Newsmakers—Keeping Focused on Video Technology

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In preparation for the launch of its panoramic video technology, Be Here Technologies has hired five new executives, led by Connecticut native Brian Terkelsen, 38, to join its media and entertainment business unit.

As vice president and general manager of media and entertainment, Terkelsen will be responsible for overseeing the sales and marketing arm of the Los Angeles-based company. This includes developing strategic partnerships with entertainment and media companies, including those involved in sports, television and music.

Be Here’s TotalView product, which had its live broadcast television debut during the 2001 NBA finals, allows viewers an up to 360-degree view of the action. Unlike similar technologies, the TotalView system utilizes a single camera lens combined with software to create a seamless panoramic view.

Terkelsen declined to comment on the details of any partnerships thus far, though he said viewers would see more widespread use of the TotalView technology.

After receiving his undergraduate degree in business administration in 1986 from Bryant College in Smithfield, R.I., Terkelsen worked as an investment banker in New York for six years. In 1992, he came to Los Angeles and began working with Mark Burnett of “Survivor” fame. The pair created and produced “EcoChallenge” for which they received an Emmy nomination.

Terkelsen then joined San Francisco-based Quokka Sports, where he managed the development of production methods and programming that turned traditionally non-arena sports such as sailing and mountaineering into spectator-accessible online products.

While working for a Bay Area company, Terkelsen said he maintained his Los Angeles residence, which, interestingly enough, is on a sailboat in Marina Del Rey. “I love living in L.A.,” he said.

Conor Dougherty


Accounting & Consulting

Justine Hunter has been made partner in the Long Beach office of Ernst & Young. She is a member of the firm’s assurances practice and serves high growth, manufacturing, consumer products, aerospace, defense and distribution companies. Hunter also participates in due diligence consultations and helps clients obtain funding through various public and private offerings.


Banking & Finance

Raquel Donahue has been elected assistant vice president at PFF Bank & Trust in Pomona. She is responsible for PFF’s asset management program, 401(k) plans, investments and conducting employee benefit meetings. Donahue has been with the company since 1996, serving as a branch manager and area sales manger.

Ted Mergenthaler has been named senior vice president and director of human resources at Manufacturers Bank in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for overseeing all human resources activities including compensation, recruitment, training, benefits administration, payroll and operations. In addition, he will advise management about industry trends and legislative changes affecting human resources programs. Mergenthaler previously held a senior position at Tokai Bank of California. Also new to the company is Dwain Miller, who has been appointed vice president and headquarters branch manager. He will be responsible for overseeing the operations of the downtown Los Angeles branch, in addition to staff development, products and services training and management of the branch’s profitability. Miller had also been at Tokai.


Entertainment

Greg Berglund has been named senior vice president and general manager of Disney Direct Marketing in Burbank. He will be responsible for overseeing Disney Direct Marketing, including the Disney catalog and DisneyStore.com as well as leading all aspects of the marketing, merchandising, finance and information technology, operations, inventory planning and human resources departments.

Jody Brockway has been named vice president, development and production for Carlton America, the U.S. television development and production arm of Carlton International Media Group. Based in Studio City, she will be responsible for helping to expand the company’s slate of telefilms and series for the domestic and international arenas. Brockway most recently served as vice president, miniseries and motion pictures for television at NBC Entertainment in Burbank.

Gary Miller has been promoted to vice president, motion picture and television music, clearance and licensing at Universal Music Publishing Group in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for expanding his role in soliciting UMPG copyrights as well as pitching songwriters for film and television projects. Miller previously served as senior director, motion picture and television music, clearance and licensing.

Missy Galanida has been promoted to executive producer of music videos at DNA, a Hollywood-based production company. She will be responsible for overseeing productions through every phase of a project including video concept, budgeting, edit/on-line and delivery of final video to the record label. Galanida has been with the firm since 1998, most recently serving as a directors representative.

Neal Robison has been appointed vice president of technology and development at Universal Interactive Studios in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for leading technology development planning and research. Robison was previously vice president of technology development at Sega of America.


Health Care

William H. Collier has been appointed chairman of Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s board of trustees. Collier has been a member of the board since 1993 and has provided guidance on a variety of issues including the eight-year campus expansion project, which is currently underway. He is an attorney with the Long-Beach based law firm Keesal, Young & Logan.


Hospitality

Lee Linderman has been appointed director of sales and marketing for Wolfgang Puck Catering & Events in Los Angeles, where he will focus on developing new business. Linderman was the manager of industry relations for eParties.com before joining Puck.


Insurance

Craig Calkins has been named vice president at ABD Insurance and Financial Services. He will be responsible for production and service of property and casualty business for ABD’s Torrance office. Most recently, Calkins headed sales and service for large complex risk management clients at Aon Risk Services.


Law

Robert Wise has rejoined Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp in Los Angeles as a partner in its entertainment and new media practice. He will be responsible for serving the firm’s U.S. and global clients who produce and distribute fiction and non-fiction entertainment, European media interests as well as the firm’s significant East Coast client base. Wise was with the firm from 1984 through 1993 but left to join Discovery Communications Inc. where he oversaw operations of its U.S. television networks, program acquisitions and its partnership with the British Broadcasting Corp.


Media

Shelley K. Fariello has joined Seventeen magazine’s West Coast sales office as western director. She is based in Los Angeles and will be responsible for leading integrated marketing platform sales for Seventeen, Seventeen.com and About.com/Teens in addition to strategic sales planning and managing new client business. Fariello most recently served as vice president, integrated sales and new business development at CTN Media Group.

Stacie Seifrit has been named to the newly created position of vice president, marketing and media at UPN in Los Angeles. She will be responsible for planning and negotiating all advertising, media buying and barter arrangements in addition to overseeing the development and execution of third party promotions. Most recently, Seifrit served as the director of sales and marketing for KROQ-FM in Los Angeles.


New Media

Nima Bakhtiary has joined Need2Buy Inc., a Westlake Village-based provider of supply chain solutions for the electronics manufacturing industry, as president. He will be responsible for leading the continuing development and expansion of Need2Buy’s new Private Trading Network solution and direct enhancements to the company’s established open online marketplace. Most recently, Bakhtiary was executive vice president of strategic business development for Adexa Inc.


Professional Services

Kerrie A. Finnegan and Elle Oliver have been appointed to new positions at Lee Hecht Harrison, a career services firm in Los Angeles. Finnegan has been named vice president of business development and will be responsible for handling consultative selling of career management services and development and management of more than 100 accounts in the Southern California area. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as director of sales and marketing for IVR Home Health Equipment in Ontario. Oliver has been named vice president, senior consultant. She will be responsible for handling consulting with senior executive clients, handling special in-house workshops and office planning as well as coordinating special events and building relationships with community organizations.


Real Estate

R. Scott Martin and John T. Martin have joined the San Gabriel Valley office of NAI Capital Commercial, a commercial real estate services firm. Both were previously at Charles Dunn Co. in downtown Los Angeles. R. Scott Martin is senior vice president, specializing in the sale and leasing of office and investment properties throughout the Tri-Cities and the San Gabriel Valley. Prior to joining NAI Capital Commercial, Martin spent seven years with Dunn. John T. Martin has joined the company as a vice president, specializing in the sale and leasing of office properties throughout the West San Gabriel Valley with an emphasis in tenant representation in the Pasadena office market.

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