Mike was most recently Sr. Vice President � Chief Information Officer of Hollywood Entertainment Corporation, a retail entertainment company with over 1900 video stores and over 600 Game Crazy stores.   Prior to Hollywood, Mike held a number of positions at Kmart including Vice President, Information Technology and Vice President, Change Management.  While at Kmart he was responsible for all POS and back office systems; as well as some of the key supply chain and merchandising systems. 

Mike is a talented executive who has the leadership talent to guide our technology strategy and execution to continue to leverage our capability and drive our business.   I am pleased to have him join our executive team.

Reporting directly to Mike will be Gale Binder, VP - Systems Development, Ted Layne, VP � Technical Services, Jeff Hanson, Manager � Internet Services, and Albert Smith, Manager � Telecommunications.  Tammy Park will continue to provide administrative support.

Mike holds an MBA, Management Information Systems, and a BS in Economics from the University at Albany.