Gene LaMarca

Chief Executive Officer at Playaway Products LLC

Consumer Services

Distribution Services

Consumer Durables

Gene LaMarca active positions

Companies	Position	Start	End
Findaway World LLC Findaway World LLC Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Findaway World LLC develops and markets digital players preloaded with audiobooks. Its products include Acoustik, an audiobook catalog; Catalist Digital, a digital audiobook application; Playaway, an audiobook digital player; and Playaway View, a preloaded video player. The company was founded by Mitch Kroll and Blak Squires in 2004 and is headquartered in Solon, OH.	Chief Operating Officer	31/12/2004	-
Playaway Products LLC Playaway Products LLC Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Part of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Playaway Products LLC is a company that revolutionized the business of audiobooks in 2005 with their preloaded audiobook player called Playaway. The company is based in Solon, OH. The company has since expanded into a portfolio of innovative technology solutions that circulate audiobook, app, ebook, and video content in over 40,000 libraries, schools, and military installations. The company was founded in 2005, and Gene LaMarca has been the CEO since then. Playaway Products was acquired by Penguin Random House LLC from Spotify Technology SA on February 01, 2023.	Chief Executive Officer	31/03/2005	-

Career history of Gene LaMarca

Former positions of Gene LaMarca

Companies	Position	Start	End
L'Oréal USA, Inc. L'Oréal USA, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services L'Oréal USA, Inc. manufactures and distributes cosmetics, concentrating on hair color, skin care, sun protection, make-up, perfumes, and hair care. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-

Training of Gene LaMarca

Kent State University (Ohio)

Undergraduate Degree

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International

United States

Operational

Chief Operating Officer	1
Undergraduate Degree	1
Corporate Officer/Principal	1

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Consumer Services	3
Distribution Services	2
Consumer Durables	2

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Private companies	3
Findaway World LLC Findaway World LLC Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Findaway World LLC develops and markets digital players preloaded with audiobooks. Its products include Acoustik, an audiobook catalog; Catalist Digital, a digital audiobook application; Playaway, an audiobook digital player; and Playaway View, a preloaded video player. The company was founded by Mitch Kroll and Blak Squires in 2004 and is headquartered in Solon, OH.	Consumer Services
L'Oréal USA, Inc. L'Oréal USA, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services L'Oréal USA, Inc. manufactures and distributes cosmetics, concentrating on hair color, skin care, sun protection, make-up, perfumes, and hair care. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Distribution Services
Playaway Products LLC Playaway Products LLC Recreational ProductsConsumer Durables Part of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Playaway Products LLC is a company that revolutionized the business of audiobooks in 2005 with their preloaded audiobook player called Playaway. The company is based in Solon, OH. The company has since expanded into a portfolio of innovative technology solutions that circulate audiobook, app, ebook, and video content in over 40,000 libraries, schools, and military installations. The company was founded in 2005, and Gene LaMarca has been the CEO since then. Playaway Products was acquired by Penguin Random House LLC from Spotify Technology SA on February 01, 2023.	Consumer Durables

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