Michael Burns is Vice Chair and a member of the Board of Directors of Lionsgate Studios since May 2024. Mr. Burns is also a director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) (“Lions Gate”) since August 1999 and its Vice Chair since March 2000. Lions Gate owns approximately [87.3%] of Lionsgate Studios. He and Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer have built Lions Gate into a multibillion-dollar diversified global content leader with a reputation for innovation.
Lions Gate’s diversified portfolio of businesses includes a film slate that includes the blockbuster John Wick, Hunger Games, Twilight Saga, Now You See Me and Saw franchises along with critically-acclaimed hits such as La Land, Wonder and Knives Out. Lions Gate is also a leading supplier of premium series to streaming, broadcast and cable platforms with more than 100 series spanning its Lions Gate scripted, unscripted, Debmar-Mercury, 3 Arts and eOne businesses. Iconic Lions Gate series include the multiple Emmy Award® -winning Mad Men, one of the most acclaimed shows in television history, Orange is the New Black, Weeds and Nurse Jackie. The studio’s more than 20,000 title film and television library is one of the largest and most valuable in the world.
Lions Gate acquired a majority stake in leading talent management and production company 3 Arts Entertainment in 2018 and acquired the global entertainment platform eOne from Hasbro in December 2023.
In addition to his leadership of Lions Gate’s corporate management team, Mr. Burns has played a key role in the acquisition, production and distribution of some of the studio’s most successful films, including the Academy Award® -winning Best Picture Crash, the Academy Award® -winning Monster’s Ball and the Oscar® -nominated Precious.
Mr. Burns served for nine years as Managing Director and Head of Office at Prudential Securities’ Los Angeles Investment Banking Office from 1991 to March 2000, specializing in raising equity within the media and entertainment industry. Prior to joining Prudential, he spent nine years at Shearson/American Express (now Morgan Stanley) in New York and Los Angeles.
Mr. Burns graduated with a B.S. degree from Arizona State University and received his M.B.A. from the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, where he serves on the distinguished Board of Advisors.
Ms. Clyburn is President of MLC Strategies, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm, a position she has held since January 2019. Previously, Ms. Clyburn served as a Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) from 2009 to 2018, including as acting chair. While at the FCC, she was committed to closing the digital divide and championed the modernization of the agency’s Lifeline Program, which assists low-income consumers with voice and broadband service. In addition, Ms. Clyburn promoted diversity in media ownership, initiated Inmate Calling Services reforms, supported inclusion in STEM opportunities and fought for an open internet. Prior to her federal appointment, Ms. Clyburn served 11 years on the Public Service Commission of South Carolina and worked for nearly 15 years as publisher of the Coastal Times, a Charleston weekly newspaper focused on the African American community.
Ms. Clyburn has been a director of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since September 2020 and a director of RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) since November 2020.
Ms. Clyburn is a member of Lionsgate Studios’ Audit and Risk Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
For over 40 years, Mr. Crawford served in various positions at Capital Research and Management, a privately held global investment management company. In December 2012, Mr. Crawford retired as its Senior Vice President. Currently, Mr. Crawford serves as Director Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation (which he Chaired for nine years from its inception in 2013), and as a Life Trustee on the Board of Trustees of Southern California Public Radio (which he Chaired from 2005 to 2012). Mr. Crawford formerly served as Vice Chairman at The Nature Conservancy and is currently a member of the Emeritus Board of the Nature Conservancy. Mr. Crawford is a past Vice Chairman of the Paley Center for Media and a member of the Board of Trustees of Berkshire School. Mr. Crawford also served on the Board of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and as a member of the Board of the LA24 Olympic and Paralympic Bid Committee.
Mr. Crawford has been a director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since February 2013.
Jon Feltheimer is the Chief Executive Officer and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Lionsgate Studios since May 2024. Mr. Feltheimer has also been a director of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since January 2000 and its Chief Executive Officer since March 2000. Lionsgate owns approximately 87.2% of Lionsgate Studios.
During his entertainment industry career, Mr. Feltheimer has held leadership positions at Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Entertainment and New World Entertainment and has been responsible for tens of thousands of hours of television programming and hundreds of films, including the global blockbuster Hunger Games and John Wick franchises, multiple Academy Award® winners La La Land, Crash, Monster’s Ball and Precious, and critically-acclaimed hits such as Wonder and Fahrenheit 9/11.
Under Mr. Feltheimer’s leadership, Lionsgate has grown into one of the world’s leading independent content platforms with a more than 20,000-title film and television library, a valuable portfolio of brands and franchises and a reputation for innovation. In December 2023, Lionsgate enhanced its studio business by acquiring the global entertainment platform eOne while increasing its equity investment in leading talent management and production company 3 Arts Entertainment. Lionsgate also recently launched Lionsgate Studios (NASDAQ: LION) as one of the world’s largest independent, publicly-traded, pure play content companies.
Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group generated over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office last year driven by new installments of its Hunger Games, John Wick and Saw franchises. The Company’s success is also driven by a television business that is a leading independent supplier of premium scripted series to streaming, broadcast and cable platforms, including the ground-breaking hits Orange Is the New Black, multiple Emmy Award® winner Mad Men, one of the most acclaimed television series ever, Weeds and Nurse Jackie. Recent successes include Ghosts, one of the top half-hour comedies on television, Mythic Quest, Acapulco, BMF and P-Valley. The studio currently has more than 100 series spanning its scripted, unscripted, 3 Arts, eOne and Debmar-Mercury businesses with 11 current series renewed through at least their third seasons.
Before joining Lionsgate, Mr. Feltheimer spent nine years at Sony Pictures Entertainment as head of the Columbia TriStar Television Group, shepherding a string of hit TV shows and leading the television group's launch of nearly 30 branded channels around the world. While at Sony, he orchestrated the Company’s 1997 acquisition of Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo Group in partnership with Liberty Media and Apollo Management.
He has received MIPCOM’s prestigious “Personality of The Year” Award, was inducted into Broadcasting & Cable’s Hall of Fame, received NATPE’s coveted Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, the Producer’s Guild of America Milestone Award and the Simon Wiesenthal Center Humanitarian of the Year Award. He serves on the Board of Directors of Televisa.
Ms. Fine is a principal of MHR Fund Management, a New York based private equity firm that manages approximately $5 billion of capital and has holdings in public and private companies in a variety of industries. Ms. Fine joined MHR Fund Management in 2002 and is a member of the firm’s investment committee. Prior to joining MHR Fund Management, Ms. Fine served as Senior Vice President at Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and also worked at Merrill Lynch in the Telecom, Media & Technology Investment Banking Group, where she focused primarily on media merger and acquisition transactions. Ms. Fine serves on the Board of Directors of Rumie Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to free educational content through digital microlearning.
Ms. Fine has been a director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since November 2015.
Ms. Fine is a member of Lionsgate Studios’ Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. Fries has served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Liberty Global, plc (“Liberty Global”) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) since June 2005. Mr. Fries was Chief Executive Officer of UnitedGlobalCom LLC (“UGC”) from January 2004 until the businesses of UGC and Liberty Media International, Inc. were combined to form Liberty Global.
As an executive officer of Liberty Global and co-founder of its predecessor, Mr. Fries has overseen its growth into a world leader in converged broadband, video and mobile communications. Liberty Global delivers next generation products through advanced fiber and 5G networks, and currently provides over 86 million connections across Europe and the U.K. Liberty Global’s joint ventures in the U.K. and the Netherlands generate combined annual revenue of over $17 billion, while remaining operations generate consolidated revenue of more than $7 billion. Through its substantial scale and commitment to innovation, Liberty Global is building Tomorrow’s Connections Today, investing in the infrastructure and platforms that empower customers and deploying the advanced technologies that nations and economies need to thrive. Additionally, Liberty Global’s investment arm includes a portfolio of more than 75 companies across content, technology and infrastructure.
Mr. Fries has been a director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since November 2015. Mr. Fries has been Executive Chairman of Liberty Latin America Ltd. since December 2017 and a director of Grupo Televisa S.A.B. since April 2015. Mr. Fries serves as board member of CableLabs® and as a Digital Communications Governor and Steering Committee member of the World Economic Forum. Mr. Fries serves as trustee and finance committee member for The Paley Center for Media.
Mr. Fries is a member of Lionsgate Studios’ Compensation Committee.
Mr. Harkey has served as the principal and founder of JDH Investment Management, LLC, an investment advisory firm, since 2007, and as chairman and chief executive officer of Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Inc., a full-service and franchise restaurants company, since 1998. Mr. Harkey is also a co-founder, and has served on the board of directors, of Cessation Therapeutics, a developer of vaccines for addictions to fentanyl, heroin and nicotine, since June 2018. In addition, he was a co-founder of AveXis, Inc., a biotechnology company, from 2010 until it was acquired in 2018 by Novartis AG, and served as executive chairman from 2010 to 2015. Mr. Harkey holds a B.B.A. in Business Honors from the University of Texas at Austin, a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, and an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Harkey serves on the board of directors of several privately-held companies and non-profit organizations, and previously served on the board of directors of Sumo Logic, Inc. until its acquisition by Francisco Partners in May 2023, Loral Space & Communications Inc., until its merger with Telesat Canada in November 2021, and Emisphere Technologies, Inc., until its acquisition by Novo Nordisk in December 2020.
Mr. Harkey has been a director of Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO) since April 2024.
Mr. Harkey is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.
Ms. McCaw is the President of SRM Capital Investments, a private investment firm. Before this, Ms. McCaw served as President of COM Investments, a position she held from April 2004 to June 2019 except while serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Austria from November 2005 to December 2007. Prior to April 2004, Ms. McCaw was the Managing Partner of Eagle Creek Capital, a private investment firm investing in private technology companies, a Principal with Robertson, Stephens & Company, a San Francisco-based technology investment bank, and an Associate in the Robertson Stephens Venture Capital Group. Earlier in her career, Ms. McCaw was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company.
