People: Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (LGF)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Mark Rachesky		2012	Chairman of the Board, Lead Independent Director
Jon Feltheimer	60	2012	Chief Executive Officer, Director
Michael Burns	53	2000	Vice Chairman of the Board
Ron Schwartz		2013	President and General Manager - Lionsgate Home Entertainment Sales and Distribution
Steven Beeks	55	2012	Co-Chief Operating Officer; President of Motion Picture Group
Brian Goldsmith	40	2012	Co-Chief Operating Officer
James Keegan	54	2002	Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer
Wayne Levin	49	2013	General Counsel, Chief Strategic Officer
Norman Bacal	56	2004	Independent Director
Gordon Crawford		2013	Independent Director
Arthur Evrensel	54	2001	Independent Director
Frank Giustra	54	2010	Independent Director
Morley Koffman	82	1997	Independent Director
Harald Ludwig	58	2012	Independent Director
G. Scott Paterson	48	1997	Independent Director
Daryl Simm	51	2004	Independent Director
Hardwick Simmons	72	2005	Independent Director
Phyllis Yaffe	64	2009	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Mark Rachesky	Dr. Mark H. Rachesky is Chairman of the Board, Lead Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Dr. Rachesky is the President and Founder of MHR Fund Management LLC ("MHR"), an investment firm that he founded in 1996. MHR manages approximately $5 billion and takes a differentiated, control-focused, private equity approach to investing in distressed and undervalued middle-market companies utilizing its proprietary sourcing. Dr. Rachesky holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford University School of Business, an M.D. from the Stanford University School of Medicine, and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Other Directorships: Dr. Rachesky is Chairman of the Board of Directors, member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Loral Space & Communications Inc. (LORL: NASDAQ), Chairman of the Board and member of the Compensation & Corporate Governance Committee of Telesat Canada, Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (LEAP: NASDAQ), and a director and member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee of Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (EMIS: OTCBB). Additionally, since 2005, Dr. Rachesky has served as a member of the Board of Directors of NationsHealth, Inc., a company formerly listed on the OTCBB, and from 1999 to 2008, as a member of the Board of Directors of Neose Technologies, Inc.
Jon Feltheimer	Mr. Jon Feltheimer is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Mr. Feltheimer served as the Co-Chairman of the Board from June 2005 to February 2012. Business Experience: Mr. Feltheimer worked for Sony Pictures Entertainment from 1991 to 1999, serving as Founder and President of TriStar Television from 1991 to 1993, as President of Columbia TriStar Television from 1993 to 1995, and, from 1995 to 1999, as President of Columbia TriStar Television Group and Executive Vice President of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Other Directorships: Mr. Feltheimer is a director of Horror Entertainment, LLC, a private company of which the Company owns a 34.5% interest ("FEARnet"), and a director of TV Guide Entertainment Group, LLC.
Michael Burns	Mr. Michael Burns is Vice Chairman of the Board of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., since March 2000. Mr. Burns served as Managing Director and Head of the Office at Prudential Securities Inc.’s Los Angeles Investment Banking Office from 1991 to March 2000. Mr. Burns is the Chairman and a co-founder of Novica.com, a private company, a director of Next Point, Inc., a private company of which the Company owns a 42.6% interest (“Break.com”), a director of TV Guide Entertainment Group, LLC, a private company of which the Company owns a 51% interest, and a member of the Board of Visitors of the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles. Since 1999, Mr. Burns joined Mr. Feltheimer in building the Company into a global entertainment company with annual revenue of approximately $1.6 billion in fiscal 2011.
Ron Schwartz	Mr. Ron Schwartz has been appointed as the President and General Manager - Lionsgate Home Entertainment Sales and Distribution of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., with effect from June 12, 2013. Mr. Schwartz is also a key member of the team that acquires films, in conjunction with sister company Roadside Attractions, for Lionsgate's growing specialty theatrical business. The Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions partnership has already acquired and released such critically acclaimed and commercially films as WINTER's BONE, THE COVE, FRIENDS WITH KIDS and the day-and-date theatrical/VOD successes ARBITRAGE and MARGIN CALL. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Schwartz served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Lionsgate Home Entertainment for seven years, playing a key role in the Company's adoption of new technologies and formats such as BluRay and Ultraviolet. He joined Lionsgate predecessor company Trimark in 1992.
