Monotype Imaging Chairman Robert Givens To Retire - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (TYPE) announced that its cofounder and former president and chief executive officer, Robert Givens, who has served as chairman since November, 2006, is retiring as of the day following Monotype's 2014 annual meeting of shareholders. The annual meeting of shareholders is expected to take place on May 5, 2014.

After his retirement, Givens will hold the title of chairman emeritus.

Robert Lentz, a member of Monotype's board of directors since August 2008, has been appointed chairman of the board, and will assume these responsibilities at the time of Givens' retirement.

Since July 2012, Lentz has been an adjunct professor and the entrepreneur in residence for Northeastern University's Center for Entrepreneurship Education. Lentz has served as an independent consultant from March 2009 to June 2012; as the interim chief executive officer of Digital Reef Inc; and as the interim chief executive officer of the Managed Analytics Business of Deloitte Consulting. Prior to that, he was president and chief executive officer of Permission TV Inc., an online video platform provider.

Earlier in his career, Lentz held senior executive roles with a number of technology companies.