Ms. McCaw is a Director and member of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee of Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL). Ms. McCaw is the Vice Chair of the Hoover Institution and a board member of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute, Teach for America, and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. She is also a founding board member of the Malala Fund and serves as Chair of the Knight Hennessy Scholars Global Advisory Board. Ms. McCaw is also Trustee Emerita of Stanford University.
Ms. McCaw has been a director of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since September 2018.
Ms. McCaw is a member of Lionsgate Studios’ Audit and Risk Committee and Compensation Committee.
Since October 2013, Ms. Ostolaza has been a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, a global law firm with 21 offices in four continents and $3.1 billion in revenue. She currently serves as Sidley’s Management Committee Chair and as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Ostolaza has served on a number of nonprofit organizations as a board member or trustee. She regularly advises companies and boards in governance, crisis management, internal investigations, and litigation matters. Ms. Ostolaza was recently named to CNBC’s 2024 inaugural list of 50 “Changemakers: Women Transforming Business.” She has received-awards for her leadership, legal work, and community involvement, including the American Bar Association Margaret Brent award in 2023, Girls, Inc.’s “Woman of Achievement” award, Hispanic National Bar Law Firm Leader of 2022, Texas Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and one of 20 “Women of Excellence” nationally by Hispanic Business magazine. In 2018, she received the Anti-Defamation League’s Schoenbrun Jurisprudence Award for her outstanding leadership and exemplary contributions to the community.
Ms. Ostolaza has been a director of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since December 2019.
Ms. Ostolaza is the Chair of Lionsgate Studios’ Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Dr. Rachesky is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of MHR Fund Management LLC, a New York-based private equity firm that manages approximately $5 billion of capital and has holdings in public and private companies across a variety of industries.
Dr, Rachesky is also the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, member of the Nominating Committee and the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of Telesat Corporation (NASDAQ: TSAT), and a director and member of the Nominating Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee of Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI). Dr. Rachesky formerly served on the Board of Directors of Loral Space & Communications Inc. until its merger with Telesat Canada in November 2021, on the Board of Directors of Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) until its merger with Traton SE in July 2021, and on the Board of Directors of Emisphere Technologies Inc. until it was acquired by Novo Nordisk in December 2020. Dr. Rachesky also serves on the Board of Directors of Mt. Sinai Hospital Children’s Center Foundation, the Board of Advisors of Columbia University Medical Center, as well as the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Rachesky has been a director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since September 2009.
Dr. Rachesky is a member of Lionsgate Studios’ Compensation Committee.
Since November 2021, Mr. Simm has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of Omnicom Group, Inc. (NYSE: OMC). From February 1998 to November 2021, Mr. Simm was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom Media Group, a division of Omnicom Group, Inc.
Mr. Simm leads one of the industry’s largest media planning and buying groups representing blue-chip global advertisers that connect their brands to consumers through entertainment content. The agencies he leads routinely receive accolades as the most effective and creative in their field and he has been recognized as one of the “100 most influential leaders in marketing, media and tech.” Earlier in his career, Mr. Simm ran P&G Productions, a prolific producer of television programming, where he was involved in large co-production ventures and international content distribution. Mr. Simm was also the top media executive at Procter & Gamble, the world’s largest advertiser and a pioneer in the use of branded entertainment content.
Mr. Simm has been a director of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since September 2004.
Mr. Simm is the Chair of Lionsgate Studios’ Compensation Committee.
Mr. Simmons currently serves as a director of several privately held companies. From February 2001 to June 2003, Mr. Simmons served first as Chief Executive Officer and then as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at The NASDAQ Stock Market Inc. From May 1991 to December 2000, Mr. Simmons served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Securities Incorporated. Mr. Simmons has been a director of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since June 2005.
Mr. Simmons is the Chair of Lionsgate Studios’ Audit and Risk Committee.
Mr. Sloan is a founder, public company chief executive officer and a leading investor in the media, entertainment and technology industries. Mr. Sloan is the Chairman and CEO of Eagle Equity Partners II, LLC (“Eagle Equity”). Under Mr. Sloan’s leadership, Eagle Equity has acquired and taken public, through special purpose acquisition companies, several digital media companies including, during 2020, Draft Kings, Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) (“DraftKings”) and Skillz Inc. (NYSE: SKLZ). Mr. Sloan has been at the forefront and evolution of the video gaming industry as one of the founding investors and a Board Member of Zenimax/Bethesda Game Studios, the awarding winning studio acquired by Microsoft in March 2021. Mr. Sloan co-founded Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp., which raised $1.725 billion in its initial public offering in February 2021, and in September 2021, completed its initial business combination with Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DNA) (“Ginkgo”). In January 2022, Mr. Sloan and his partners launched Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: SCRM). Earlier in his career, Mr. Sloan was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MGM Studios and founded and led two public companies in the entertainment media arena, New World Entertainment and SBS Broadcasting, S.A. Mr. Sloan was also one of the founding investors of Lions Gate and served as Lions Gate’s Non-Executive Chairman from 2004 to 2005.
Mr. Sloan is a member of the Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee of Ginkgo, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of DraftKings.
Mr. Sloan has been a director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since December 2021.
Mr. Sloan is a member of Lionsgate Studios’ Compensation Committee.