Steven Beeks	Mr. Steven Beeks is Co-Chief Operating Officer of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp and President of Motion Picture Group. Mr. Beeks has been company's President, Motion Picture Group, since March 2012, company's Chief Operating Officer since April 2007, company's Co-Chief Operating Officer since September 2007, and the President of Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., company's wholly owned subsidiary, since December 2003. From July 2006 to March 2012, Mr. Beeks served as company's President, and from January 1998 to December 2003, as the President of Artisan Home Entertainment Inc., company's wholly owned subsidiary. Mr. Beeks' place of residence is Santa Monica, California.
Brian Goldsmith	Mr. Brian Goldsmith is the Co-Chief Operating Officer of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. He has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, since September 2008, and prior to that, the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Mandate Pictures, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company since September 2007. Mr. Goldsmith’s place of residence is Los Angeles, California. Before his promotion, Goldsmith had served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy since September 2008, the Company's acquisition and corporate development activities. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Mandate Pictures and its predecessor company Senator International, joining Lionsgate after its September 2007 acquisition of Mandate. Previously, Goldsmith worked as a financial analyst and strategic planner at Sony Pictures, beginning his career as a financial analyst at Merrill Lynch. He received his B.S. degree from Stanford University.
James Keegan	Mr. James Keegan is Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. He has been the company's Chief Financial Officer since September 2002 and the Chief Administrative Officer since April 2002. From September 1998 to April 2002, Mr. Keegan was the Chief Financial Officer of Artisan Entertainment Inc. From April 1989 to March 1990, Mr. Keegan was Controller of Trimark Holdings, Inc. and from March 1990 to August 1998, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Trimark Holdings, Inc.
Wayne Levin	Mr. Wayne Levin is General Counsel, Chief Strategic Officer of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Mr. Levin is the Company’s senior legal and business affairs executive and is a member of Lionsgate’s senior decision-making team. He will continue to report to Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer on corporate management and strategic issues and will work closely with Vice Chairman Michael Burns and Co-Chief Operating Officer Brian Goldsmith on M&A activities and initiatives related to the Company’s capital structure, including corporate and project financings. Mr. Levin joined Lionsgate when the Company acquired Trimark Holdings in October 2000. He has played an instrumental role in Lionsgate’s growth strategy, overseeing the acquisitions and subsequent integration of Summit Entertainment (2012), TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com (2009), Mandate Pictures (2007), Debmar-Mercury (2006), Redbus Holdings (subsequently renamed Lionsgate U.K.) (2005) and Artisan Entertainment (2003) as well as Lionsgate’s equity investments in Roadside Attractions and Break Media. He also helped structure Lionsgate’s participation in the Epix channel, launched with partners Viacom and MGM in fall 2009, and Celestial Tiger Entertainment, launched in Asia in January 2012 with Saban Capital Group and Astro’s Celestial Pictures. Prior to joining Lionsgate, Mr. Levin headed up the Business and Legal Affairs department at Trimark Pictures from 1996 through 2000. He worked in private practice for several years before joining Trimark and last year he was named to the Board of Trustees of Southwestern University School of Law, where he has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law since 1994.
Norman Bacal	Mr. Norman Bacal is Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Mr. Bacal has been a partner with the law firm of Heenan Blaikie LLP since 1987, and has been co-managing partner of the firm since 1997. Heenan Blaikie LLP serves as the Company’s outside Canadian counsel. Mr. Bacal is considered in taxation issues related to the Canadian and international entertainment industry. Mr. Bacal has been recognized as one of the country's entertainment lawyers in the Guide to the 500 Lawyers in Canada published by Lexpert/American Lawyer, the Guide to the Top 100 Industry Specialists in Canada, Lexpert/Thomson Canada, and was selected by his peers to be included in the 2011 and 2012 edition of The Lawyers in Canada (Woodward/White) in the area of entertainment law. Mr. Bacal has also been awarded Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating ("AV") for his skills and sense of ethics. This experience, coupled with his representation of the entertainment industry before the Finance Committee of the House of Commons, positions Mr. Bacal as an invaluable advisor in the Company's deliberations.
Gordon Crawford	Mr. Gordon Crawford is appointed as the Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Since June 1971, Mr. Crawford served in various positions at Capital Research Management, a privately held investment management company. In December 2012, he retired as its Senior Vice President. Currently, Mr. Crawford serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Olympic Foundation and Vice Chairman of the Paley Center for Media. Mr. Crawford also served as the Chairman of Southern California Public Radio from 2000 to 2012, and as Vice Chairman at The Nature Conservancy from January 2003 to October 2012.
