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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.8B
  • Private
  • US
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an independent, privately-held motion picture, television, home video, and theatrical production and distribution company. The company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprising approximately 4,000 titles, and over 10,400 episodes of television programming. Its film library has received 208 Academy Awards, one of the largest award winning collections in the world, and includes numerous successful film franchises, including James Bond, Pink Panther and Rocky. MGM is owned by an investor consortium comprised of Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corporation of America, Comcast Corporation, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group.

President, United Artists
Bingham Ray
Number of Employees 1,280
Contact Information

10250 Constellation Blvd

Los Angeles, California 90067

www.mgm.com

(310) 449-3000

NAICS Code Motion Picture and Video Production: 512110

Recent Events

  • Report: Liberty Media will look at MGM

    12/08/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Review

    11/21/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • What MGM's Sale Could Say About Value of Content

    11/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • MGM considers shopping for a buyer Entertainment

    11/14/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-US studio Summit to hire M. Stanley -source

    9/29/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Philippe Dauman Transforms Viacom

    9/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Video: Get 'FameUs' With LG Mobile Phones' Integrated Marketing Movie Campaign

    9/08/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • MGM hires turnaround expert to stave off Chapter 11

    8/18/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CEO - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-MGM replaces CEO Sloan, hires turnaround expert

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

  • Deal chatter heats up in Hollywood

    7/05/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Bingham Ray President, United Artists
Danny Rosett President
Darcie Denkert President, MGM Entertainment Business Group
Dea Shandera President, Marketing
Hank Cohen President, MGM Television Entertainment
Jim Griffiths President, MGM Worldwide Television Distribution
Jim Packer President, MGM Worldwide Television Distribution Group
Peter Adee President, MGM Worldwide Marketing
Rick Sands COO
Anita Camarata Executive Vice President, MGM Music
Blake Thomas Executive Vice President, Marketing
Bruce Markoe Executive Vice President, Production
Bruce Tuchman Executive Vice President, MGM Networks
Gina Stroud Executive Vice President, Marketing
Jay Rakow Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Jeff Coleman Executive Vice President, Worldwide Feature Physical Production
Jeff Pryor Executive Vice President, Corp Communications
Jonathan Bader Executive Vice President, Business Affairs
Joseph M. Fitzgerald Executive Vice President, Investor Relations & Corp Communications
Mark Crowley Executive Vice President, Labor Relations
Michael Smarinsky Executive Vice President, Corp & Govt Affairs
Simon Sutton Executive Vice President, Intl Television
Steve Shaw Executive Vice President, HR
Toby Jaffe Executive Vice President, Production, MGM Pictures
William A. Jones Senior Executive Vice President & Secretary
Alex Carloss Senior Vice President, Marketing
Brett Fellman Senior Vice President, Exhibitor Relations
Derek McLay Senior Vice President, Domestic Distr
Doug Gleason Senior Vice President, Product
Elizabeth Cantillon Senior Vice President, Production, MGM Pictures
Elizabeth Carroll Senior Vice President, Production
Ian Sutherland Senior Vice President, Marketing
Janet Janjigian Senior Vice President, Corp Communications
John Parkinson Senior Vice President, Production
Judith A. Jecmen Senior Vice President, Legal Finance
Lisa Klein Fitzpatrick Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs
Paul Danylik Senior Vice President, Natl Sales, MGM Worldwide Television Distr
Scott Spungin Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, MGM Television Entertainment
Seth Gaven Senior Vice President, Advertising
Steven T. Shikiya Senior Vice President, Marketing
Travis J. Rutherford Senior Vice President, Product
Courtney Williams Vice President, Sales, Marketing
David Bloom Vice President, Corp Communications
Debra Mathin-Solomons Vice President, Publicity
Dennis O. Connor Vice President, Marketing
Eric Paquette Vice President, Production
Julie Spielberg Vice President, Legal Affairs, Theatrical Business Affairs
Kristin Borella Vice President, Natl Publicity, MGM, Distr
Laura Tunberg Vice President, Intellectual Property Enforcement
Lea Porteneuve Vice President, Corp Communications
Lea Portenueve Vice President, Corp Communications
Malik Ducard Vice President, Worldwide Business Development & Acq, MGM Home Entertainment
Megan Crawford Vice President, Marketing
Michael Chinery Vice President, East Coast Sales, MGM Worldwide Television Distr
Michael Moore Vice President, Intellectual Property
Trish Halamandaris Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Consumer Prod
Wendy Kupsis Vice President, Field Publicity & Promos, MGM Distr
Bruno Carlson Managing Director, Europe & Executive Vice President
Chris Saito Director, Marketing
Chris Aronson Executive Vice President & Manager, General Sales, MGM Distr
Linda Berman Executive Vice President & General Manager, Product
Matt Kennedy Manager, Production
Daniel J. Moriarty Trustee
Kelvin Davis Director
Michael Angelakis Director
Michael J. Dominguez Director
Priscilla Presley Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Alexander M. Haig Board of Directors
Carrie Wheeler Board of Directors
Christopher E. Babcock Board of Directors
Henry D. Winterstern Board of Directors
James D. Aljian Board of Directors
Jerome B. York Board of Directors
Jonathan M. Nelson Board of Directors
Kirk Kerkorian Board of Directors
Leonard Harris Board of Directors
Michael R. Gleason Board of Directors
Willie D. Davis Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. President, United Artists Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. President Current
United Artists Corporation President Former

