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Playboy Enterprises Inc. (PLA)At 4:03PM ET: 3.46  Down 0.38 (9.90%)  
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Playboy Enterprises Inc.
680 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
United States - Map
Phone: 312-751-8000
Fax: 312-751-2818
Web Site: http://www.playboyenterprises.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Services
Industry:Publishing - Periodicals
Full Time Employees:678

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. operates as a media and lifestyle company. The company operates in three groups: Entertainment, Publishing, and Licensing. The Entertainment Group develops, produces, acquires, and distributes lifestyle and adult television programming for domestic and international television networks, pay-per-view, subscription pay-per-month, video-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand, and subscription package markets. Its productions include magazine-format shows, reality and dramatic series, documentaries, live events, and celebrity and Playmate programs. In addition, it offers various programmes, including Foursome, Money Talks, Naughty Amateur Home Videos, Search for the Perfect Girlfriend, and 69 Sexy Things to Do Before You Die. Further, it develops, co-produces, and/or licenses shows and series to air on third party networks, including The Girls Next Door on E! and Entertainment Television. The Publishing Group publishes Playboy magazine, special editions, books, and calendars, as well as licenses international editions of Playboy magazine. The Licensing Group licenses consumer products carrying trademarks and/or images, Playboy-branded retail stores, and entertainment venues. Its licensed product line includes men’s and women’s apparel, men’s underwear and women’s lingerie, accessories, collectibles, cigars, watches, jewelry, fragrances, shoes, luggage, bath and body products, small leather goods, stationery, music, eyewear, barware, home fashions, and slot machines. This group also licenses and sells art related products. The company has operations in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United States, Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and Turkey. It markets it merchandise through retail outlets, including department and specialty stores, as well as e-commerce websites and catalogs. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Playboy Enterprises Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Dec-09 is better than 46.2% of Russell 3000 companies and 62% of Media companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Alex L. Vaickus , 49
    Pres and Pres of Global Licensing
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Hugh M. Hefner , 82
    Founder, Editor-In-Chief and Chief Creative Officer
    N/A N/A
    Ms. Linda G. Havard , 54
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Exec. VP of Fin. & Operations
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Scott N. Flanders J.D., 52
    Chief Exec. Officer and Exec. Director
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Richard S. Rosenzweig , 73
    Exec. VP, Exec. Director, Exec. VP of Publications Group and Associate Publisher of Playboy magazine
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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