Executive Backgrounds
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While at Enterprise and Encoda, he built close working relationships at the corporate level with many of the top television groups and media entertainment companies, expanding the business dramatically in both revenue and market share. Prior to his roles at Enterprise and Encoda, Mr. McConnell worked in the radio and TV broadcasting industry in various managerial, sales and talent capacities, most significantly for McGraw-Hill Broadcasting, where he won corporate and industry awards for sales, marketing and revenue growth. |
Robert F. McConnell, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. McConnell has over 30 years of operating and executive management experience in the broadcast media and technology industries, serving most recently as Chief Operating Officer of Encoda Systems, Inc., a company with over $150 Million in sales and 1000 employees worldwide. Prior to assuming this role he was the President and CEO for worldwide operations for Enterprise Systems Group, Inc., a predecessor company to Encoda; under his leadership the valuation of this company increased by 314% in three years. He was involved in taking the company public, leading a going-private transaction, merging with an industry competitor and completing several bank financings.
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 James H. Rosenfield, Senior Advisor. Mr. Rosenfield is President of JHR & Associates, consultants to traditional media, interactive media, communications and entertainment companies. He is on the boards of Globalvision, New Media, Inc. and Salon Media Group, Inc. and is Non-executive Chairman of SeeThatAgain.com. Prior to setting up his own firm, he was with Veronis, Suhler & Associates, investment bankers, where he served as a Managing Director for four years, specializing in electronic media and entertainment companies. Before that, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of John Blair Communications, Inc., a leading television rep firm, which he acquired in 1987 with Saratoga Partners/Dillon Reed, and SIFCORP, London, England, as financial partners. From 1965 until 1985, Mr. Rosenfield held various sales and senior management positions at CBS, Inc., starting as an Account Executive in the Television Network sales department and eventually rising to President of the CBS Television Network, responsible for Sales, Affiliate Relations, Operations, Engineering and Finance. When he left CBS, Mr. Rosenfield was CBS/Broadcast Group Senior Executive Vice President, responsible for all broadcast activities, both network and station. Mr. Rosenfield is a member of the board and past Chairman of the Advertising Council, past President of the International Radio and Television Society, a member of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and a trustee of the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. He is also a lifetime fellow of the International Council of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. |
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David W. Carfolite, Executive Vice President- Business Development. Mr. Carfolite has excelled in sales and general management capacities at local market television stations for 26 years. Most recently, Mr. Carfolite has been the VP & General Manager of three affiliates for the Everett family in North and South Carolina. Both of the Carolina operations he simultaneously oversees have earned prestigious Fox #1 Club status, reserved for those affiliates who achieve prime-time ratings dominance. What has distinguished Mr. Carfolite’s career has been his consistent ability to develop new and non-traditional business, as well as build and lead successful teams at every stop in his television career. He was a General Sales Manager with Ellis and Clear Channel television exceeding revenue and non-revenue goals in all years. Before that, he rose through the sales management ranks at the McGraw-Hill’s television group in medium and large-sized markets. Mr. Carfolite is uniquely qualified to drive revenue enhancement and operational efficiencies in operations sought by Telecorps.