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Mike DiFranza
Mike DiFranza
President & General Manager

As an advertising industry thought leader, Mike has guided the overall development and evolution of the explosive digital place-based media industry. Mike led Captivate through rapid growth and expansion, as well as the successful acquisition by media powerhouse Gannett Co. Inc. Mike’s enthusiasm for empowering the modern business professional makes Captivate known for delivering exceptional value to viewers, advertisers and real estate partners.

Todd Newville
Dan Levi
Chief Marketing Officer

Dan brings more than 25 years of media and marketing experience to Captivate, including senior marketing roles at Zoom Media & Marketing, Monster Worldwide, World Wrestling Entertainment and MTV Networks. A recognized leader in the industry, Dan has served as an advisory board member of the Digital Signage Expo, chair of the Creative Standards Committee for the Digital Place-based Advertising Association and member of the Technology Innovations Committee of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America.

Kent Stout
Kent Stout
Vice President of Finance

Kent has more than 30 years of accounting and finance experience across a variety of industries including manufacturing, telecom, biotech, consumer goods and financial services. Kent joined Captivate in Oct. ’99, when we were a pre-revenue, start-up firm.

Robin Doyle
Robin Doyle
Director of Human Resources

Robin keeps Captivate loaded with top talent across the company. She has more than 15 years of experience in customer service, HR, benefits administration and involvement in mergers and acquisitions.

Pat Hagerty
Patrick Hagerty
Chief Revenue Officer

Pat comes to Captivate with extensive media experience and sales leadership after holding executive positions at Fast Company, US News & World Report and Newsweek. Known for motivating teams, driving new programs and his love of golf, Pat makes sure Captivate is always running on a full tank of gas.

Todd Newville
Todd Newville
Vice President of Real Estate
and Technology

When co-founding Captivate, Todd brought more than 15 years of systems architecture and design experience to Captivate Network. Todd leads all sales, operations and support aspects of Captivate’s real estate business. Under his leadership, Captivate has secured 11 US and three Canadian patents.

Ray Pineau
Ray Pineau
Vice President of Engineering
and Manufacturing

As co-founder and vice president of engineering and technical operations, Ray has more than 20 years of management, engineering, manufacturing and start-up experience. Ray uses his extensive engineering experience to design, develop and implement technical upgrades to the network operations making us an award-winning company.