JIRKA RYSAVY - Corporate Board Profile

GAIA, INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2002-04-22	JIRKA RYSAVYage 47Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gaiam. He has been Chairman since Gaiam's inception and became the full-time Chief Executive Officer in December 1998. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services.
2003-04-22	JIRKA RYSAVYage 48Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gaiam. He has been Chairman since Gaiam's inception and became the full-time Chief Executive Officer in December 1998. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services.
2004-04-12	JIRKA RYSAVYage 49Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gaiam. He has been Chairman since Gaiam's inception and became the full-time Chief Executive Officer in December 1998. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services.
2005-04-22	JIRKA RYSAVYage 50Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gaiam. He has been Chairman since Gaiam's inception and became our full-time Chief Executive Officer in December 1998. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services.
2006-05-01	JIRKA RYSAVYage 51Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gaiam. He has been Chairman since Gaiams inception and became our full-time Chief Executive Officer in December 1998. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services.
2006-06-06	Mr. Jirka Rysavy, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, holds all 5,400,000 outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and 1,664,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (or approximately 11% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock).
2007-04-20	JIRKA RYSAVYage 52Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gaiam. He has been Chairman since Gaiams inception and became our full-time Chief Executive Officer in December 1998. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services.
2008-04-24	JIRKA RYSAVYage 53Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of our company. He has been Chairman since our inception and became our full-time Chief Executive Officer in December 1998. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services.
2009-03-13	He has been Chairman since our inception and served as our full-time Chief Executive Officer from December 1998 to March 2009. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services.
2010-04-01	Jirka Rysavyage 55Founder and company Chairman as well as Chairman of the Board. He has been Chairman since our inception and served as our full-time Chief Executive Officer from December 1998 to March 2009. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services.
2011-03-31	Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services. He was its Chairman and CEO until 1998. No mention of programming or software engineering skills.
2012-04-30	Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services. He was its Chairman and CEO until 1998.
2013-08-30	Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services, but no direct technical or programming experience is mentioned.
2014-09-18	In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services. He was its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until 1998.
2015-10-19	Mr. Rysavy is the beneficial owner of approximately 24.7% of our outstanding shares. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services. He was its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until 1998.
2016-04-22	He founded Corporate Express, a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services, and has significant senior leadership and strategic focus experience.
2017-03-24	Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services. He also founded and served as Chairman and CEO of Crystal Market and Real Goods Solar, Inc.
2018-03-16	Mr. Rysavy brings to the board significant senior leadership, strategic focus, business development, sales and marketing and international experience from his past business experience in senior management roles and as a founder of several successful businesses.
2019-03-08	Mr. Rysavy brings to the board significant senior leadership, strategic focus, business development, sales and marketing and international experience from his past business experience as CEO and founder of several successful businesses.
2020-03-09	In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services.
2021-03-08	In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services.
2022-03-14	He founded Corporate Express, Inc., which grew to become a Fortune 500 company supplying office and computer products and services. He also founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Crystal Market, a health foods concept.
2023-03-07	Mr. Rysavy brings to the board significant senior leadership, strategic focus, business development, sales and marketing and international experience from his past business experience as CEO and founder of several successful businesses.
2024-04-29	Mr. Rysavy brings to the board significant senior leadership, strategic focus, business development, sales and marketing and international experience from his past business experience as CEO and founder of several successful businesses.
2025-04-08	Jirka Rysavy—age 70—Founder and Chairman. He has been Chairman since our inception and has served as our Chief Executive Officer, other than during the period from March 2009 to July 2016 and since December 2023. Mr. Rysavy is the beneficial owner of approximately 23% of our outstanding shares. In 1986, Mr. Rysavy founded Corporate Express, Inc., which, under his leadership as Chairman and CEO, grew to become a Fortune 500 company.