Maffei hinted this cultural movement is occurring for three main reasons Access, Cost, Social Rewards.
Before joining Liberty, Maffei was president and CFO at Oracle for six months in 2005.
He went to the Groton School with Maffei, but that's about his only link to Liberty.
An American military contract with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, a German maker of armoured vehicles, has fallen through.
Maffei's role as Malone's right-hand man since 2005 could make him suited to running a modern media property.
They selected a consortium led by Germany's Krauss Maffei, whose parent company, Mannesmann, is better known for pipelines and telecoms.
Democrat Dan Maffei defeated Republican Dale Sweetland, who was trying to win a seat vacated by 10-term GOP Rep. Jim Walsh.
Maffei, a former Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) finance chief, lasted only four months under Ellison.
Maffei is the former CEO at Xfire, the largest hardcore gamer network.
Maffei, a former Microsoft finance chief, lasted only four months under Ellison.
Liberty Media's CEO, Greg Maffei, said Nov. 12, 2009, that it would be logical to spin out Liberty's stake in Sirius at some stage.
Former Oracle presidents Ray Lane and Greg Maffei both left the company in part because they had ambitions that clashed with Mr. Ellison's role.
Maffei would be a much better path than the go private path which the bankers are likely to suggest (because of the fees they would generate).
Malone and Maffei are two smart cookies.
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"In order to make sure that the economy continues to grow, people have to get around in this country, " said Rep. Dan Maffei, D-New York, who was not in Congress when lawmakers passed the sweeping forced spending cuts that took effect in March, and says they were a bad idea.
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