Ann Hand
Chief Executive Officer, President, Chair of the Board
Ms. Hand has served as our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chair of our Board since June 2015. Over the past 20 years, Ms. Hand has served as a market-facing executive with a track record in brand creation and turn- around with notable delivery at the intersection of social impact with consumer trends and technology to create bold offers, drive consumer preference and deliver bottom line results. Prior to joining the Company, from 2009 to 2015, Ms. Hand served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Project Frog, a venture-backed firm with a mission to democratize healthy, inspired buildings that are better, faster, greener, and more affordable than traditional construction. From 1998 through 2008, Ms. Hand served in various senior executive positions with BP plc, including Senior Vice President, Global Brand Marketing & Innovation from 2005 to 2008, during which time she led many award-winning integrated marketing campaigns and oversaw the entire brand portfolio of B2C and B2B brands, including BP, Arco, am/pm and Aral. Additionally, she served as Chief Executive, Global Liquefied Gas Business Unit with full P&L accountability across 15 countries and 3,000 staff, covering operations, supply trading, logistics, sales and marketing with over $3 billion in annual revenue. Prior to BP plc, Ann worked at McDonald’s and Mobil Oil Corporations in retail development and operations. Ms. Hand has received various recognitions including Goldman Sachs 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People, Fortune’s Top 10 Most Powerful Female Entrepreneurs and Ad Age’s Leading Women. Ms. Hand earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from DePauw University, an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, and completed executive education at Cambridge, Harvard and Stanford Universities.
Jeff Gehl
Independent Director
Mr. Gehl has served as a director on our Board since 2015. Mr. Gehl is a Co-Owner at VLOC LLC. Since 2001, Mr. Gehl has been a Managing Partner of RCP Advisors. Mr. Gehl is responsible for leading RCP's client relations function and covering private equity fund managers in the Western United States. He is a General Partner of BKM Capital Partners, L.P. Previously, Mr. Gehl was an Advisor at Troy Capital Partners until 2018. In addition, Mr. Gehl founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MMI, a technical staffing company, and acquired Big Ballot, Inc., a sports marketing firm. He currently serves as a Director of P10 Industries, Inc., a Director of Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI) and an Advisory Board member of several of RCP's underlying funds, as well as Accel-KKR and Seidler Equity Partners. Mr. Gehl was the Manager of VLOC. Mr. Gehl received the 1989 "Entrepreneur of the Year" award from University of Southern California's Entrepreneur Program. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California's Entrepreneur Program.
Kristin Patrick
Independent Director
Ms. Patrick has served as a director on our Board since November 2018, and currently serves as Global Chief Marketing Officer of Soda Brand at Pepsico, Inc., a position she has held since June 2013. Prior to her time with Pepsico, Inc., Ms. Patrick served as Chief Marketing Officer of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. from November 2011 to June 2013, and as Executive Vice President of Marketing Strategy for William Morris Endeavor from January 2010 to November 2011. Ms. Patrick has also held senior marketing positions at Liz Claiborne's Lucky Brand, Walt Disney Company, Calvin Klein, Revlon and NBC Universal and Gap, Inc. A Brandweek "Next Gen Marketer" and Reggie Award recipient, Ms. Patrick received her Bachelor of Arts from Emerson College and J.D. from Southwestern University.
Michael Keller
Independent Director
Mr. Keller has served as a director on our Board since November 2018. From July 2014 to February 2018, Mr. Keller served as an advisor and board member for Cake Entertainment, an independent entertainment company specializing in the production, distribution, development, financing and brand development of kids' and family properties, as managing director of Tiedemann Wealth Management from March 2008 to December 2013, as co-founder and principal of Natrica USA, LLC from August 2006 to March 2008 and as Senior Vice President of Brown Brothers Harriman Financial Services from July 1996 to June 2006. Mr. Keller earned his Bachelors of Arts in History from Colby College.
Mark Jung
Independent Director
Jung has spent almost three decades serving as a C-suite executive at several prominent companies within the digital entertainment industry, and also has extensive public and private board member experience. He is the founder of IGN Entertainment, which he took public and subsequently sold to News Corp. During his tenure at News Corp, Jung served as COO of the Fox Interactive Media Group, where he oversaw all of its internet properties and related operations worldwide.
Jung holds a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Princeton University.
Clark Callandar
Independent Director
Mr. Callander is currently the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Albany Road Real Estate Partners, LLC, having served in that capacity since 2012. From 2003 to 2020, he was a Co-Founder and a member of the leadership of GCA Advisors LLC (TSE: 2174). Prior to his roles at GCA and Albany Road, Clark was a management team member at Robertson Stephens & Company from 1993 to 2002. While at Robertson Stephens, he started the Private Capital Group, headed European Investment Banking, and was co-head of Global Corporate Finance. He currently serves (or has served) as a Director of Infinite Reality, Sugar Bowl Ski Resort & Development Corp., and ChaSerg Technology Acquisition Corp. (NASD: CTAC). Mr. Callander earned a Bachelor of Sciences from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. from the Joseph Wharton School.