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.
Thomas P. Benson
Chief Financial Officer, Exec. VP, Treasurer, Director
Thomas P. Benson was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and a director effective February 7, 2005. Mr. Benson also serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MJX Asset Management, and serves on the management advisory committee of FXM Asset Management. Mr. Benson has been with MJX since November 2003. Mr. Benson was Chief Financial Officer at FXM, Inc. from August 2000 until February 2005. Mr. Benson served as a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SFX Entertainment from March 1999 to August 2000, and as the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a director of SFX Entertainment from December 1997. Mr. Benson also served as the Chief Financial Officer and a director of SFX Broadcasting having served in such capacity from November 1996 until May 1998.
Kraig G. Fox
Chief Corporate Development Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary
Kraig G. Fox was appointed Chief Corporate Development Officer, Executive Vice President and Secretary on February 7, 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Fox was Senior Vice President at FXM, Inc. since August 2000. Mr. Fox has served as Senior Vice President of MJX Asset Management, since November 2003, and serves on the management advisory committee of FXM Asset Management. Mr. Fox was a Vice President at SFX Entertainment from December 1998 through August 2000.
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.
Jack Soden
CEO of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Jack Soden has served as Chief Executive Officer of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. since May 1990. Prior to that Mr. Soden served as Executive Director of the Graceland Division since its opening in June 1982. Mr. Soden is active on the boards of various Memphis charitable institutions including The National Civil Rights Museum, Professional Advisory Board-St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and the Society of Entrepreneurs.