Meet the Board of Directors for
GenAudio™ Corporation
Jerry Mahabub,
Chairman
Jerry Mahabub is the Chairman, President and CEO of GenAudio, which he founded in 2003. GenAudio has developed AstoundSound™ a 4D sound localization cue technology for integration within professional, prosumer and consumer software and hardware applications. This immense 360-degree spherical sound field experience is changing how people everywhere listen to audio.
Mr. Mahabub has over 22 years of experience in research and development and 15 years in business development and technology license negotiations. He has developed and commercialized some of the world's most sophisticated technologies for over 270 companies worldwide including Boeing, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, US Naval Warfare Center and the US Army.
Ted Cohen,
Board Member
Ted Cohen brings to GenAudio his widespread digital authority in music, mobile, IPTV and product & service development. He is also the Managing Partner of TAG Strategic.
In an industry that's been slow to embrace change, Cohen is the exception to the stereotypical music-exec rule. Of course, when you start a career on the road with Alice Cooper and Van Halen, you're more primed for the unexpected.
Known throughout the technology and music industries as being "part ambassador and part evangelist," Cohen was instrumental in crafting the licensing agreements upon which the Rhapsody subscription service and the iTunes Music Store were built.
In his previous role as Senior Vice President of Digital Development & Distribution for EMI Music (home of artists including Coldplay and the Rolling Stones), Cohen led next-generation digital business development worldwide for this "big four" record company, which includes labels such as Capitol, Virgin, Angel/Blue Note, Parlophone and Chrysalis. During that time, EMI led the industry by embracing and exploiting new technologies and business models such as digital downloads and online music subscriptions, custom compilations, wireless services, high-definition audio and Internet radio.
In addition to seeking out, evaluating and executing business opportunities for the company on a global basis, Cohen served as both a strategist and key decision-maker for EMI's global new media and anti-piracy efforts. He worked to establish company-wide digital policies, which have provided EMI's artists and labels a substantial advantage in the digital music arena.
Prior to his role at EMI, Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Digital Music Network Inc., where he co-founded and served as Chairman of the groundbreaking Webnoize conferences.
Cohen also led two highly successful new media consulting operations, DMN Consulting and Consulting Adults, attracting clients such as Amazon.com, Microsoft, Universal Studios, DreamWorks Records, Liquid Audio, Wherehouse Records/Checkout.com and various other entertainment, technology and new media organizations. Cohen also held senior management positions at both Warner Bros. Records and Philips Media.
A 30-year industry veteran, Cohen was recently elected Chairman of the Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas board, and currently chairs MidemNet, an international music/technology conference convened in Cannes each year. Cohen also serves on the NARAS (Grammy) Los Angeles chapter Board of Governors as well as the national Trustee Board, the Board of Directors for the Neil Bogart Memorial Fund, co-chairs the new media arm of the T.J. Martell Foundation, and lends his time and talents to music & technology education efforts such as the Grammy In The Schools Program.
Elliot Mazer,
Board Member
Elliot Mazer brings to GenAudio experience as a world-renowned record producer, studio owner, engineer, entertainment technology executive and audio consultant. Primarily known for his 30-year association with Neil Young, Mazer has produced multi-platinum albums for Linda Ronstadt and Janis Joplin. He worked on The Band - The Last Waltz film and album. Produced DVD-Audio and SA-CD projects with sound recordings by: Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Frank Sinatra, The Who, P!NK, Switchfoot and Santana. He also designed, built, owned and operated audio recording facilities. Mazer developed the AirCheck monitoring system, which automates the recovery of publishers' royalties from radio stations, and is a member of the following organizations: Audio Board Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 2005, TAG (Technical Advisory Group) ANSI, British Academy of Film and Television Artists, Audio Engineering Society, National Academy Recording Arts & Sciences (former Governor) Country Music Association.
Paul Powers,
Board Member
Paul Powers joined the Company's Board of Directors in November, 2008 and joined the Company as an officer on May 1, 2009. Mr. Powers spent the previous 17 years as the Associate General Counsel for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch, where he specialized in mergers, acquisitions, real estate, aviation, and entertainment law. Mr. Powers has served as lead counsel for numerous acquisitions and divestitures aggregating billions of dollars. Mr. Powers was one of the lead attorneys for the recent merger between Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and a subsidiary of InBev N.V./S.A which represented the largest all cash merger in the history of the United States. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Powers was also a member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Modelo S.A.B. de C.V., the largest beer manufacturer in Mexico which makes Corona, Negra Modelo, Especial, and many other brands. Before joining Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. in 1992, Mr. Powers practiced law with Armstrong, Teasdale, Schafly & Davis and Thompson Coburn, two of the largest law firms in St. Louis, Missouri, where his practice focused on institutional lending, corporate finance, and real estate. Mr. Powers graduated cum laude from Marquette University, and received his juris doctorate cum laude from St. Louis University Law School where he received the Order of the Woolsack for top academic honors.
Mark Bobak,
Board Member
Mark Bobak is currently a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and law firms around the country. He specializes in providing his clients with strategic advice in legal matters, political affairs, crisis management, communications and labor negotiations.
From July of 2004 until December 31, 2007, Mark Bobak served as Group Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. In that role, Bobak was responsible for all Labor, Legal and Industry and Government Affairs matters for Anheuser-Busch Companies and all of its subsidiaries. He served on the company’s strategy committee, which was comprised of the senior-most executives in the company and determined the strategic direction and policies for the company. He served on the Board of Directors for Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo, Anheuser Busch Inc., Busch Entertainment Corp. and the Anheuser-Busch Packaging Group. Mark also served on the Board of Directors for the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and was the Regional Vice Chair for the South Central area. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Missouri Historical Society.
Previously, Bobak served as Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, beginning in 2000. At that time, he was named a member of the Company’s Strategy Committee. His responsibilities included labor relations and negotiating the company’s contracts with its union workforce.
From 1996 to 2000 Bobak served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel and was responsible for the Company’s legal affairs in Litigation, Intellectual Property, International and Employment Law. He joined Anheuser-Busch’s Legal Department in 1992 as Associate General Counsel responsible for the Litigation Section.
Prior to joining Anheuser-Busch, Bobak was a partner with the St. Louis-based law firm Armstrong, Teasdale, Schafly & Davis where he was engaged in trial work.
Bobak is a native of Chicago. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Marquette University and graduated cum laude with a law degree from St. Louis University Law School. He and his wife, Paula, reside in West St. Louis County with their three children.
The home of AstoundSound™
and it's Sound Enhancement Products
GenAudio based in Englewood, Colorado has developed AstoundSound™, a 4D sound localization cue technology intended for professional and consumer software and hardware product integration. This immense 360-degree spherical sound field experience is changing how people everywhere listen to audio, with a variety of products for consumers and professional audio engineers.
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