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. President, MGM Entertainment Business Group Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. President, Marketing Current

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MGM Television Entertainment President Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. President, MGM Television Entertainment Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. President, MGM Worldwide Television Distribution Current
MGM Worldwide Television Distribution Group. President Former

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. President, MGM Worldwide Television Distribution Group Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. President, MGM Worldwide Marketing Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. COO Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, MGM Music Current
MGM Studios Executive Vice President Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, Marketing Current
MGM Home Entertainment Inc. Executive Vice President, Distr Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, Production Current

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MGM Networks President Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, MGM Networks Current
MGM Networks Executive Vice President Former

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, Marketing Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, Worldwide Feature Physical Production Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, Corp Communications Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, Business Affairs Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, Investor Relations & Corp Communications Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, Labor Relations Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, Corp & Govt Affairs Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, Intl Television Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, HR Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President, Production, MGM Pictures Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Executive Vice President & Secretary Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Exhibitor Relations Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Domestic Distr Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Product Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Production, MGM Pictures Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Production Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Corp Communications Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Production Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Legal Finance Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs Current
MGM Worldwide Television Distribution Group. Senior Vice President, Business Former

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Natl Sales, MGM Worldwide Television Distr Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, MGM Television Entertainment Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Advertising Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Senior Vice President, Product Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Sales, Marketing Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Corp Communications Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Publicity Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Production Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Legal Affairs, Theatrical Business Affairs Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Natl Publicity, MGM, Distr Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Intellectual Property Enforcement Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Corp Communications Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Corp Communications Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Business Development & Acq, MGM Home Entertainment Current
MGM Home Entertainment Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Business Development & Acq Former

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, East Coast Sales, MGM Worldwide Television Distr Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Intellectual Property Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Consumer Prod Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Vice President, Field Publicity & Promos, MGM Distr Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Managing Director, Europe & Executive Vice President Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Director, Marketing Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President & Manager, General Sales, MGM Distr Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Executive Vice President & General Manager, Product Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Manager, Production Current

Daniel J. Moriarty has served as Director of Development of APLA since January 2004. He supervises all APLA fundraising activities, including: major gifts from individuals and corporations; grants from foundations and government agencies; direct mail appeals; and complex special events produced to raise community awareness as well as financial support for the agency's programs and services. Moriarty's career has been spent largely in the senior communications executive role at global corporations, often with sales and marketing responsibilities. After graduation from Georgetown University, he began his career as an advertising copywriter, marketing magazine editor and publicist for rock and folk music recording artists. As Assistant to the Chairman/President/CEO of Norton Simon Inc., a leading consumer products conglomerate of the 1970s, he was exposed to the management of many different industries, eventually focusing on global cosmetics, fragrance and fashion market leaders. At Revlon, Inc. for 14 years, Moriarty supervised the worldwide public relations programs of more than a dozen beauty companies as the corporation's Senior Vice President, Public Relations. He also served as Vice President of Max Factor & Co., Calvin Klein, Inc., the Aramis division of the Estee Lauder Companies and Christian Dior Perfumes (LVMH). From the beginning of 2000 until joining APLA, he was associated with Large Scale Biology Corporation, a biotechnology company with laboratories in Northern California, Maryland and Kentucky, principally as Vice President, Corporate Affairs. Moriarty serves as a Director of The Ritz Tower, Inc. in New York. Until joining APLA, he also served as a Director of Greater New York March of Dimes and the Marti Nelson Cancer Foundation. He has been a trustee of the Marymount School of New York, a member of the President's Business Advisory Board at Hunter College and a consulting advisor to numerous non-profits, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. and Gloss.com, an Internet marketing company.

