Robert F.X. Sillerman was elected Chairman of the board of directors and appointed Chief Executive Officer effective as of January 10, 2008. Mr. Sillerman has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of CKX since February 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Sillerman was Chairman of FXM, Inc., a private investment firm, since August 2000. Mr. Sillerman is the founder and has served as managing member of FXM Asset Management LLC, the managing member of MJX Asset Management, a company principally engaged in the management of collateralized loan obligation funds, from November 2003 through the present. Prior to that, Mr. Sillerman served as the Executive Chairman, a Member of the Office of the Chairman and a director of SFX Entertainment, Inc. from its formation in December 1997 through its sale to Clear Channel Communications in August 2000.
Paul C. Kanavos was elected a Director and appointed President effective August 20, 2007. Mr. Kanavos is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Flag Luxury Properties, LLC. Prior to founding Flag Luxury Properties, he worked for over 20 years at the head of Flag Management. Most recently he has developed Ritz-Carltons in South Beach, and Jupiter as well as Temenos Anguilla. Mr. Kanavos' early career experience
includes a position at Chase Manhattan Bank, where he negotiated, structured and closed over $1 billion in loans.
Barry Shier was appointed Chief Operating Officer and a director effective December 31, 2007. From 1984 through May 2000, Mr. Shier served in various executive capacities for Golden Nugget, Inc., a subsidiary of Mirage Resorts, Inc. Beginning in 1984, Mr. Shier served as Executive Vice President of Hotel Operations of Golden Nugget, Inc. During his tenure, he was intimately involved in design development, marketing and operations for the parent company. Mr. Shier served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for both Golden Nugget Las Vegas Corporation and Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi. He retired from Mirage Resorts, Inc. in May 2000, upon the sale of the company to MGM. Since his retirement from Mirage Resorts in May 2000, Mr. Shier has focused his efforts on private investments, and has done select gaming and hotel industry consulting and lecturing, as well as various philanthropic activities.
David M. Ledy was elected a director of the Company in October 2007. Since June 30, 2004, he has served as the Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Realty Advisors, LLC, or USRA. USRA is an equity investor in corporate real estate and provides real estate advisory services to a diverse base of clients, including public companies, financial institutions as well as major private developers and investors. Prior to that, Mr. Ledy served as Executive Vice President of USRA from April 15, 1991 to June 30, 2004. Prior to joining USRA in 1991, Mr. Ledy was a partner in the New York law firm of Shea & Gould where he was a member of the real estate department and chairman of the real estate workout group. Mr. Ledy was admitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1975 and the Courts of the State of New York in 1975.
Harvey Silverman was elected a director of the Company in October 2007. Mr. Silverman was a principal of Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, a private equity firm, for 39 years until its acquisition by Goldman Sachs & Co. in October of 2000. Since then, Mr. Silverman has been a private investor.
Michael J. Meyer was elected a director of the Company in May 2008. Mr. Meyer is the founding partner of 17 Broad LLC, a diversified investment vehicle and securities consulting firm. Prior to founding 17 Broad, from 2002 to 2007, Mr. Meyer served as Managing Director and Head of Credit Sales and Trading for Bank of America. Prior to that, Mr. Meyer spent four years as the Head of High Grade Credit Sales and Trading for UBS.
Bryan E. Bloom was elected a director of the Company in May 2008. Mr. Bloom has served as counsel of W.R. Huff Asset Management Co., L.L.C. and its affiliates for the past fourteen years. Prior to being employed by Huff, he was a tax partner at the law firm of Shanley & Fisher, P.C. Mr. Bloom is a Trustee of the Adelphia Recovery Trust, and has served on the Board of Impsat Communications and numerous privately held companies. He has been an adjunct professor at the graduate tax program at the Fairleigh Dickenson University and authored and lectured for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
John D. Miller was elected a director of the Company in January 2009. Mr. Miller is the Chief Investment Officer of W.P. Carey & Co. LLC, a net lease real estate company. Mr. Miller is also a founder and Non-Managing Member of StarVest Partners, L.P., a $150 million venture capital investment fund formed in 1998. From 1995 to 1998 Mr. Miller was President of Rothschild Ventures Inc., the private investments unit of Rothschild North America, a subsidiary of the worldwide Rothschild Group. He was also President and CEO of Equitable Capital Management Corporation, an investment advisory subsidiary of The Equitable where he worked for 24 years beginning in 1969. From February 2005 through January 2009, when he resigned, Mr. Miller served as a director of CKX, Inc.
Robert Sudack was elected a director of the Company in January 2009. Mr. Sudack is the President and owner of Posterloid Corporation, the world's leading menu board manufacturing company with over $20 million of sales per year, headquartered in Long Island City. Mr. Sudack has also been a private investor in and advisor to various companies for many years.
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Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is comprised of Messrs. Ledy, Meyer, and Silverman. Mr. Ledy is the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee assists our board of directors in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee management's conduct of our financial reporting process, including the selection of our outside auditors, review of the financial reports and other financial information we provide to the public, our systems of internal accounting, financial and disclosure controls, the annual independent audit of our financial statements, our legal and regulatory compliance and our safety programs as established by management. All members of the Audit Committee are independent within the meaning of regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the requirements of The NASDAQ Global Market® and our Corporate Governance Guidelines. In addition, Mr. Ledy is qualified as an audit committee financial expert under the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and has the accounting and related financial management expertise required by The NASDAQ Global Market®.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee is comprised of Messrs. Ledy, Meyer, and Silverman. Mr. Ledy is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee represents our company in reviewing and approving the executive employment agreements with our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer described below. The Compensation Committee also reviews management's recommendations with respect to executive compensation and employee benefits and is authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors with respect thereto. The Compensation Committee will administer our stock option and incentive plans, including our 2007 Executive Equity Incentive Plan and our 2007 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan. All members of the Compensation Committee are independent within the meaning of our Corporate Governance Guidelines and regulations of The NASDAQ Global Market®.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of Messrs. Ledy, Meyer and Silverman. Mr. Silverman is the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for recommending qualified candidates to the board for election as directors of our company, including the slate of directors that the board proposes for election by stockholders at our annual meetings of stockholders. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also advises and makes recommendations to the board of directors on all matters concerning directorship practices and recommendations concerning the functions and duties of the committees of the board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee developed and recommended to the board of directors Corporate Governance Guidelines and will review, on a regular basis, the overall corporate governance of our company. All members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are independent with the meaning of our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the regulations of The NASDAQ Global Market®.
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