Robert A. Bowman

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Robert A. Bowman is the President and CEO of MLB Advanced Media (“MLBAM”).[1] MLBAM manages online activities for Major League Baseball including the MLBAM@Bat video streaming applications for Smartphones, pad computing devices and the like.[2]

Bowman was previously (1995-2000) the ITT Corporation's President and Chief Operating Officer. From 1991-1995, he was also the CFO of ITT Corporation.[3]

During the years 1983-1990, Bowman was also Michigan State Treasurer. In 2010 it was reported that Bowman was considering a run for governor of Michigan.[4]

MLBAM @Bat App

Bowman was instrumental[5] in spearheading the development of MLB’s @Bat app for the iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle, etc.[6]

It was reported that Bowman is concerned about the so-called Napster effect.[7]

Bowman Patents

Bowman is named as a co-inventor on the following U.S. Patents:

U.S. Patent No. 8,121,872:[8] System and Method for Allocating Seats for a Ticketed Event

U.S. Patent No. 8,121,712:[9] System and Method for Determining an Offensive, Defensive, and Cumulative Efficiency of a Sports Team

U.S. Patent No. 8,045,956:[10] System and Method for Venue-to-Venue Messaging

References

  1. ↑ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-04-04-bowman-influential-sidebar_N.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/125anniversaryissue/bowman.html
  3. ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=227995&privcapId=7009235&previousCapId=323596&previousTitle=Warnaco%20Group%20Inc.
  4. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/01/ex-treasurer_robert_bowman_giv.html
  5. ↑ http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/11/14/mlb-com-is-gearing-up-for-next-season/
  6. ↑ http://gigaom.com/video/mlbs-at-bat-app-downloaded-more-than-400000-times/
  7. ↑ http://deadspin.com/5940146/ceo-of-mlb-advanced-media-is-worried-about-the-napster-effect
  8. ↑ http://www.google.com/patents/US8121872?dq=8,121,872&ei=VtzAUPGcA8GJywHbgYGIDQ
  9. ↑ http://www.google.com/patents/US8121712?dq=8,121,712&ei=j9zAULvAGOG3yQGGo4DgDw
  10. ↑ http://www.google.com/patents/US8045965?dq=8045965&ei=7NzAUKmIDqigywGd2oH4CA
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