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 Michael J. Bush
Chief Executive Officer
Michael J. Bush was appointed Chief Executive Officer in April 2010 bringing more than 23 years of successfully executing business growth strategies and building sustainable shareholder value to NTN Buzztime.
Prior to joining Buzztime, Michael was President and CEO of 3 Day Blinds, Inc. where he was credited with leading the business through the recent housing crisis and stabilizing its finances. Michael also served as President and Chief Executive at Anchor Blue Retail Group and Dockers' Outlets by MOST. In addition, he participated as an investor with Sun Capital Partners in the November 2003 buyout of Anchor Blue by American Retail Group, Inc.
Before Anchor Blue, Michael was President and Chief Executive of Bally North America, a member of the Board of Directors of Bally International AG and Senior Vice President of Global Re-engineering. During his time at Bally, Michael was instrumental in restructuring the global operations as part of a massive turnaround plan. While working on global re-engineering, he also managed the North American operations for Bally which included wholesale, retail, distribution and merchandising operations.
Preceding his time at Bally, Michael was Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Movado Group, Inc., joining Movado from Ross Stores where he served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning, Business Development and Marketing. He began his career at Bain & Company in San Francisco where he worked for six years primarily focusing on retail and consumer goods companies.
Michael J. Bush currently sits on the Board of Directors at Buzztime as well as Ross Stores. He was recently elected to the board of the Digital Place-based Advertising Association (DPAA) and also serves on the Board of the global development not-for-profit agency, Technoserve. Michael is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is physically active in a number of sports including cycling, skiing and golf. He and his family live in Corona del Mar, California.
 Kendra Berger
Chief Financial Officer
NTN Buzztime, Inc Board of Directors appointed Kendra Berger as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary in August 2006. Kendra served on Buzztime's Board of Directors and as Chairperson of the Audit Committee from July 2005 until August 2006. Before she joined Buzztime, she was the Executive Director of Finance and Controller of Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corporation, and was the Vice President, Finance and Controller of Discovery Partners International, Inc., both publicly traded companies.
Prior to her position with Discovery Partners in 2001, Kendra was the Chief Financial Officer of NTN Buzztime, Inc.
Kendra serves as Board member and Treasurer of National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) - San Diego Chapter and is also a member of the Corporate Directors Forum (CDF). Kendra also serves as Board member and Assistant Treasurer to the San Diego Council of Girls on the Run and Board member of the Chloe Nichols Foundation.
Kendra Berger is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and graduate of Ohio University where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with a major in accounting and pre law.
When she's not working, you can find Kendra either running, cycling or swimming.
 Tony Duckett
Executive Vice President Sales
Tony Duckett, hired as Executive Vice President in March 2011, leads the Buzztime sales and account retention staff. Duckett's role includes managing the company's subscription sales initiatives for chain and independent locations and directing the team tasked with growing customer engagement through onsite restaurant and bar entertainment support.
Prior to his employment with Buzztime, Duckett was vice president of Sales for Aramark Uniform Service in Los Angeles responsible for developing a new go-to-market strategy for the sales organization that integrated Aramark's value proposition into their customers' business goals. By making this change, Aramark became more than a vendor; they became a necessary and valued business partner to their customer base.
Before Aramark, Duckett was senior vice president of Sales at Nexicon Inc., a technology- based Venture Capital firm designed to help copyright holders protect their intellectual properties by tracking illegal downloads of music, movie, software and gaming. Additionally, Duckett headed up the Business Development team as president of Umbrella Entertainment, Inc. He has also held executive level positions with Bowne & Company, Nortel Networks, Tandem Computers, Sony and IBM.
Duckett earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Lafayette College in Economics and Business. In addition, he played professional basketball in Europe and with the Atlanta Hawks. Today, Tony spends time outside of work exercising, working with kids and hanging out with his family.
 Vladimir Edelman
Chief Content Officer
Vladimir Edelman joined Buzztime as Chief Content Officer in February 2011 with more than 16 years of experience in digital content & marketing. In this role, Vlad will guide and improve the company's current programming, develop innovative and interactive on-air content, and create a contagious and addictive experience for Buzztime's players. Additionally, he will be tasked with leading player marketing with the goal of creating a long-term relationship between the company's players and its bar and restaurant customers.
Vlad brings a wealth of experience in marketing, product, and partnership development to Buzztime. Vlad joined Buzztime from envIO Networks, a start-up focused on real-time behavioral targeting using social content-consumption data, where he was Chief Marketing Officer.
Prior to envIO, he founded and was the Chief Executive Officer of Ansible, Interpublic Group's mobile marketing agency. Past engagements include Chief Executive Officer of technology platforms provider Soapbox, Chief Marketing Officer at WPP's iconmobile, Vice President & General Manager for Mobile Worldwide at ESPN, and Executive Producer and General Manager at CBS.com.
Edelman holds an M.S. in Financial Journalism from Boston University, and his written work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Psychology Today, Inc., Spy, and Playboy. He enjoys music and cooking.
 Christopher George
Chief Information Officer
NTN Buzztime, Inc. appointed Christopher George to the position of Chief Information Officer in June 2010 after serving as an outside consultant in this capacity since 2008. Chris is focused on ongoing product development and service improvement, optimizing and updating the company's infrastructure to support strategic growth plans, and streamlining operations to drive efficiency throughout the organization.
Chris' extensive experience in the technology industry has focused on the design and implementation of product, network and systems architecture in support of businesses seeking to leverage the Internet to enhance growth and lower operational expenses. In early 2002, Chris utilized this experience to found Protelligent, Inc., a California-based technology consulting firm concentrating on network and systems services, custom software development, and ASP/Hosting services.
Before founding Protelligent, Chris held various technical leadership positions at growth companies in the high technology industry including InterKnowlogy, TheBigStore.com and Shopping.com.
Christopher George studied Computer Engineering at California State University, Long Beach, and is a frequent speaker at technical trade shows and training seminars. He has spoken at the CMA/CAMGMA Leadership Conference, the Orange County Tech Conference, TechEd, MEC, and the Microsoft Partner Architecture Summit, to name a few.
In his free time, Chris enjoys flying, mountain bike riding, playing hockey, reading, and spending time with his wife and two children.
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