Edward J. Lastes:  Chief Executive Officer
Edward.lastes@fusionmediagroup.com
978-233-7928

Prior to founding Fusion, Ed was the President and Chief Executive Officer of PNE Media, LLC from 2000 to 2006.  PNE was created through over 60 acquisitions and owned approximately 7,000 billboard faces along the Eastern seaboard.  Prior to PNE, Ed was the Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Cable, LLC where he participated in acquiring, integrating, developing and selling over 20 cable television companies.  Prior to that, Ed was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Invincible Technologies Corporation, a data storage services company, which was sold to a public entity.  Previously, Ed served in various lending, corporate finance and credit capacities at Bank of Boston, including serving in the Media & Communications, Asset Recovery, Restructured Real Estate, Middle Market and Credit Divisions.  He holds a B.A. from St. Michael’s College.
 

Pudge Roberts:  Chief Operating Officer & EVP – Traditional Outdoor
Pudge.roberts@fusionmediagroup.com
864-416-1959

Pudge has been in the outdoor advertising industry for more than twenty two years and has held positions responsible for sales, marketing, operations, real estate, development and management.  Prior to join Fusion, Pudge was the President of Lindmark Outdoor from 2009 to 2010.  Lindmark is based in Oklahoma City, OK and owns approximately 1,800 billboard faces in the Southeast.  Prior to Lindmark, Pudge was the General Manager or Tedder Media Management and previously had held positions of General Manager, Florence, SC for Adams Outdoor Advertising, President & CEO of Outdoor Media Works, and Corporate Director of Development/Acquisitions, General Manager, Palm Springs, CA, and Director of Real Estate for Fairway Outdoor Advertising.  He holds a B.A. degree from Newberry College.

 

Lisa C. Gallagher:  CFO & EVP Corporate Development
lisa.gallagher@fusionmediagroup.com
978-653-4853

Prior to joining Fusion, Lisa served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hawtan Leathers, a privately held international manufacturer of specialty leathers for the garment industry. Lisa previously served as Chairman and Co-CEO of FastChannel Network, Inc. until its acquisition by DG Fastchannel (Nasdaq “DGIT”) and has served on DGIT’s Board of Directors since the transaction was completed in 2006.  She previously spent over 20 years as both a commercial as well as investment banker specializing in media transactions. She started her banking career in the early 1980s at the Bank of Boston and in 1997 moved to its investment bank, BancBoston Securities as Managing Director to run their Media & Communications Group. In 1998 she became Managing Director and Group head of the Internet/Media Convergence Group of Robertson Stephens, a leading high technology investment banking firm, upon the BancBoston Securities acquisition of Robertson Stephens. After leaving Robertson Stephens in 2001, she worked for Remy Capital Partners, a small investment banking boutique, before joining Hawtan Leathers. Ms. Gallagher holds a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and an M.B.A. from the Simmons Graduate School of Management in Boston.

Robert Steinkrauss:  Associate
Robert.steinkrauss@fusionmediagroup.com
978-653-4856

Prior to joining Fusion, Bobby was an Analyst with the investment bank America’s Growth Capital in Boston.  While at AGC, he was responsible for developing financial models, training and managing junior analysts, and supporting and managing public offerings, buy-side, sell-side and private placement transactions.  Bobby holds a B.S. from Boston College.