InterDigital Adds Former Time Warner Cable Executive Joan Gillman to Board of Directors
03 April 2017 - 10:30PM
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and
development company, today announced the appointment of Joan
Gillman to the company's Board of Directors. Ms. Gillman brings
more than two decades of executive experience in broadcasting,
advertising and marketing, most recently at Time Warner Cable.
Ms. Gillman was Executive Vice President of Time
Warner Cable and President and Chief Operating Officer of Time
Warner Cable Media from 2006 until shortly after Time Warner’s
acquisition by Charter Communications in May, 2016. In that role,
Ms. Gillman led 1,500 employees, set the vision and implementation
for multi-year strategic plans, was active in significant M&A
and integration efforts, and secured a broad range of strategic
partnerships. Prior to that she was Vice President, Interactive TV
and Advanced Advertising, a role that included the launch of the
first major interactive TV applications for the 2006 Winter
Olympics.
“Joan’s tremendous track record of innovation and
value creation will be a strong addition to InterDigital, and help
guide our efforts to extend into new technology areas,” said S.
Douglas Hutcheson, Chairman of the Board of InterDigital. “Her
knowledge of content development and distribution is central to the
future of mobile, and her knowledge of key areas like partnership,
M&A and marketing broaden the Board’s capabilities and position
us to deliver even more value to shareholders.”
“The technology industry is seeing tremendous
convergence between the worlds of video, cable, and the mobile
industry, and adding someone with Joan’s long track record of
business innovation in those spaces to our Board significantly
deepens our expertise in that key area,” said William J. Merritt,
President and CEO of InterDigital. “Her ability to lead development
of innovative offerings and connect them to customer needs will
help strengthen our knowledge of the companies shaping our existing
and future markets.”
Prior to joining Time Warner Cable, Ms. Gillman was
President of Static2358, a global operating division of OpenTV
responsible for productions and sales of interactive TV and
advanced advertising channels. Her background also includes
executive roles at British Interactive Broadcasting, a digital
satellite joint venture controlled by BSkyB, BT, HSBC and
Matsushita, and Physicians’ Online, a healthcare ISP. She began her
career in various roles in the office of U.S. Senator Christopher
J. Dodd.
Ms. Gillman serves on the boards of directors of
Centrica plc, an international energy and services company based in
the United Kingdom, and Airgain, Inc., a leading provider of
embedded antenna technologies used to enable high performance
wireless networking. She has in the past served on the boards
of National Cable Communications LLC, SeaWell Networks (acquired by
Arris International) and BlackArrow, Inc. (acquired by Cross
MediaWorks and currently Cadent Technology). She holds a Bachelor
of Arts from The College of the Holy Cross and a Master of Arts in
Legislative Affairs from George Washington University.
The company also announced that longtime director
Robert S. Roath will retire from the Board of Directors at the end
of his current term, which extends until the 2017 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. Mr. Roath joined InterDigital’s Board in 1997, and
has served on various committees in his 20-year tenure.
“Bob Roath has been a tremendous colleague on the
Board and tireless in his service of the company and its
shareholders, and we’re grateful for his contributions. In 1997, he
joined the board of a company with pioneering technology, but also
operating losses and significant challenges ahead. Today, as he
steps away, he leaves an InterDigital that is stronger and more
successful than it has ever been,” said Mr. Hutcheson.
About
InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile technologies that are
at the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve
many of the industry's most critical and complex technical
challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband
networks and a richer multimedia experience years ahead of market
deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships
with many of the world's leading wireless companies. Founded in
1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the
S&P MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of
InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit:
www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:
Patrick Van de Wille
Email: patrick.vandewille@interdigital.com
+1 (858) 210-4814
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