Sonic Solutions Gets New President and COO
April 29, 2005
Novato, CA - Sonic Solutions has promoted David Habiger to the newly-created position of president and chief operating officer; he will report to Bob Doris who remains Sonic’s chairman and CEO.
In his new role, Habiger, 36, will oversee Sonic’s three business units: the Roxio Division which develops and markets award-winning desktop and consumer PC applications, the Advanced Technology Group which develops and licenses Sonic’s core technologies to the PC and CE markets, and the Professional Products Division which provides digital media production systems for professionals. The general managers of the three business units will report to Habiger; managers heading other company functions, including finance, operations, business development and strategy, will continue to report to Bob Doris.
Habiger, who has been with Sonic for over 10 years, was previously senior VP and general manager of Sonic’s Roxio Division which develops and markets the Company’s popular line of consumer software applications. The creation of the new position will allow Sonic to better support its growing business and expanded strategy in the Consumer PC, CE and professional markets.
"I have worked closely with Dave Habiger for over a decade, and he has been involved with virtually every aspect of our business," said Bob Doris. "In the past few years, Dave was the person most responsible for developing key OEM relationships with Dell, HP, Avid and other major partners, and, most recently, he has architected the integration of the Roxio consumer software group into Sonic’s operations. The result is that Sonic is in an extremely strong competitive position today and poised for excellent growth. Dave’s promotion to president and COO creates a top-level structure that supports the larger, world-class company that Sonic has become."
"I’m honored to take on an increased role at Sonic and appreciate the confidence that Bob and the other members of Sonic’s board have placed in me," said Habiger. "The team we’ve assembled over the past few years is a very strong one, and with our new structure, we are better poised to execute our expanded strategy and manage our global organization."
Biographical Information
Bob Doris Chairman & CEO. Doris co-founded Sonic Solutions along with Mary Sauer in 1986 and has been a director and CEO of the Company since its inception. Prior to founding Sonic, he was president of The Droid Works, a subsidiary of Lucasfilm. Previously, he had been a vice president of Lucasfilm and general manager of the Lucasfilm Computer Division. In his early career, Doris was a consultant in the Menlo Park office of the Boston Consulting Group. He holds A.B., M.B.A. and J.D. degrees, all from Harvard University.
Dave Habiger President & COO. Dave Habiger joined Sonic in 1993 and has been instrumental in the company’s growth. For the past three years he has been general manager of the Company’s largest division, the Desktop Products Group (now the Roxio Division) where he played a key role in the development of Sonic’s OEM and retail markets for consumer software. He has been responsible for the integration of acquisitions, including the Digital Media Division of Veritas and the Roxio consumer software group into Sonic. In prior roles at Sonic, he has been responsible for Pacific Rim Operations, North American Sales, development of a sales and distribution channel and setting direction for the company’s product lines. Prior to joining Sonic, Habiger was a product manager at the Roscor Corporation, a leading provider of professional video, audio, multimedia and computer-based products and services. He was also a founder of Providence Productions, a media production company. Habiger holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.B.A from St. Norbert College in DePere, WI.
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