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.
Michael Burns is the Vice Chair and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Lionsgate Studios since May 2024. Mr. Burns has also been a director of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since August 1999 and its Vice Chair since March 2000. Lionsgate owns approximately 87.2% of Lionsgate Studios. He and Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer have built Lionsgate into a multibillion-dollar diversified global content leader with a reputation for innovation.
Lionsgate’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 La Land, Wonder and Knives Out. Lionsgate is also a leading supplier of premium series to streaming, broadcast and cable platforms with more than 100 series spanning its Lionsgate scripted, unscripted, Debmar-Mercury, 3 Arts and eOne businesses. Iconic Lionsgate 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.
Lionsgate 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 Lionsgate’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.
Mr. Burns has been a director of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) since 2014.
James Barge has been the Chief Financial Officer of Lionsgate Studios since May 2024. Mr. Barge has also been the Chief Financial Officer of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since October 2013. Lionsgate holds approximately 87.2% of Lionsgate Studios.
From October 2010 to November 2012, Mr. Barge served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Viacom, Inc. (having served as its Executive Vice President, Controller, Tax and Treasury since January 2008), where he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s global finances and capital structure, as well as information technology, risk management and internal audit activities. Prior to joining Viacom, Mr. Barge served as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (from October 2002 to December 2007) and Vice President and Controller (from February 2000 to October 2002) of Time Warner Inc., where he was responsible for the company’s overall financial planning, reporting and analysis, including budgeting and long-range planning, and led several shared service and global process improvement initiatives. Mr. Barge joined Time Warner in March 1995 as Assistant Controller. Prior to joining Time Warner, Mr. Barge held several positions at Ernst & Young, including Area Industry Leader of the Consumer Products Group and National Office Partner, where he was responsible for the resolution of SEC accounting and reporting issues. Mr. Barge is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL).
Brian Goldsmith has been the Chief Operating Officer of Lionsgate Studios since May 2024. Mr. Goldsmith has also been the Chief Operating Officer of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since October 2012, and served as Lionsgate’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, from September 2008 to October 2012. Lionsgate holds approximately 87.2% of Lionsgate Studios. Prior to that, Mr. Goldsmith served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Mandate Pictures, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lionsgate since September 2007.
Bruce Tobey has been the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Lionsgate Studios since May 2024. Mr. Tobey has also been the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since March 2023. Lionsgate holds approximately 87.2% of Lionsgate Studios. Prior to that, Mr. Tobey was a partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where he worked from August 2012 to March 2023. Prior to joining O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Mr. Tobey also served as Chief Operating Officer at CBS Films from March 2007 to December 2010, as Executive Vice President at Paramount Pictures Corporation from February 2001 to August 2005, and as a partner at Troop Steuber Pasich Reddick & Tobey, LLP (and its predecessor firm), where he worked from May 1986 to March 2000.