MPEG LA, LLC, world leader in alternative one-stop patent licenses
today 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® 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.
