Mill Creek Entertainment is the industry’s leading provider of value DVD compilations with millions of units sold through major retailers across North America, online resellers, national catalogs, direct response marketers and premium marketers. The company has redefined the DVD value marketplace with instant genre libraries featuring anywhere from 10 to 250 movies, or 20 to 300 television episodes. Mill Creek’s product offering is available through all major home video distributors including Alliance Entertainment, Anderson Merchandisers, Baker & Taylor, ESI Distribution, Ingram Entertainment, Navarre Corporation, Vivendi Visual Entertainment, VPD and WaxWorks. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Mill Creek’s headquarters include 35,000 square feet of office and warehouse space featuring EDI order processing, automated ticketing and shrink-wrapping, kitting, assembly and customized end-user fulfillment. Its website features instant download of hi-res product images and sell-sheet PDFs. Mill Creek’s seasoned management, sales and operations teams represent decades of successful experience in consumer retail, wholesale, OEM and direct response marketplace. The company is relentlessly focused on continuously creating and marketing dramatic value propositions with the broadest possible retail appeal.

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Senior Management Team
Sales Team
Product Development Team

Senior Management Team

Robert Zakheim – Chairman & CEO
Robert’s 25 year management experience includes the co-founding and development of a computer hardware distribution company with sales in excess of one billion dollars, as well as successful commercial real estate partnerships and numerous entrepreneurial ventures. He is a co-founder of Mill Creek Entertainment and is responsible for the treasury, legal and financial management functions of the company.

Ian Warfield – President & COO
Ian’s 30 year management experience includes senior management roles with national retail, distribution, OEM and direct response organizations including Navarre Corporation, Microgistix, Software Etc., Schaak Electronics and Dayton Hudson Corporation. He also provided strategic consulting to IBM, Hewlett Packard, Compaq, Samsonite and Corel Software. He is a co-founder of Mill Creek Entertainment and is responsible for the sales, marketing, product development, content acquisition and marketing functions of the company.

Scott Moss – Vice Chairman
Scott’s 25 year management experience includes the co-founding and development of a computer hardware distribution company with sales in excess of one billion dollars, as well as ownership in a 100 store retail fitness equipment chain and numerous entrepreneurial ventures. He is a co-founder of Mill Creek Entertainment and is responsible for the operations and IT management functions of the company.

Sales Team

Craig Frischman – Vice President, Sales
Craig’s 20 year management experience includes key sales management and business development roles at BCI Eclipse, Navarre Home Entertainment and Sight and Sound. At Mill Creek he has built the entire sales and distribution network, developing a team of seasoned sales professionals with diverse industry experience. He is responsible for the sales, business development and sales operations functions of the company.

Terry Lipelt – Director, New Business Development
Terry’s 25 year management experience includes roles as Category Manager for Home Video at Best Buy.com and Best Buy bricks & mortar where he became an influential industry figure participating in numerous panels and advisory groups. He is responsible for identifying new channels of business and customer sets and working across the sales organization to develop them systematically.

Christy Casanova – Director, Key Accounts
Christy’s extensive sales management experience includes sales and sales operations roles at national videogame distributor Cokem, GT Interactive and Slash Distribution where she was responsible for the activities of numerous major accounts. She is responsible for the day-to-day management of the company’s three largest accounts as well as numerous secondary accounts.

Brian Johns – Director, National Accounts
Brian’s extensive experience in home video includes the development of key genre businesses including horror and fitness on a national basis. Previously he held a variety of sales and sales management roles with Anchor Bay Entertainment. He is responsible for the development and management of national retail and distribution accounts.

Product Development Team

Jeff Hayne – Director, Product Acquisition
Prior to joining Mill Creek, Jeff was Director of Content Acquisition for BCI Eclipse an independent entertainment video and audio supplier. At BCI Eclipse, Hayne's responsibilities included acquisition, licensing production and development of content under the company's various brands. He is responsible for all acquisition and licensing for the company’s product offerings.

Krista Furan – Director, Project Management
Krista’s extensive project management career includes global manufacturing and JIT deployment of OEM software with Microgistix, and a variety of project management roles with Regis corporation. She is responsible for all purchasing and inventory management functions for the company.

David Lieberman – Director, Global Manufacturing
David Lieberman's experience in the media/entertainment industry began in the late 1980s in Los Angeles. After relocating back to New York City, he spent several years as National Account Manager at Sonopress LLC, an operating division of BMG Entertainment. Currently he also is a partner in Breakthrough Distribution, an entertainment marketing firm dedicated to helping filmmakers retain their rights, maximize revenue, and build their careers via hybrid distribution. David is responsible for management of domestic and international manufacturing functions for the company.