Arthur Evrensel	Mr. Arthur Evrensel is Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Mr. Evrensel has been a partner with the law firm of Heenan Blaikie LLP since 1992. Mr. Evrensel is a counsel in entertainment law relating to television and motion picture development, production, financing and distribution, as well as in the areas of new media and video game law. Mr. Evrensel is recognized as one of Canada’s entertainment lawyers in the Guide to the 500 Lawyers in Canada published by Lexpert/American Lawyer since 2002, the Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Guide to the World’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers since 2005, and in The Lawyers in Canada (Woodward/White) since its inception. Mr. Evrensel has also published numerous articles on international co-productions and bank financing in the filmed entertainment industry, has lectured at McGill University, University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria, and has chaired numerous seminars and conferences on the film and television industry in Canada, the United States, China and England.
Frank Giustra	Mr. Frank Giustra is Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Mr. Giustra founded Lionsgate in 1997 and was the Chairman from 1997 to 2003. Since August 2007, Mr. Giustra has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fiore Financial Corporation (“Fiore”), a private boutique merchant banking firm focused on creating, financing, and launching investment opportunities in the natural resource sector. Fiore provides certain of its services exclusively to Endeavour Financial Corporation, of which Mr. Giustra was Chairman from January 2001 to August 2007. Since July 2010, Mr. Giustra has been a member of the Board of Directors of Eacom Timber Corporation (ETR: TSXV), and since July 2008, a director, a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee of Gold Wheaton Gold Corp. (GLW: TSX). From February 2010 to September 2010, Mr. Giustra was a member of the Board of Directors of Crew Gold Corporation (CRU: TSX); from October 2009 to September 2010, a member of the Board of Directors of Etruscan Resources Inc., a former public company then listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; from April 2007 to June 2008, a member of the Board of Directors of Peak Gold Ltd., a former public company then listed on the TSX Venture Exchange; and from October 2005 to February 2007, a member of the Board of Directors of UrAsia Energy Ltd., a former public company then listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Giustra is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the William J. Clinton Foundation and International Crisis Group, a director of the Radcliffe Foundation, and sits on the Board of Streettohome Foundation. In June 2007, Mr. Giustra and Former President Bill Clinton launched the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative, which focuses on alleviating poverty in the developing world in partnership with the global mining community.
Morley Koffman	Mr. Morley Koffman is Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Mr. Koffman is a lawyer with the firm of Koffman Kalef LLP, where he has practiced since 1993. From 1993 to 2009, Mr. Koffman was a director and Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (ANS: TSX). Mr. Koffman has considerable strength and experience as a corporate and commercial lawyer for the past 50 years. He has also been a director and member of audit committees and corporate governance committees of several public companies over his years of practice.
Harald Ludwig	Mr. Harald Horst Ludwig is Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Mr. Ludwig is Chairman of the Compensation Committee of West Fraser Timber Co. Limited (WFT: TSX); a director, Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (formerly Velo Energy, Inc.) (XOP: TSXV); a director, member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Prima Columbia Hardwood Inc. (PCT: TSXV); and a director, member of the Audit and Disclosure Committee and Chairman of the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee of West African Iron Ore Corp. (WAI: TSXV). From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Ludwig was a director of Third Wave Acquisition Corp., a company formerly listed on the American Stock Exchange. With over 30 years of business and investment experience, and as a founding partner or private equity investor in a number of North American and international private equity firms, hedge funds, mezzanine lenders, growth capital providers, distressed investment firms and real estate investment vehicles, Mr. Ludwig provides unique insight and advice on business practices.
G. Scott Paterson	Mr. G. Scott Paterson is Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Mr. Paterson is Vice Chairman of NeuLion Inc. (NLN: TSX). In October 2008, NeuLion merged with JumpTV Inc., a company where Mr. Paterson had been Chairman since January 2002. From October 1998 to December 2001, Mr. Paterson served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yorkton Securities, Inc. Mr. Paterson is also the former Chairman of the Canadian Venture Stock Exchange and a former Vice Chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange. In 2009, Mr. Paterson obtained the Institute of Corporate Directors designation by graduating from the Rotman Institute of Corporate Directors at the University of Toronto. Mr. Paterson is Chairman of Automated Benefits Corp. (AUT: TSX) and Apogee Minerals Ltd. (APE: TSX). From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Paterson was a member of the Board and Audit Committee of Rand A Technology Corp., a public company then listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; from 1994 to 2002, a member of the Board of Leitch Technology Corp., a public company then listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; and from 2006 to 2008, a member of the Board of Pioneering Technology Corp., a public company then listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange. In addition, Mr. Paterson is Chairman of the Merry Go Round Children’s Foundation and a Governor of Ridley College.