Organization Position Status
The Apla Director of Development Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Trustee Current
Gloss.com LLC Trustee Current
Norton Simon Inc President, CEO Former
The Apla Vice President Former
Calvin Klein, Inc. Vice President Former
Norton Simon Inc Assistant Former
Georgetown University Copywriter Former
Georgetown University Magazine Editor Former
Large Scale Biology Corporation Former
Revlon, Inc. Former

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current

Ms. Wheeler is a partner of Texas Pacific Group where she is responsible for the firm's investments in the Retail and Consumer sectors. Prior to joining Texas Pacific Group she was in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department and the Principal Investment Area at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ms. Wheeler also serves on the board of directors of Metro-Goldywn-Mayer, Inc. and Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Former

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Tracinda Corporation Chief Financial Advisor Current
Emerald Elephant Board Member of Mgm, Mgm Mirage Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current
Apple Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tyco International Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Dana Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current
International Business Machines Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
MGM Mirage, Inc. Board Member Former
General Motors Corporation Board of Directors Former
Tracinda Corporation Vice Chairman Former
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Director Former
Exide Technologies Board of Directors Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S. Former
University of Michigan M.B.A. Former
University of Michigan Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Jonathan Nelson has been investing in private equity transactions for 24 years and is the Chief Executive Officer of Providence. Mr. Nelson has been responsible for Providence's investments in wireless and wireline communications, broadcasting, entertainment and other areas. Mr. Nelson currently serves on the board of directors of Bresnan Communications (also known as Mountain States Cable Television), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., Warner Music Group and Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network, LLC. Previously, he was a founder and Managing Director of Narragansett Capital Inc. where he specialized in private equity investments in the broadcasting, publishing and cable television sectors. Mr. Nelson received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University. Mr. Nelson is currently a director of Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island and a Trustee of Brown University.

Organization Position Status
Providence Equity Partners Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
F-Squared Investments, LLC Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing Current
Brown University Trustee Current
Commonwealth National Bank Board of Directors Current
Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network, LLC Director Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Sports Network Board of Directors Current
Providence Equity Partners Inc. Chief Executive Office, RI Former
Narragansett Capital, Inc. Managing Director Former
Narragansett Capital, Inc. Founder Former
Providence Equity Partners Inc. Founder Former
Smartleaf, Inc Principal Former
Placemark Investments, Inc. Head of Business Development Former
Sprint Nextel Corporation Former
ALLTEL Corporation Former
Deutsche Telekom AG Former
Production Control Services, Inc. Former
Western Wireless Corporation Director Former
Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc. Director Former
Eircom, Ltd. Director Former
Language Line, Limited Director Former
VoiceStream Wireless Corporation Director Former
Warner Music Group Corporation Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School Master of Business Administration Former
Brown University Bachelor of Arts Former
M&S Management Inc. BA Former
Wesleyan University Former

Kelvin L. Davis, 45, was appointed to Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s Board on March 10, 2008. Mr. Davis is a Senior Partner of TPG Capital and Head of the firm’s North American Buyouts Group, incorporating investments in all non-technology industry sectors. Prior to joining TPG in 2000, Mr. Davis was President and Chief Operating Officer of Colony Capital, Inc., a private international real estate-related investment firm in Los Angeles, which he co-founded in 1991. Prior to the formation of Colony, Mr. Davis was a principal of RMB Realty, Inc., the real estate investment vehicle of Robert M. Bass. Prior to his affiliation with RMB Realty, he worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York City and with Trammell Crow Company in Dallas and Los Angeles. Mr. Davis earned a B.A. degree (Economics) from Stanford University and a M.B.A. from Harvard University, where he was a Baker Scholar, a John L. Loeb Fellow, and a Wolfe Award recipient. Mr. Davis is a director of Kraton Polymers LLC, Aleris International, Inc., Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and Univision Communications Inc. He is also a ten-year Director (and past Chairman) of Los Angeles Team Mentoring, Inc. (a charitable mentoring organization), is a director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, and is on the Board of Overseers and Art Collections Council of the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

Organization Position Status
Graphic Packaging Corporation Director Current
Kraton Polymers U S LLC Chair of Board Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Director Current
Aleris International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Altivity Packaging LLC Director Current
The Botanical Gardens, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Director Current
Minnesota Automation Director Current
Southfield Carton Director Current
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Colony Capital, LLC President Former
Colony Capital, LLC Chief Operating Officer Former
Rmb Realty Inc. Principal Former
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Former
Harvard University M.B.A. Former
Stanford University B.A. Degree Former

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Tracinda Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer Current
Tracinda Corporation Chairman Current
MGM Mirage, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current
MGM Mirage, Inc. Owner Former

