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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.

is in the Media Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.6B
  • Private
Dow Jones Description

Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio completed their merger in July 2008 and is now called Sirius XM Radio Inc.

Board of Directors
Leon D. Black
Contact Information
NAICS Code Radio Networks: 515111

Recent Events

  • Inside Sirius Institutional Ownership

    8/18/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

merger and sirius satellite radio inc. - All News and Analysis

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Leon D. Black Board of Directors

In 1990 Leon Black founded Apollo Management, L.P. a global alternative asset manager, with a proven track record of successful private equity, distressed debt and mezzanine investing. The firm manages investment capital on behalf of a group of institutional investors and has approximately $27 billion in assets under management. From 1977 to 1990 Mr. Black worked at Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated where he served as Managing Director, head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group, and co-head of the Corporate Finance Department. He serves on the boards of directors of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., and the general partner of AP Alternative Assets. Mr. Black is a trustee of Dartmouth College, The Musuem of Modern Art, Mt. Sinai Hospital, The Metropolitan Musuem of Art, Prep for Prep, and The Asia Society. He is also a member of The Council on Foreign Relations, The Partnership for New York City and the National Advisory Board of JPMorgan Chase. Mr. Black is also a member of the Board of Faster Cures and the Port Authority Task Force. He graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1973 with a major in Philosophy and History and received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1975.

Organization Position Status
Apollo Management L.P. Founding Partner Current
Open Road café Director Current
JPMorgan Chase & Co. National Advisory Board Current
Asia Society Board of Trustees Current
Prep for Prep Board of Trustees Current
Fastercures Board of Directors Current
Wyndham International Board of Directors Current
Lincoln Center Board of Trustees Current
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Board of Trustees Current
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. Board of Directors Current
United Rentals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vail Resorts, Inc. Board of Trustees Current
The Mount Sinai Hospital Board of Trustees Current
The Museum of Modern Art Board of Trustees Current
Partnership for New York City, Inc Member Current
Council on Foreign Relations Member Current
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions Former
AREA Property Partners Co-Founder Former
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. Co-Head, Corporate Finance Former
Dartmouth College Graduate, Philosophy & History Former
Nalco Holding Company Board of Directors Former
Dartmouth College Board of Trustees Former
AMC Entertainment, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Samsonite Corporation Board of Directors Former
Sequa Corporation Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former