Arnie Geller
Director/Chairman of the Board/CEO/President
Premier Exhibitions, Incorporated
Atlanta
,
GA
Sector: SERVICES / General Entertainment
Officer since 8? 2008
67 Years Old
On August 8, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company re-appointed Arnie Geller as the Company"s Executive Chair, a position he held between September 2007 and March 2008. Mr. Geller, who also serves as the Company"s Chairman of the Board of Directors, has served as a Director of the Company since May 1999. Mr. Geller, age 67, served as the Company"s President from May 1993 to May 1995, and was reappointed as the Company"s President in November 1999. He served in that capacity and as Chief Executive Officer through September 2007 when he became the Company"s Executive Chair. Prior to 1993, for approximately 27 years, Mr. Geller had principally been engaged in various executive capacities in the recording industry. Mr. Geller is the uncle of Mr. James S. Yaffe, a current Director of the Company. On August 21, 2008, the Board of Directors appointed Arnie Geller as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Compensation
| Salary | USD 675,849.00 |
| Bonus | USD 300,000.00 |
| Other Annual Compensation | USD 0.00 |
| Long term incentive plan payouts | USD 0.00 |
| Restricted stock awards | USD 0.00 |
| Security underlying options | USD 0.00 |
| All other compensation | USD 135,895.00 |
| Option awards $ | USD 148,873.00 |
| Non-equity incentive plan compensation | USD 0.00 |
| Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings | USD 0.00 |
| Total Compensation | USD 1,260,617.00 |
Options Granted during Fiscal Year
| Grant Date |
All other stock awards (# of shares of stocks or units) | Number of securities underlying options | Exercise or base price |
Percent of total options granted in fiscal year | Grant date fair value of stock and option awards | See More |
| 02/28/2004 | - | 400,000 | USD 1.64 | 57% | $ - |
|
| - | - | 75,000 | USD 0.32 | 79% | $ - |
|
Options Exercised
| Number of securities underlying options exercisable | 650,000 |
| Value of unexercised options, currently exercisable | USD 2,365,500.00 |
| FINAL COMPENSATION | USD 1,260,617.00 |
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