Sector: Communication
Director information for STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Mann | Independent Director | 70 | ["Managing Director, Chief Content Officer for Liberty Global", "Responsible for content investments, partnerships, and strategy", "Oversaw Liberty Global\u2019s Content Investments", "Ran XYZnetworks, Liberty Global\u2019s joint venture with News Corp.-owned Foxtel", "Founding member of Austar Entertainment", "Experience in media and sports with TVN, Austar Entertainment, Time Warner, E! Entertainment, and the Washington Redskins", "Holds a BA in Business Administration from Clarion University", "extensive experience in content investments", "partnerships", "strategy", "background in media and entertainment", "expertise in managing investments", "strategic relationships"] | ["Compensation & TalentCommittee", "Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| ED WILSON | Director | 69 | ["Entrepreneurial media executive", "Board member of VICE Media", "Board member of Extreme Reach", "Founder of Dreamcatcher Media", "Founding Partner in Whisper Advisors", "Former President of FOX Television Network", "Former President of NBC Enterprises", "Former President of CBS Enterprises", "Former Chief Revenue Officer of Tribune Corp", "Member of the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist University", "Served on the Executive Board of the Cox School of Business", "media and technology investor", "entrepreneur", "studio executive", "strategic and operational expertise"] | ["Audit & Risk Committee", "Compensation & Talent Committee"] | 2026 |
| Emily Fine | Director | 52 | ["Principal of MHR Fund Management", "Member of the firm's investment committee", "Former Senior Vice President at Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.", "Experience at Merrill Lynch in Telecom, Media & Technology Investment Banking", "over 25 years of investing experience", "experience working with various companies in the media industry", "working closely with Lionsgate over the past fourteen years"] | ["Compensation & TalentCommittee", "Nominating & Corporate GovernanceCommittee", "Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee", "Compensation & Talent Committee"] | 2026 |
| HARDWICK SIMMONS | Director; Chair | 85 | ["President of Stonetex Oil Corp.", "Life trustee of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution", "Former Chief Executive Officer of The NASDAQ Stock Market Inc.", "Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Securities Incorporated", "Lead Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of Raymond James Financial", "Former chairman of the Securities Industry Association", "Former director of the Chicago Board Options Exchange"] | ["Audit & Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Harry E. Sloan | Director | 76 | [] | ["Audit & Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| JEFFREY A. HIRSCH | Chief Executive Officer and President; President and Chief Executive Officer; Director | 54 | ["Chief Executive Officer and President of Starz", "shaping overall business and programming strategy", "oversaw expansion of streaming platform", "previously served as Chief Operating Officer of the Starz Business", "President of Global Marketing and Product Development", "Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Time Warner Cable", "recognized recipient of the Vanguard Award for Young Leadership"] | [] | 2026 |
| JOSHUA W. SAPAN | Independent Director | 75 | ["President of Sapan Studio", "Former Chief Executive Officer of AMC Networks, Inc.", "Expertise in content production, distribution, and media strategy"] | ["Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee", "Audit & Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| LISA GERSH | Independent Director; Chair | 67 | ["co-founded Oxygen Media", "President and Chief Operating Officer of Oxygen Media", "President of Strategic Initiatives at NBC", "instrumental role in NBC Universal\u2019s acquisition of The Weather Channel Companies", "interim Chief Executive Officer in 2009 at NBC", "Chief Executive Officer of Alexander Wang", "Chief Executive Officer of Goop, Inc.", "President and Chief Executive Officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.", "partner at Friedman Kaplan & Seiler LLP", "attorney with Debevoise & Plimpton", "holds a B.A. from SUNY Binghamton", "holds a J.D. from Rutgers Law School"] | ["Compensation & Talent Committee", "Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee (Chair)", "Audit & Risk Committee", "Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| MARK H. RACHESKY, M.D. | Independent Director | 67 | ["Founder and Chief Investment Officer of MHR Fund Management LLC", "over 25 years of successful investments", "strong leadership", "deep financial expertise", "broad business acumen"] | ["Compensation & Talent Committee", "Nominating Committee", "Human Resources and Compensation Committee", "Compensation Committee", "Corporate Governance Committee", "Audit & Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Michael Burns | Senior Advisor/Consultant to Starz’s Chief Executive Officer; Director | 67 | ["Vice Chair of Lionsgate Studio Corp since May 2025", "Vice Chair of Legacy Lionsgate Studios from May 2024 to May 2025", "Vice Chair of Old Lionsgate from March 2000 to May 2025", "Managing Director and Head of Prudential Securities Inc.\u2019s Los Angeles Investment Banking Office from 1991 to March 2000", "Director of Old Lionsgate from August 1999 to May 2025", "Director of Legacy Lionsgate Studios from May 2024 to May 2025", "Director of Hasbro, Inc. from 2014 to 2024", "Extensive experience in investment banking for the media and entertainment sector"] | [] | 2026 |
| Mignon L. Clyburn | Independent Director | 64 | ["President of MLC Strategies, LLC", "Former Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission", "Experience in media ownership and telecommunications", "Former member of the Public Service Commission of South Carolina", "Publisher of the Coastal Times"] | ["Audit & Risk Committee", "Nominating & Corporate GovernanceCommittee", "Compensation & TalentCommittee"] | 2026 |
| Ramin Arani | Director | 56 | ["Senior Leader at LionTree since April 2023", "Operating partner at &Vest Capital from February 2022 to August 2023", "Chief Financial Officer of Vice Media Group from November 2019 to December 2021", "Worked at Fidelity Investments from 1992 to 2018 as a research analyst and portfolio manager", "Extensive financial expertise", "Public\u2011company and private\u2011company governance experience", "Hands\u2011on operating leadership in media, consumer, and technology industries", "Investor, strategist, and board member"] | [] | 2026 |
