RICHARD S. RESSLER - Corporate Board Profile

ZIFF DAVIS, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2013-03-26	Richard S. Ressler has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and a director of j2 Global since 1997, and served as j2 Global’s Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2000, serving in each of these capacities pursuant to a consulting agreement between j2 Global and Orchard Capital Corporation (“Orchard Capital”). Mr. Ressler is the founder and President of Orchard Capital, a firm that provides consulting and advisory services to companies (including j2 Global) in which Orchard Capital or its affiliates invest.
2014-03-26	Richard S. Ressler has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and a director of j2 Global since 1997, and served as j2 Global’s Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2000, serving in each of these capacities pursuant to a consulting agreement between j2 Global and Orchard Capital Corporation. Mr. Ressler is the founder and President of Orchard Capital, a firm that provides consulting and advisory services to companies (including j2 Global) in which Orchard Capital or its affiliates invest.
2015-03-26	Richard S. Ressler has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and a director of j2 Global since 1997, and served as j2 Global’s Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2000, serving in each of these capacities pursuant to a consulting agreement between j2 Global and Orchard Capital Corporation. Mr. Ressler is the founder and President of Orchard Capital, a firm that provides consulting and advisory services to companies (including j2 Global) in which Orchard Capital or its affiliates invest. He has been President of Orchard Capital since 1994. Through his affiliation with Orchard Capital, Mr. Ressler serves in various senior capacities with, among others, CIM Group, L.P., a real estate investment and management company and Orchard First Source Asset Management, an investment adviser focusing on middle market debt investments. Mr. Ressler’s extensive experience with, and knowledge of, business management and finance are invaluable to our Board of Directors’ discussions.
2016-03-23	Mr. Ressler's extensive experience with, and knowledge of, business management and finance are invaluable to our Board's discussions.
2017-03-23	Richard S. Ressler has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and a director of j2 Global since 1997, and served as j2 Global's Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2000, serving in each of these capacities pursuant to a consulting agreement between j2 Global and Orchard Capital Corporation ("Orchard Capital"). Mr. Ressler is the founder and President of Orchard Capital, a firm that provides consulting and advisory services to companies (including j2 Global) in which Orchard Capital or its affiliates invest. He has been President of Orchard Capital since 1994. Through his affiliation with Orchard Capital, Mr. Ressler serves in various senior capacities with, among others, CIM Group, L.P. (together with its controlled affiliates, "CIM"), a real estate and infrastructure investment and management company, Orchard First Source Asset Management (together with its controlled affiliates, "OFSAM"), an investment adviser focusing on middle market debt investments, and OCV Management, LLC ("OCV"), an investment advisor focusing on controlled investments in technology companies. CIM Investment Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of CIM, OFS Capital Management, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFSAM, and OCV, are all registered with the SEC as registered investment advisers. Mr. Ressler is currently a director of Presbia PLC and the chairman of the board of directors of CIM Commercial Trust Corporation. Mr. Ressler also serves as a board member for various private companies in which Orchard Capital or its affiliates invest. Mr. Ressler's extensive experience with, and knowledge of, business management and finance are invaluable to our Board's discussions.
2018-03-23	Mr. Ressler's extensive experience with, and knowledge of, business management and finance are invaluable to our Board's discussions.
2019-03-22	Mr. Ressler is the founder and President of Orchard Capital, a firm through which Mr. Ressler oversees companies in which Orchard Capital or its affiliates invest. He has served as President of Orchard Capital since 1994. Through his affiliation with Orchard Capital, Mr. Ressler serves in various senior capacities with, among others, CIM Group, LLC, Orchard First Source Asset Management, and OCV Management, LLC, an investor, owner and operator of technology companies. Prior to founding Orchard Capital, from 1988 until 1994, Mr. Ressler served as Vice Chairman of Brooke Group Limited, the predecessor of Vector Group, Ltd. and served in various executive capacities at VGR and its subsidiaries. Prior to VGR, Mr. Ressler was with Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc., where he focused on merger and acquisition transactions and the financing needs of middle-market companies.
2020-03-26	Mr. Ressler is the founder and President of Orchard Capital, a firm through which Mr. Ressler oversees companies in which Orchard Capital or its affiliates invest. He has served as President of Orchard Capital since 1994. Through his affiliation with Orchard Capital, Mr. Ressler serves in various senior capacities with, among others, CIM Group, LLC, Orchard First Source Asset Management, and OCV Management, LLC, an investor, owner and operator of technology companies.
2021-03-26	Mr. Ressler is the founder and President of Orchard Capital, a firm through which Mr. Ressler oversees companies in which Orchard Capital or its affiliates invest. He has served as President of Orchard Capital since 1994. Through his affiliation with Orchard Capital, Mr. Ressler serves in various senior capacities with, among others, CIM Group, LLC, Orchard First Source Asset Management, and OCV Management, LLC, an investor, owner and operator of technology companies.