As Chief Executive Officer, Gary Shenk leads Corbis' business strategy to accelerate the company's position as an innovative Internet media company and leading creative resource for advertising, marketing and media professionals worldwide. Shenk oversees Corbis' Technology organization and network of brands including Corbis Images, Corbis Motion, Veer and GreenLight.
Previously, Shenk held the role of President for Corbis, where he oversaw integrated market facing functions including sales, marketing, image licensing and Rights Services. Prior to that role, Shenk was Senior Vice President of Images, where he spearheaded a transformation of the image licensing business from an editorial focus to a complete offering with world-class historical, editorial, entertainment and creative photography. Shenk joined Corbis in 2003 to lead the company's newly established Rights Services unit, and he executed a series of acquisitions and business development successes that helped to position the company as the world leader in this field.
Prior to joining Corbis, Shenk was a founder and general manager of one of Hollywood's leading media licensing agencies, FlixMix, a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Pictures, where he was instrumental in establishing new licensing formats and brokering deals between studios, talent agencies, and music companies. Shenk began his relationship with Universal while he was a leader in the media and entertainment practice of The Boston Consulting Group.
Shenk is a graduate of Harvard College and the Wharton Business School. Prior to his graduate studies he lived and worked in Moscow.
Barry Allen is President and Chief Operating Officer of Corbis and oversees Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Strategic Initiatives, Product and Business & Legal Affairs activities at the company. He joined Corbis as Chief Financial Officer in 2008 to manage its financial operations. Allen is a member of the company's Executive Team and is based in Seattle.
Allen has more than 25 years of global experience in diverse senior executive leadership roles at public and private companies in the Internet, enterprise technology and real estate sectors. He is a recognized expert in global mergers and acquisitions, responsible for the acquisition or sale of more than a dozen companies, as well as helping to grow revenues in dynamic environments.
Allen joins Corbis from Housevalues, a leading provider of marketing and technology services to real estate professionals, where as CFO he was responsible for diversifying the company's revenue stream and product offerings while solidifying the company's core business. Previously, Allen was CFO of Move.com where he helped the company significantly increase market share and revenue growth before negotiating its sale, one of the largest for an Internet company at the time. Prior to Move.com, he served as CFO and then president and chief operating officer of Marketwave, a provider of enterprise-class e-business intelligence software.
Barry began his career at Coopers & Lybrand, an international CPA firm, after receiving his BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington.