Executive Bios

John Swider - Executive Vice President, Operations, of American Media, Inc., President and CEO of Distribution Services, Inc.

John is the Executive Vice President, Operations, of American Media, Inc. as well as the President and CEO of Distribution Services, Inc. (DSI). Prior to joining AMI in November 1999, Mr. Swider was an Executive Vice President for Globe Communications Corp. His current responsibilities include production, manufacturing, newsstand circulation, corporate library/archives, customer service, the Mini Mag division, national distributor negotiations and sales analyses. Mr. Swider holds a B.A. in Education from Wake Forest University.

Tim Hannon - Executive Vice President & COO

Tim is responsible for and oversees all marketing, distribution and DSI client services functions. Tim started in the industry working for Globe Marketing Services in 1988. He has served DSI in several capacities including District Manager, Regional Manager, and Director of Sales. Prior to coming to DSI, Tim has most recently worked for magazine wholesaler Source Interlink Distribution, overseeing Specialty Sales and Publisher Services.

Marc Fierman - Corporate Senior Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer of DSI

Marc oversees AMI's publishing services business unit and is responsible for all financial operations at DSI. Mr. Fierman had served as Chief Financial Officer at Source Interlink since November 2002. Prior to that Fierman was SVP/Finance for various Source divisions. From 1997 to 1999 Mr. Fierman held the position of Chief Financial Officer of Brand Manufacturing Corp. which was acquired by Source Interlink in 1999.

Jay L. Wysong - EVP/Retail Operations

Jay is responsible for and oversees retail merchandising field operations. Jay has served DSI in numerous capacities during his 26-year tenure with the company including District Manager, Regional Manager, National Marketing Director, Division and Retail Vice-President positions.

John Rick - VP/Distribution

John oversees the DSI wholesale distribution team and coordinates the DSI, wholesaler and industry order regulation systems and operations with DSI's on-site field representation. The distribution group includes Regional Distribution Managers at all major wholesaler locations in the U.S. and Canada. John has served DSI in numerous capacities during his 20-year tenure with the company including Sales Representative, District Manager, Regional Manager and Account Executive.

Todd Garland - VP/Marketing

Todd is responsible for all of Marketing in the US and Canada for DSI Clients. Todd has served in several capacities since he began at DSI in 1989, including District Manager, Account Executive, National Marketing Director and Divisional Vice President. Prior to joining DSI in 1989, Todd worked for Globe Marketing Services.

Keller Whalen - VP/Administration

Keller is responsible for the internal operations including financial reporting, budgets, contracts and DSI's RDA and Rack services operations. Keller has previously held the position of Senior Vice President/General Manager of Warner Publisher Services, overseeing the billing and collections and backroom operations for the single copy sales of magazines and books. Earlier roles included VP/Treasurer at Warner Publisher Services, and Director of Customer Operations at Hachette Fillipacci USA.

Jeff Bean - VP/Retail

Jeff has been in the industry since 1982, starting his career with the Globe Merchandising Company. He has been an employee of DSI since July, 1992. Jeff has held numerous positions during this time including, District and Regional Retail Manager, Corporate Trainer, Retail Division Operations Manager and Key Client Accounts Manager. As the VP of Retail, he is currently based in Atlanta and oversees a full and part time staff performing the daily retail activities assigned to DSI.

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