EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
OVER 500 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
PAUL WOOLNOUGH
Founder, CEO & Chairman
30+ years of executive management and disruptor business development experience in music, entertainment and media. Paul operated and developed Penske Media Corporation (PMC) from the ground up with its founder Jay Penske, building an unrivalled portfolio and making it one of the world’s largest digital media companies
ANDRE RECKE
Executive Vice President & Head of Operations
30+ years of experience: publishing, merchandising, sponsorships, managing artists, and touring; worked with Backstreet Boys, N’SYNC, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Garbage, David Bowie, and more. Managed and developed Hilary Duff into a multi-platinum recording and global touring artist.
TOM "GROVER" BIERY
EX1 Records President & Head of Label Services
One of the most experienced and successful music marketing executives in the industry; ran Warner Music and was Head of Music at BMG. Considered a true industry legend responsible for some of the biggest names in music
PHILIP SLAVIN
Chief Financial Officer
Former CFO of Unibail Rodamco Westfield (France & Dutch listed public company), and owner of Westfield Shopping Malls, the largest public real estate company in Europe, with $72bn in assets and revenues over $3.3bn. Prior was Director, Audit for Deloitte
KAREN JOHNSON
VP Finance & Investor Relations
Karen Johnson is a seasoned investment professional with a wide range of experience across the brokerage, finance, intellectual property and real estate sectors. She has worked in New York City at various investment firms including Salomon Brothers where she excelled in both in international bond economics and bond trading.
ANDY TAYLOR
Senior Advisor to CEO & Board Member
Andy is a music industry legend. He co-founded the Sanctuary Group in 1976 which grew to become the world’s largest independent multi-service music group, as well as one of the largest music management companies in the world that went public. Andy is also a shareholder or Raw Power Management and continues to co-manage Iron Maiden with Rod Smallwood.
SANJEEV LAMBA
Head of South East Asia
Sanjeev oversees South Asian business development and strategic partnerships. Most recently Sanjeev served as the CEO of Reliance Entertainment for six years, and prior to that was instrumental in Disney’s consumer division in Asia and gaming division globally.
TONY NEWTON
Head of Production
Tony is a highly experienced live and studio engineer and producer and has worked with some of the largest names in the business. He has produced multi-platinum albums and captured concerts for some of the world’s most prominent live acts
GLEN FIRSTENBERG
Head of DSP Strategy
Glen has a 20 year career of experience working in all facets of the music business and has been instrumental in creating and executing retail business and marketing plans for artists including: Eminem, Lady Gaga, U2 and Black Eyed Peas
RICHARD HILLEMAN
Advisor and Board Member
Richard is an American computer game and video game producer best known for his work creating the original Madden Football game. Hilleman was Executive Producer for other EA Sports titles including NHL Hockey, NHLPA Hockey, PGA Tour Golf and Tiger Woods Golf and serves on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
PETER FRANKS
Advisor and Board Member
Peter is a finance and operations executive. Peter was the National Executive Director of Screen Actors Guild. Peter also served as Chief Financial Officer at Gramercy Pictures, as Vice President of Finance and Administration at Twentieth Century Fox, and as Director of Corporate Advisory at Fox Inc
ARTURO DURAN
Advisor and Board Member
Arturo has served as a mentor and guru for companies in multicultural and Hispanic markets. He is considered an expert in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Previous roles include VP, AOL Media Networks, Director of Business Development, Polaroid Corporation, VP Business Development at Polaroid China, CMO Polaroid Mexico, and Vice-President for Unisys Corp.