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Bay State Network Services, LLC Chief Financial Officer Current
Susquenhanna Communications Chief Financial Officer Comcast Corporation Current
Voipspider.Com Chief Financial Officer Current
Jeremy Toeman's Livedigitally Chief Financial Officer Current
Comcast Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Zatz Not Funny Chief Financial Officer Current
Blogging E3 Chief Financial Officer Current
IP Democracy Chief Financial Officer Current
Cmcsk Chief Financial Officer Current
Electricsistahood Chief Financial Officer Current
Cupidmissed.Com Executive Vice President, Co-Chief Financial Officer, Comcast Corporation Current
Providence Equity Partners Inc. Managing Director Current
The Sports Network Current
Cupidmissed.Com Board of Directors Current
Big Brothers Big Sisters Board of Directors Current
Aligned Strategy Board of Directors Current
Jeremy Toeman's Livedigitally Board of Directors Current
IP Democracy Board of Directors Current
Zatz Not Funny Board of Directors Current
Blogging E3 Board of Directors Current
Bay State Network Services, LLC Board of Directors Current
Electricsistahood Board of Directors Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Director Current
Voipspider.Com Board of Directors Current
Aurora Telecommunications Ltd Chief Executive Officer Former
Aurora Telecommunications Ltd President Former
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company Vice President Former
Whitcom Partners partner Former
Language Line, Limited Director Former
Harvard Business School Graduate, the O, P Management Program Former
Babson College Bachelor of Science Former
Harvard Business School O, P Management Program Former

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Providence Equity Partners Inc. Managing Director, RI Current
Providence Equity Partners Inc. Director, Managing Current
Freedom Communications Inc. Director Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Director Current
PanAmSat Holding Corporation Director Current
Morgan Stanley NA Former
Providence Equity Partners Inc. Principal Former
Accenture Ltd. senior consultant Former
Andersen Consulting Senior Consultant Former
Harvard Business School Master of Business Administration Former
Bucknell University Bachelor of Arts Former

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current

Graceland was a court of an absolute monarch, whose nocturnal habits were fuelled by benzedrine. Priscilla has her own way of describing his manic whims: "Elvis was very spontaneous. It would be, "Now we're all gonna go horse-back riding, or out on our motor bikes. Or we're gonna take the plane to Vegas. Elvis would call on the intercom every morning to see who was in the kitchen before he went down to have his breakfast. He didn't like it if there was someone in the room. Often it was a family member wanting money.' After their separation, Priscilla watched as Elvis simultaneously inflated and imploded. His body ballooned, choked with cheeseburgers and pint tubs of ice cream, and he hid it behind jeweled capes and jumpsuits; his act became louder and a self-parody. "'He was terribly insecure by the end. People were always saying to him, "You didn't fill up the room today, it wasn't a sell-out." Sometimes they had to curtain off whole areas of seating to make it look less empty. No one could tell him he had a problem, or get him to deal with his addictions. Just think - if he were alive now, he'd be in his early seventies, and remember how good Cary Grant looked when he was that age!' Premature death ensured his immortality, and led almost immediately to a flurry of reincarnations - the claims in the tabloids that his statue had been found on Mars, the plaster statuettes sold like votive icons, the annual competitions in Vegas for Elvis clones. After his death, Priscilla Presley conferred another kind of immortality on Elvis: she incorporated him. She set up Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. which runs Graceland commercial rights to his image; her book, the DVD and a new CDs are attempts to perpetuate the franchise. "No, I never did anything out of revenge," she said when I asked about her motives for taking that lover. But her triumph over the man who divorced her has been lucrative. "I loved him, I still love him," she states. But demolition is also part of the agenda: Priscilla knocked down the house Elvis occupied in LA, bronzed the bricks, then shipped them to Graceland for sale as souvenirs. She speaks about 'the bigness of Elvis Presley'. What you notice about Priscilla is her littleness and her bemusement at what has happened to her. If Priscilla Presley could look up (which she knows it's unwise) she would probably be asking the same questions she heard Elvis repeating during his reign: 'Why me? Why was I chosen?

Organization Position Status
Presley Enterprises, Inc Founder Current
Dreamworks Current
Family Screen Scene Current
Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Chairperson Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Director Current
CKX, Inc. Director Current
Presley Enterprises, Inc Board Member Current

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MGM Mirage, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Manpower Inc. Board of Directors Current
Alliance Bancshares California Board of Directors Current
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Wisconsin Energy Corporation Board of Directors Current
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Dow Chemical Company Board of Directors Former
Sara Lee Corporation Board of Directors Former

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