Readers Digest Association

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Readers Digest Association

COMPANY

Publisher of Reader's Digest and other magazines, plus a business of direct-marketing books to its subscriber base. The association acquired Books are Fun in 1999 ($380M) and Reiman Publications in 2002 ($760M). Purchased by the private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings in 2007. Filed bankruptcy in 2009 and again in 2013.

Official Website:
http://www.rd.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
NYSE:RDA

Corporate headquarters:
Pleasantville, NY

Sales:
$2.4B (2006)

Employees:
4300

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Thomas O. Ryder Business c. 1944 CEO of Readers Digest, 1998-2005

Eric W. Schrier Business ? CEO of Readers Digest

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jonathan B. Bulkeley Business c. 1960 Chairman of QXL Ricardo, 1998-2004

Herman Cain Business 13-Dec-1945 Godfather's Pizza

Lee Caudill Business c. 1950 Former Avon/Liz Claiborne executive

Walter Isaacson Author 20-May-1952 Former Managing Editor for Time

William E. Mayer Business 1940 Former CEO of First Boston

John T. Reid Business c. 1940 CTO of Colgate-Palmolive, 1997-2000

Lawrence R. Ricciardi Business 14-Aug-1940 General Counsel for IBM, 1995-2002

Thomas O. Ryder Business c. 1944 CEO of Readers Digest, 1998-2005

Eric W. Schrier Business ? CEO of Readers Digest

William J. White Business c. 1939 CEO of Bell & Howell, 1993-97

Ed Zschau Politician 6-Jan-1940 Congressman from California, 1983-87

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

James E. Preston Business 30-Apr-1933 CEO of Avon, 1988-98

Laurance Rockefeller Business 26-May-1910 11-Jul-2004 Financier behind Eastern Airlines

C. J. Silas Business 15-Apr-1932 CEO of Phillips Petroleum, 1985-94

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

April H. Foley Business c. 1947 US Ambassador to Hungary, 2006-09

EXTRANEOUS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Joseph S. Farland Diplomat 11-Aug-1914 28-Jan-2007 US Ambassador to Iran, 1972-73

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