ALVISO, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced the election of J. Heidi Roizen to the TiVo Board of Directors. With Ms. Roizen's election, TiVo's Board now has 10 members, of which 9 are independent, outside directors. Her appointment was effective June 24, 2009.
'The breadth and depth of experience within the technology industry and entrepreneurial community that Heidi brings to our Board is invaluable and will have an immediate impact on TiVo's strategic plans to further define the way television is consumed,' said Tom Rogers, CEO of TiVo. 'Heidi is well respected and highly regarded for her successful career as an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, corporate executive, and public and private company board member, which lends itself extremely well to TiVo's innovative culture and pioneering approach to developing the ultimate in-home TV entertainment experience. We are pleased to welcome someone with Heidi's reputation and experience to our Board.'
Ms. Roizen said, 'When it comes to companies that have the foresight to anticipate major shifts in the television consumption landscape, TiVo has the technology and the business model that puts it in a class of its own. I am honored to be working with Tom Rogers and the Board as they direct the continuing evolution of this company and lead the media industry into this new age.'
Ms. Roizen, 51, currently serves as CEO of Skinny Little Things, LLC (SkinnySongs), which she launched in January of 2008. Prior to that, Roizen was a Managing Director of Mobius Venture Capital, a technology venture fund with $2 billion under management, from 1999 to 2007. From 1996 to 1997, as Vice President of World Wide Developer Relations for Apple Computer, Ms. Roizen was responsible for building and maintaining relationships between Apple and its developers worldwide. She and her 300-person team served as the primary contact point for major partners such as Microsoft, Lotus and Adobe, as well as 12,000 other emerging and established firms, which provided products for the Apple Macintosh.
Ms. Roizen began her career in 1983 when she cofounded T/Maker Company, a developer and publisher of personal computer software, and served as its CEO until 1996. During that time Roizen was elected to the Board of Directors of the Software Publishers Association (SPA) - then the largest software trade association in the world - where she served as a director for eight years, including serving as the SPA's President from 1988 to 1990.
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