM partnerships and our Glu Partners external developer program. A veteran in the video game industry, he has over 17 years of experience in sales, licensing and business development with leading publishers globally. Prior to joining Glu in 2005, Nic served as Senior Director of Licensing at Atari, Inc. where he was responsible for outbound licensing of the Atari and Hasbro portfolio on all new digital platforms. Nicolas also served as Vice President of Sales for Virgin Interactive and Director of Sales for Interplay Entertainment from 1996 to 2003. He holds an MBA in International Business from ESC Grenoble, France and a BS in Management from UMASS Dartmouth.

Greg Cannon serves as Glu’s Vice President Finance, Corporate Controller where he is responsible for overseeing all of the company’s global accounting and SEC reporting. Prior to joining Glu, Greg worked at Laserscope, Inc., an aesthetic and  surgical laser company, where he managed their international accounting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance prior to its acquisition by American Medical Systems. He also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. in the audit and assurance practice focusing on software and venture capital clients. Greg holds a B.A. in business economics with an emphasis in accounting from the University of California at Santa Barbara and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Daren Chencinski serves as Glu’s Vice President of Production, responsible for product creation, direction, and execution.  Daren is a Glu veteran responsible for directing a variety of the company’s top branded and original IP games, including Glu’s own Super KO Boxing, Glyder, and Gun Bros franchises.  Prior to joining Glu, Daren was producing console games at Acclaim Entertainment.

Ray Cheng, Glu Mobile’s President, China region, oversees the company’s operations and develops business strategy for Glu in the region. Ray has more than 15 years of experience with increasing management responsibility in the fields of business development, corporate finance and accounting management. Prior to joining Glu, Ray served in various senior positions at Oracle and BEA, most recently as Finance Director, Greater China. Prior to BEA, Ray served as Finance Head of Regional Distribution for worldwide development at STAR TV. He previously served as Controller, Asia Pacific at both Novell and SilverStream, and worked at Ernst & Young for five years in the Business Services Department. Ray holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce in Information Systems and Finance from The University of New South Wales and a Master’s degree in Practicing Accounting from Monash University. He is a CPA Australia, a CMA Australia and a CPA Hong Kong.

Scott Leichtner serves as Glu’s Vice President and General Counsel where he is responsible for overseeing all of the company’s legal matters.  Prior to joining Glu, Scott worked as a corporate attorney for more than 10 years at Fenwick & West LLP, a Silicon Valley law firm, where he handled a wide range of corporate governance matters and complex transactions, including equity and debt offerings, M&A transactions and venture capital financings.  Prior to Fenwick, Scott worked as a corporate attorney at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, a Manhattan law firm, where he primarily worked on mortgage-backed securities offerings.  Scott has a B.A. degree in Political Science from Duke University and a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School.

Jesse Taylor joined Glu in January 2011 as Vice President of Studios.  In this role, Jesse is responsible for the management of all external Glu studios, including studios in Moscow, Beijing and Sao Paolo.  Jesse has over 23 years of product development experience in the videogame industry.  Most recently, Jesse worked at Globex Studios as Executive Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technology Officer, responsible for oversight of 3 development studios in Los Angeles, Tianjin China and Taipei Taiwan.  Jesse was also responsible for the technology roadmap for Globex, which included online games systems, tools and server infrastructure.  Jesse was previously at Namco for 6 years as Sr. Vice President of Research and Development, where he led the growth of North American consumer product development.  During that time, Jesse oversaw the revitalization of the Pac Man franchise for Namco as well as the growth of the North American development studio.  Jesse has also served as an executive producer at Electronic Arts, Midway and Virgin Interactive.  At Electronic Arts in the early 1990’s, Jesse worked as a Technical Director on many of EA’s franchise products, such as PGA Tour Golf, Lakers vs. Celtics Basketball and Desert Strike.  Jesse began his career in the game industry in 1988 as a game programmer and designer at Epyx, where he contributed to the creation of classic titles such as California Games 2.

As Glu’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mike is responsible for Glu’s North American carrier business and global smartphone sales & marketing. Mike has over 14 years of experience in mobile, sales, marketing, business development and product management. Previously, Mike served as Sprint’s Senior Manager of Games where he was was responsible for managing all aspects of the games business including: overall strategy, content selection, partner management, product management, marketing, lifecycle management and device development. Mike holds an MBA in Technology Management and a BS in Management from Baker University.

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, 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 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 an M.A. degree in Physics, and an MSci. degree in Electronic Engineering—all from Cambridge University.

Matthew Drapkin has been a partner at Becker Drapkin Partners, a private investment firm, since December 2009. Previously, Matt served as head of research, special situations, and private equity at ENSO Capital, a New York based hedge fund, from March 2008 to October 2009. From January 2003 to March 2008, Matt worked at MacAndrews & Forbes, a private equity firm, where he most recently served as the Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities. Prior to MacAndrews, Matt served as general manager of two of Conde Nast publication’s wholly-owned Internet sites and as an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matt also serves on the board of directors of Hot Topic, Inc. and the Columbia Law School Board of Visitors. He has an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University School of Business, a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and a B.A. in American History from Princeton University.

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., Netflix, Inc., MGM Holdings Inc., Ariat International, Moneygram International, Inc. and SmartPak Equine, LLC. 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.

Hany Nada has served on our Board since April 2005. Hany is a co-founder of GGV Capital (formerly 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 Starcloud Media Co., Ltd., 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 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 30-plus years experience in technology finance and operations. From 2000 to 2004, Brooke was 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.

Ben T. Smith, IV is one of the pioneers of the freemium mobile gaming space, having been one of the earliest investors in Tapulous, providing leadership to its Board through its sale to the Walt Disney Company. He currently serves as the Chairman and Co-Founder of MerchantCircle, a leading social network of small business owners. Ben previously co-founded Spoke Software, where he helped architect the business, establish a patent portfolio in social networking, and guide the company to its initial customers and through its establishment as a leading public database of business professionals. Ben has also held executive positions with Borland Software, EDS and A.T. Kearney, a strategy consulting firm, and served the Bush Administration as the Senior Advisor for Strategy and Planning to the Secretary of Transportation from 2001 to 2002. Ben continues to serve as on the board of directors of Spoke Software, as well as an advisor or investor in several other private companies, and provides advisory services to a number of high-technology companies. He holds a Master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Davis.