Consumer products industry veteran Thomas J. Kalinske to head new Education Technology management team.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 1996--Education Technology LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a company founded earlier this year to operate in all areas of the education marketplace, Monday announced that Thomas J. Kalinske, who as president and chief executive officer of Sega of America Inc., spearheaded the company's drive to market leadership in the interactive entertainment industry, will head the company's new management team as president effective Oct. 1. "There has never been a more challenging and opportune time for the education industry," said Kalinske. "Sweeping changes in the global economy have expanded the role of technology in classrooms and created new demand for cradle-to-grave learning in order to give everyone the skills and competencies they need to remain competitive. This presents an enormous potential for private-sector participation in the education industry. "Education Technology will be dedicated to increasing the value of human capital and knowledge through a range of educational products and services -- from basic classroom innovations and distance learning to worker retraining re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train and lifelong learning Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. ," he added. "The goal is to meet the education needs of people over their entire lifetimes -- from ages two to 80." Kalinske brings a diversity of experience to Education Technology, whose founding was announced last spring by Larry Ellison Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, a major database software company. Early life Ellison was born in New York City to Florence Spellman, a 19-year-old unwed Jewish mother. , chairman and chief executive officer of Oracle Corp., and Michael R. Milken, chairman of the Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate (CaP CURE). They are participating in the company in their individual capacities and not as part of any other ongoing concerns. "Tom Kalinske Thomas "Tom" Kalinske is an American businessman, best known as the president and CEO of Sega of America from 1990 to 1996. His aggressive marketing decisions, such as price drops and the famous "Sega Scream" TV campaign, are frequently regarded as key elements in the success of is one of the most able and innovative executives in America today," said Ellison, noting that under Kalinske's leadership Sega of America grew in just six years from an 8 percent market share to more than 50 percent of the $4 billion interactive entertainment market. Prior to joining Sega, Kalinske was president and chief executive officer of Mattel Inc. and Universal Matchbox Group. Among his achievements was the strategic rebuilding of Mattel's Barbie franchise from a small domestic product into a $550 million worldwide brand by the late 1980s, and growing Mattel into a global consumer products company with revenues in excess of $1 billion. "Tom's experience in a range of different industries gives him a unique understanding of the critical role technology, entertainment and telecommunications can play in transforming the way we educate a population that is growing older and more diverse and more challenged by the forces of technology and global change," said Ellison, who is Education Technology's co-chairman with Milken. "Tom Kalinske shares our long-held passion for improving the quality of our education system and for recognizing the significant role in our society which is played by those who educate our young people," said Milken, who cited Kalinske's founding of the Sega Foundation, a charitable trust The arrangement by which real or Personal Property given by one person is held by another to be used for the benefit of a class of persons or the general public. that supports organizations making a critical difference in the health and education of children. In addition, Kalinske is a member of the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education and has long been active in a range of other philanthropic efforts, including Pediatric AIDS pediatric AIDS AIDS acquired HIV perinatally or by 'vertical'–maternal-infant transmission; children with PAIDS may become symptomatic–lymphoid interstitial pneumonia, encephalopathy, recurrent bacterial infection, Candida . "While I continue to focus much of my time to the fight in the war against cancer and my family's other philanthropic activities, Tom will provide the day-to-day leadership needed to help build a company dedicated to bringing innovative and thoughtful solutions to the world's educational needs," added Milken. Kalinske announced that he will be joined in launching the new company by Executive Vice President Neil McCarthy Neil McCarthy (born 26 July 1933 -died of Motor Neurone disease 6 February 1985). He was a British actor known for his dramatic physical appearance. (It is rumoured that he had acromegaly). He was a gifted linguist and pianist. and Senior Vice President Alan Epstein. McCarthy is an executive with more than 20 years of experience in the entertainment and hospitality industries. His experience includes senior-level positions spanning both line operations and financial functions within several organizations, including Capitol-EMI Music, Falcon Cable Television, Orion Pictures, The Walt Disney Co. and Marriott Corp. He holds an undergraduate degree in marketing from Villanova University and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from St. John's University. Epstein previously ran the West Coast office of The Walt Disney Co.'s real estate development subsidiary. Among other major development projects, Epstein designed and implemented Disney's corporate real estate planning Estate Planning The overall planning of a person's wealth, including the preparation of a will and the planning of taxes after the individual's death. Notes: Contrary to popular belief, estate planning involves much more than preparing a will, and it is not only for the system, and oversaw the planning and entitlement of a major expansion of Disney's studio lot in Burbank, Calif. Previously, Epstein ran the internationally recognized transportation program for the 1984 Olympic Games. He is a Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa: see fraternity. Phi Beta Kappa Leading academic honour society in the U.S., which draws its membership from college and university students. The oldest Greek-letter society in the U.S. graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, and holds MBA and JD degrees from Stanford University. "With Neil McCarthy and Alan Epstein, Education Technology now has in place a seasoned, solid and forward-looking management team," said Kalinske. "The next step is to identify companies that represent not just solid business opportunities but whose products and services can help meet the education needs of our population and the demands of corporations for a more flexible workforce." Kalinske, 52, received his bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree at the University of Wisconsin and his MBA at the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. . He is married and the father of five children who range in age from four to 20. CONTACT: Education Technology, Los Angeles Michael Reese, 310/440-1856 |
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