Board of Directors for Ritz Interactive

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David M. Ritz, Chairman and Director

David Ritz is also the CEO of Ritz Camera & Image and its group of affiliated companies. In 1978, David assumed the role of President, beginning a period notable as Ritz Camera's greatest time of expansion. Under David's leadership, Ritz Camera Centers enjoys the recognition of being one of the largest specialty camera store chains in the United States. David is a past president of PMA International and a PMA “Hall of Fame Award” recipient.

Fred H. Lerner, President & CEO

Fred Lerner is the Ritz Interactive President, CEO, co-founder and member of the Board of Directors.

Starting at Berkey Photo, Fred turned his childhood hobby of photography into a successful career spanning over 30 years.

In 1977, Fred founded California-based Lerner Processing Labs, a wholesale photofinishing company servicing camera stores, which he sold to Qualex (Eastman Kodak) in 1992. For the next seven years, he served as President and CEO of Kodak Processing Labs. In Australia, Fred co-founded Rabbit Photo, Metro Photo and digitalMAX.

Fred is Past President of Photo Marketing Association International, (PMAI), and now serves on their Board of Directors. PMA represents 20,000 members in 100-plus countries who actively contribute to the expanding $83 billion imaging industry.

Fred also serves on Board of The International Photographic Council and in 2010 was inducted into the Hall of Fame. IPC is an organization of the United Nations. It is dedicated to increasing worldwide recognition of photography as a universal means of communication through the adoption of a motto, "Peace through understanding, Understanding through Photography, the Universal Language."

Fred graduated from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. He also attended graduate studies at Indiana University, New York University and California State University. Fred fondly remembers his past activities as an Eagle Scout and a ham radio operator, "the forerunner to the Internet."

Ted E. McGrath, Jr., Director

Ted McGrath was formerly President of Fuji Photo Imaging Group, Executive Vice President of Fuji Photo Film USA, Inc., and a member of Fujifilm’s board of directors. Prior to that, Ted was Eastman Kodak's General Manager, U.S. Sales and Vice President, Consumer Imaging.

Greg Norman, Director

Greg Norman, legendary golfer, entrepreneur and avid boater/angler is not only a Ritz Interactive board member; he also serves as company advisor and spokesman. The World Golf Hall of Famer and two-time British Open Winner is the first person in PGA history to surpass $10 million in career earnings. Nicknamed "The Great White Shark" by a reporter when he was leading the 1981 Masters after the first round, Greg has won a total of 86 professional tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour victories and 66 international events, since beginning his pro golf career in 1976.

He has also achieved incredible success in the business world. Greg’s corporation, Great White Shark Enterprises, is an international conglomerate that grosses more than $200 million annually. The company's holdings include a number of successful ecommerce websites, managed by Ritz Interactive.

Gary L. Kramer, CPA

Gary Kramer has been a Certified Public Accountant for over thirty years. For the last sixteen years he has been Managing Partner of Kramer & Olsen Accountancy Corporation, a CPA firm located in Santa Ana, California.

Gary is a California native. His early career included five years with a small, closely-held corporation and two years with a large international accounting firm.

He served for many years on the California Society of Certified Public Accountants Committee for Management of Accounting Practices, and has been a presenter at many of the organization’s continuing education programs. Gary has also served for twelve years on the Board of Directors for Heritage Pointe, a home for seniors. Currently, he is a board member of both the Jewish Federation of Orange County and the Federation’s Community Foundation.

Oscar B. (Bud) Marx III

Bud Marx is currently Chairman of the Board for Amerigon Incorporated, a NASDAQ-listed company. Prior to that he held several positions including President and CEO, TMW Enterprises; Chairman of Board, GT Automotive and President, and CEO Electro-Wire Products Inc.

Bud spent the previous 32 years at Ford Motor Company, serving as: Vice President, Automotive Components Group,: Executive Director, Diversified Products Group Chief of staff for the Executive Vice President Diversified Products Group; President & General Manager, Ford of Mexico; and CFO, Ford Europe.

He also serves on the board of Parametric Technology Corporation (NASDAQ) and TESMA International Inc. (NASDAQ, TSE). Bud graduated from Princeton University and earned an MBA in Finance at Northwestern University.

James Joaquin

James Joaquin is the co-founder and former CEO of Ofoto, Inc. one of the world’s leading online imaging websites which was acquired by The Eastman Kodak Company. Prior to that, he cofounded When.com, a free Internet calendar and events service which was acquired by AOL.

James has also held executive positions at Activesite, an Internet development firm focused on highly interactive Web sites designed to gather customer data, facilitate online transactions, and provide customer support, Diamond Multimedia, and Apple Computer.

Mr. Joaquin co-founded his first software company, Clearview Software, while studying Computer Science at Brown University.

William A. Roskin

William Roskin was named Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration of Viacom Inc. in November 2004. Before joining that company in 1988, he was Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Coleco Industries, Inc. Previously, Bill spent 10 years with Warner Communications Inc, as Vice President, Industrial and Labor Relations, and also served as General Counsel to the City of New York's Department of Personnel and City Civil Service Commission. Prior to that, he was Senior Attorney for RCA Global Communications, Inc.

Bill earned his LL.M. (Labor Law) degree from New York University's School of Law in 1968 and his LL.B. in 1966 from St. John's University School of Law. He received a B.B.A. from the City College of New York in 1963.

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