Robert F.X. Sillerman was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chairman effective February 7, 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Sillerman was Chairman of FXM, Inc., a private investment firm, since August 2000. Mr. Sillerman is the founder and has served as managing member of FXM Asset Management LLC, the managing member of MJX Asset Management, a company principally engaged in the management of collateralized loan obligation funds, from November 2003 through the present. Prior to that, Mr. Sillerman served as the Executive Chairman, a Member of the Office of the Chairman and a director of SFX Entertainment, Inc. from its formation in December 1997 through its sale to Clear Channel Communications in August 2000. Mr. Sillerman also served as the Executive Chairman of SFX Broadcasting, Inc. from July 1, 1995 until its sale to an affiliate of Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst in May 1998. From 1992 through June 30, 1995, Mr. Sillerman served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SFX Broadcasting.
Mitchell J. Slater
Chief Operating Officer, Sr. Exec. Vice Pres, Member of the Office of the Chairman, Director
Mitchell J. Slater was appointed Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, director and Member of the Office of the Chairman, effective February 7, 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Slater was Executive Vice President of FXM, Inc. since August 2000. Mr. Slater served as Executive Vice President of SFX Entertainment from January 1997 through August 2000. Prior to that, he was a founder and President of DelsenerSlater Enterprises and its predecessor from May 1988 through the sale of DelsenerSlater to SFX Broadcasting in January 1997. Mr. Slater also owns The Slater Group, a private investment company, established in 2001, that owned Metropolitan Entertainment, an Independent concert promotion company. Mr. Slater served as Executive Chairman of Metropolitan from March 2002 through the sale of that company in December 2002. Mr. Slater is the President and serves on the Board of Directors of LIFEbeat-The Music Industry Fights AIDS. Mr. Slater also serves as a Trustee of the Garden School.
Howard J. Tytel
Sr. Exec. Vice Pres, Director of Legal and Governmental Affairs, Member of the Office of the Chairman, Director
Howard J. Tytel was appointed Senior Executive Vice President, Director of Legal and Governmental Affairs, director and Member of the Office of the Chairman, effective February 7, 2005. Prior to that, since August 2000, Mr. Tytel was Executive Vice President and Director of Legal and Governmental Affairs of FXM, Inc. Mr. Tytel also serves on the management advisory committee of FXM Asset Management, the managing member of MJX Asset Management. Mr. Tytel served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and a director of SFX Entertainment from December 1997 through August 2000. In January 1999, Mr. Tytel was elected as a Member of the Office of the Chairman of SFX Entertainment. Mr. Tytel also served as a director, General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Secretary of SFX Broadcasting from 1992 until May 1998. Mr. Tytel has been continuously associated with Mr. Sillerman in various capacities with entities operating in the media business since 1978.
Simon Fuller
CEO of 19 Entertainment Limited
Simon Fuller has served as Chief Executive Officer of 19 Entertainment Limited since founding the company in 1985 and he was appointed as a director and Member of the Office of the Chairman on July 28, 2005. While at 19 Entertainment, Mr. Fuller has been responsible for the creation and development of many successful ventures, including the Spice Girls, S Club 7, the management of David and Victoria Beckham and artists such as Annie Lennox and Cathy Dennis, and the development of the Pop Idol and American Idol series. Prior to forming 19 Entertainment, from 1981 to 1985, Mr. Fuller worked at Chrysalis Music, in music publishing (Chrysalis Music Limited) and A&R (Chrysalis Records). Since January 2000, Mr. Fuller has been an investor in and director of Popworld Limited, a multi-artist pop music brand and online portal with online and offline brand relationships with commercial partners.
Edwin M. Banks
Director
Edwin M. Banks was appointed to our board of directors on February 8, 2005. Mr. Banks has served as a Portfolio Manager for W. R. Huff Asset Management Co., L.L.C., an investment management firm, since June 1988. Mr. Banks is currently a director of Caremark Rx, Inc. and NTL, Incorporated, a communications services company.
Edward Bleier was appointed to our board of directors on February 7, 2005. Mr. Bleier is a director of RealNetworks, Inc., a leading Internet creator of digital media services and software. For 34 years, until his retirement as Senior Advisor in December 2003, Mr. Bleier was an executive of Warner Bros., Inc. From 1986 through 2000, he was President of the division responsible for broadcast and cable networks, pay-television and video-on-demand. He also previously served on Warner Communications' strategy committee, as President of Warner Bros. Animation, and overseeing the broadcast of certain sports properties. In May 2005, Mr. Bleier was appointed to the Board of Directors of Blockbuster, Inc. Mr. Bleier is currently a trustee of The Charles A. Dana Foundation, a member of the Advisory Board of Drakontas, Inc. and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Jerry L. Cohen was appointed to our board of directors on February 7, 2005. Mr. Cohen has been a partner for more than six years with Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P., one of the largest and oldest real estate development organizations in the United States. Prior to that, from 1992 to 1998, Mr. Cohen was Vice Chair and a member of the Board of Directors of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Mr. Cohen is a partner of Yankee Global Enterprises. Mr. Cohen is a member of the Board of Overseers of New York University's Stern School of Business and the Board of Directors of the Manhattan Theatre Club.
Carl D. Harnick was appointed to our board of directors on February 7, 2005. Mr. Harnick has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Courtside Acquisition Corp since March 18, 2005. Mr. Harnick was a partner with Ernst & Young and its predecessor for thirty years, retiring from the firm in September 1997. Since leaving Ernst & Young, Mr. Harnick has provided financial consulting services to various organizations, including Alpine Capital, a private investment firm, at various times since October 1997. He was a director of Platinum Entertainment, Inc., a recorded music company, from April 1998 through June 2000, Classic Communications, Inc., a cable television company, from January 2000 through January 2003, and Sport Supply Group, Inc., a direct mail marketer of sporting goods, from April 2003 through August 2004. Mr. Harnick has been the Treasurer as well as a Trustee for Prep for Prep, a charitable organization, for more than five years.
Jack Langer was appointed to our board of directors on February 7, 2005. Mr. Langer is a private investor. From April 1997 to December 2002, Mr. Langer was Managing Director and the Global Co-Head of the Media Group at Lehman Brothers Inc. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Langer was the Managing Director and Head of Media Group at Bankers Trust & Company. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Langer was Managing Director and Head of Media Group at Kidder Peabody & Company, Inc. Mr. Langer also serves on the Board of Directors of SBA Communications Corp. and Atlantic Broadband Group.
Priscilla Presley was appointed to our board of directors on February 8, 2005. Ms. Presley has been a director of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. since November 2000. Ms. Presley has served as Chairperson of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. since 1982. In addition to being an actress, author and producer, Ms. Presley has been, starting in 1988, the developer and spokesperson for an international fragrance line.
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