Daryl Simm	Mr. Daryl D. Simm is Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Since 1998, Mr. Simm has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom Media Group, a division of Omnicom Group, Inc. (OMC:NYSE), of which he is an officer. During his career, Mr. Simm has played a role in the decoupling of media services from ad agencies, resulting in the media values and cost shares for clients. Under Mr. Simm’s tenure at Omnicom, the company has been honored as the world’s most creative media agency for a number of years by The Gunn Report for Media, which evaluates global media creativity. Additionally, Mr. Simm has received numerous industry awards over the years, including “Media Maven” by Advertising Age and the Media Executive of the Year and Media Innovator Awards.
Hardwick Simmons	Mr. Hardwick Simmons is Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Mr. Simmons currently serves as President and a Director of the Stonetex Oil Company and as a Director of Invivoscribe, Inc. 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 is currently the lead director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Corporate Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee for Raymond James Financial (RJF: NYSE). Additionally, from 2007 to 2009, Mr. Simmons was a director of Geneva Acquisition Corp., a company listed on the American Stock Exchange.
Phyllis Yaffe	Ms. Phyllis Yaffe is Independent Director of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. From June 2005 to December 2007, Ms. Yaffe was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Alliance Atlantis Communications, a media company for whom she has worked in several capacities since 1998. Alliance Atlantis Communications was acquired in 2007 by CanWest Global Communications. Ms. Yaffe is Lead Director, the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Salary and Organization Committee of Torstar Corporation (TS.B: TSX), a director of Astral Media, Inc. (ACM: TSX), and the Chair of the Board of Cineplex Entertainment LP. Cineplex Inc. owns approximately 99.6% of Cineplex Entertainment LP (CGX: TSX). Ms. Yaffe is also Chair of the Board of Governors of Ryerson University, the Chair of Women Against Multiple Sclerosis (Canada) and a member of the Board of Directors of Blue Ant Media, an independent Canadian broadcasting and media company specializing in the operation of multi-platform broadcast and video-on-demand channels and content production.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Mark Rachesky	--
Jon Feltheimer	6,437,580
Michael Burns	5,570,490
Ron Schwartz	--
Steven Beeks	4,500,140
Brian Goldsmith	--
James Keegan	1,617,560
Wayne Levin	1,825,460
Norman Bacal	--
Gordon Crawford	--
Arthur Evrensel	--
Frank Giustra	250,990
Morley Koffman	--
Harald Ludwig	--
G. Scott Paterson	--
Daryl Simm	--
Hardwick Simmons	--
Phyllis Yaffe	--

As Of 30 Mar 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Mark Rachesky	0	0
Jon Feltheimer	3,045,334	21,978,130
Michael Burns	1,917,055	13,315,980
Ron Schwartz	0	0
Steven Beeks	1,550,000	11,368,502
Brian Goldsmith	0	0
James Keegan	166,667	796,668
Wayne Levin	726,000	6,353,750
Norman Bacal	0	0
Gordon Crawford	0	0
Arthur Evrensel	0	0
Frank Giustra	250,000	0
Morley Koffman	0	0
Harald Ludwig	0	0
G. Scott Paterson	0	0
Daryl Simm	0	0
Hardwick Simmons	0	0
Phyllis Yaffe	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
BURNS MICHAEL RAYMOND	1,419	$29.27
BEEKS STEVEN PRESTON	1,419	$29.27
FELTHEIMER JON HENRY	1,419	$29.27
KEEGAN JAMES EDWARD	14,438	$28.80
FELTHEIMER JON HENRY	200,000	$0.00
BURNS MICHAEL RAYMOND	21,634	$26.16
FELTHEIMER JON HENRY	32,450	$26.16
BURNS MICHAEL RAYMOND	26,758	$0.00
BURNS MICHAEL RAYMOND	13,963	$26.16
BURNS MICHAEL RAYMOND	7,231	$0.00
BURNS MICHAEL RAYMOND	3,773	$25.93
FELTHEIMER JON HENRY	10,670	$0.00
FELTHEIMER JON HENRY	5,568	$23.43
FELTHEIMER JON HENRY	44,905	$23.24
BURNS MICHAEL RAYMOND	56,132	$23.24
BURNS MICHAEL RAYMOND	21,515	$0.00
BURNS MICHAEL RAYMOND	107,574	$0.00
FELTHEIMER JON HENRY	86,059	$0.00
FELTHEIMER JON HENRY	21,515	$0.00
BACAL NORMAN	750	$23.40
YAFFE PHYLLIS	876	$23.40
CRAWFORD GORDON	312	$23.40
PATERSON GORDON SCOTT	1,100	$23.40
SIMM DARYL D	564	$23.40
EVRENSEL ARTHUR	693	$23.40

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