JAMES D. DUNNING, JR.
Chairman
James D. Dunning is Chairman of Doubledown Media, LLC, and also currently serves as Chairman of The Dunning Group Inc., a private investment company specializing in media leveraged buyouts. Since 1986, Mr. Dunning has played an active role in acquiring and leading various media companies in the business-to-business and consumer marketplaces. He has served as Chairman, President and CEO of Ziff Davis Media, Inc., Chairman of USA Pubs, Inc., Chairman and CEO of Petersen EMAP PLC, Chairman, President and CEO of The Petersen Companies, Inc., Chairman and CEO of Transwestern Publishing, Inc., Chairman of SRDS, Inc., Chairman, President and CEO of Multi-Local Media, Inc., SVP and Director of Corporate Finance for Thomson McKinnon Securities, Inc., and President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Publishers of Rolling Stone.
MAGNUS GREAVES
Founder
Magnus Greaves established Doubledown Media, LLC in 2004, launching Trader Monthly soon thereafter. Greaves previously founded Macfutures, a company providing infrastructure, financing and training for traders transitioning from pit trading to the electronic environment. Within two years, 25 percent of futures contracts traded in Europe were cleared over the Macfutures platform. Greaves previously served as a trader with UBS in London.
RANDALL LANE
President
Randall Lane is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Trader Monthly and Dealmaker magazines, and President of Doubledown Media, LLC. Lane was previously the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of P.O.V. Magazine, and the Washington bureau chief for Forbes magazine. For six years, he was a commentator on CNN-FN, and he has written about the financial world for many newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Inc. and Worth. His work as a food and beverage writer for Time Out New York has been nominated for a National Magazine Award.
Richard Skeen
President, Sales and Marketing
Richard Skeen is President of Sales and Marketing for Doubledown Media, LLC. Previously, he was Vice President of the Consumer Advertising Group at The Wall Street Journal, where he also helped develop WSJ, the Journal's soon-to-launch luxury magazine. He has served as Executive Vice President at Inside magazine/Inside.com; Vice President of Ad Sales at Massive Inc, where he pioneered advertising in videogames; Ad Director at GQ and The New Yorker; and Associate Publisher at YM.
WILKIE BUSHBY
Group Publisher, Senior Vice President of Global Sales
Wilkie Bushby is Group Publisher and Senior Vice President of Global Sales for Doubledown Media, LLC. Bushby was previously Publisher of Traditional Home and Renovation Style magazines. He spent 11 years in various sales positions at the Hearst Corporation, where he established the Detroit office for Cosmopolitan and increased the market share two years in a row, subsequently becoming the magazine's New York Manager.
PAUL FISH
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Fish is Chief Financial Officer of Doubledown Media, LLC. Fish most recently worked with the Dazed Media Group (Dazed and Confused magazine), after co-founding and launching Radar Magazine, where he developed and managed the business operations of the company, including capital investment and communications with outside shareholders. He served as CFO and Director of Dennis Publishing, Inc. (publisher of publish Maxim, Stuff, Blender, and The Week), where he expanded the start-up into a multi-media powerhouse with 250 employees and revenues approaching $250 million.
EDWARD PADIN
General Manager
Ed Padin is General Manager, Doubledown Media LLC, responsible for overseeing operations, production, and circulation. Padin was previously Partner at Padin & Estabrook LLC, a marketing research and consulting firm providing strategic and operational solutions to printed, electronic, and digital media, with a focus on consumer and business publications. Prior to that, Padin was a consultant with The Publishing & Media Group.
RACHEL PINE
Senior Vice President, Branding & Partnerships
Rachel Pine is Senior Vice President, Branding and Partnerships for Doubledown Media, LLC, responsible for overseeing the marketing and communications for the company's growing list of brands. She has been with the company since its inception. Previously, Pine was a Publicist and Marketing Manager at Miramax Films, and has worked at CNN, The William Morris Agency, USA Networks and P.O.V. Magazine. Pine is the author of the novel, The Twins of Tribeca, and the business/humor title Dogs on Management.
PATRICK SHANNON
Director of Corporate Development
Patrick Shannon is Director of Corporate Development for Doubledown Media, LLC. He is responsible for the creation and packaging of fully integrated marketing programs - including TV, print, events, online and mobile media - for advertisers. Previously, Shannon served as Senior Vice President at Octagon, one the world's leading sports marketing companies. Shannon led the corporate sales team at Primedia from 2001-2003, and also served Vice President/General Manager, Marketing Network for the Petersen Companies. Shannon has held executive positions with NFL Properties, Nestle, and IBM.
TODD TARPLEY
General Manager, Interactive
Todd Tarpley is General Manager, Interactive for Doubledown Media, LLC, where he is responsible for expanding the company's digital business. Tarpley was previously Vice President of Digital Content at Rainbow Networks (AMC, IFC, WE). He has served as Vice President, Digital Media at Bravo, and Vice President, Interactive at A&E Television Networks, where he launched the interactive division. He previously served on the core project team that developed and launched The History Channel.