Synacor, Inc. - Investor Relations - Governance

Kevin M. Rendino, Interim Chairman of the Board

Kevin M. Rendino was appointed to the Synacor Board of Directors in March 2019. He is the CEO of 180 Degree Capital Corp. Before that, he served as Chairman/CEO of RGJ Capital for five years. Prior to his tenure at RGJ Capital, he spent over twenty years on one fund at BlackRock/Merrill Lynch, Basic Value Fund, with a consistent Graham and Dodd focus. He was the value team leader, overseeing 11 funds and $13 billion in assets, a member of BlackRock’s Leadership Committee and a frequent contributor to CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Fox Business, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He received numerous Lipper awards for Investment Excellence during his tenure. He graduated from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College (B.S.).

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Strategy Committee

Himesh Bhise, Chief Executive Officer

Appointed as Synacor Chief Executive Officer and Member of Board of Directors in August 2014, Himesh Bhise is a leading broadband, multiscreen and mobile executive. Bringing years of experience as an industry veteran, Bhise is focused on carrying out Synacor's mission to empower global customers to deliver apps, entertainment and services, which are curated and personalized for consumers and available across all devices.

Prior to Synacor, Bhise most recently led New Services & Platforms for Comcast Cable, where he was responsible for incubating and operating growth businesses. His portfolio included new content platforms like XFINITY Streampix, advertising businesses, cloud products, prepaid services and apps, all transforming the consumer TV and video experience.

Before Comcast, Bhise was a senior operating executive at Charter Communications, where he was the general manager of its High Speed Internet business, which he helped grow to $1.4 billion, outperforming the industry in revenue growth. Prior to Charter, Bhise served as general manager of AOL's Mobile division, growing the business substantially working with carriers, OEMs and developers around the world. Earlier, he was with McKinsey & Company as a leader in its telecom and M&A practice.

Bhise, a married father of two sons, received his MBA from the Wharton School.

Member of the Strategy Committee

Lisa Donohue

Lisa Donohue was appointed to the Synacor Board of Directors in May 2017. As CEO of Publicis Spine and member of the Publicis Groupe Management Committee, Lisa Donohue is driving the collective power of the Groupe’s data, technology and talent. Uniting a team of more than 3,500 engineers, data scientists, analysts and tech leaders, Lisa is leading a unique proposition to fuse marketing and enterprise business transformation for clients.

Lisa has dedicated her 30-year career to Publicis Groupe business units, leading teams to exceed challenges on behalf of the world’s leading marketers and new establishment brands, including Airbnb, Samsung, Procter & Gamble, Bank of America, Kellogg’s, KraftHeinz, Visa and many more. Most recently serving as Global Brand President for Starcom Worldwide and member of the Publicis Media Global Executive Team, Lisa was responsible for driving Starcom’s global brand vision, client relationships, growth and best-in-class product. She graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Organizational Behavior and Management and Economics.

Member of the Audit Committee

Marwan Fawaz

Marwan Fawaz, Executive Advisor, Google and Alphabet, having served as Nest CEO, has been a member of Synacor's board of directors since December 2011. Before being named CEO of Nest, Fawaz served as EVP of Motorola Mobility through 2013, following its acquisition by Google. Prior to joining Motorola, he was a Founder and Partner at Sarepta Advisors, a technology consulting company based in Denver. He is the former EVP of Strategy and CTO of Charter Communications. Previously, Fawaz served as the SVP and CTO of Adelphia Communications, and as an investment analyst at Vulcan. Fawaz was Chairman of the CableLabs Technical Advisory Committee and on the board of directors for Digeo. He currently sits on the board of directors for the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE). Fawaz is the recipient of numerous industry awards, including the prestigious National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) Vanguard Award in Science and Technology. Fawaz holds an M.S. in Telecom Engineering and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach.

Member of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Strategy Committee

Andrew Kau

Andrew Kau has been a member of Synacor's board of directors since December 2000. Prior to joining Synacor's board, Kau served as a director of MyPersonal. Kau is a managing director at Walden International. He was President of Chemical Technologies Ventures, and a management consultant at Strategic Planning Associates, LLC, and at Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc. He also served as a research scientist at Systems Planning Corp. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.

Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Michael Montgomery

Michael J. Montgomery has been a member of Synacor's board of directors since December 2011. He served from 2000 through mid 2013 as President of Montgomery & Co., a boutique investment banking firm focused on consumer and enterprise internet companies. His previous experience includes serving as the chief executive officer at Sega GameWorks, a joint venture between Sega, Universal Studios and DreamWorks Studios. Before that, he was a senior executive at DreamWorks Studios, which was preceded by approximately eight years with The Walt Disney Company and its affiliates, holding a number of senior positions including chief financial officer of EuroDisney and treasurer of Walt Disney Company. Montgomery received an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, where he also received a B.A. degree.

Chair of the Audit Committee

Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Chair of the Strategy Committee