Denver, United States
MPEG LA, LLC, world leader in alternative one-stop patent licenses, announced the appointment of JP Gascon as Chief Financial Officer and Alexis (Lexy) DeVane as General Counsel.
Mr. Gascon replaces James E. Kluttz, who recently retired. Gascon brings 20 years of experience in accounting, finance and treasury management, most recently as Acting Controller for MPEG LA and founder of consulting company Artemis Financial Controls. A graduate of Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Lyon, Gascon is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Colorado Society of Public Accountants, the Colorado Treasury Management Association and Institute of Internal Auditors. He is based in MPEG LA's Denver, Colorado office.
Ms. DeVane has been a lawyer with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, representing MPEG LA. Following her graduation from Emory University School of Law where she received a JD with honors and was elected to the Order of the Coif, DeVane clerked for The Honorable Julie E. Carnes, Federal District Court Judge for the Northern District of Georgia. DeVane graduated from Davidson College with a BA in Political Science and a minor in English, received a Masters Degree in Theological Studies from Emory University, Candler School of Theology and was a Fulbright Scholar in Helsinki, Finland affiliated with the University of Helsinki, School of Law. She will join MPEG LA at the end of May and will be based in MPEG LA's Chevy Chase, Maryland office.
"The addition of JP and Lexy brings even more strength to MPEG LA's management team" said MPEG LA Chief Executive Officer Larry Horn. "In addition to a strong working knowledge of MPEG LA, they share an enthusiasm for the Company's mission. We are pleased to have them. MPEG LA will benefit greatly from their experience and leadership."
MPEG LA, LLC
MPEG LA is the world leader in alternative technology licenses, enabling users to acquire worldwide patent rights necessary for a technology standard or platform from multiple patent owners in a single transaction as an alternative to negotiating individual licenses. Wherever an independently administered one-stop patent license would provide a convenient marketplace alternative to assist users with implementation of their technology choices, the licensing model pioneered and employed by MPEG LA may provide a solution. By balancing patent users' interest in reasonable access with patent owners' interest in reasonable return, MPEG LA creates the opportunity for adoption of new technologies and fuels innovation. MPEG LA's initial licensing program for MPEG-2 digital video compression helped produce the most widely employed standard in consumer electronics history, and the MPEG LA(R) Licensing Model has become the template for addressing other technologies. Today MPEG LA manages licensing programs consisting of essential patents in 57 countries. MPEG LA is an independent licensing administrator; it is not related to any standards agency and is not an affiliate of any patent holder. For more information, please refer to http://www.mpegla.com.
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)