STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP (STRZ)
Sector: Communication
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Communication
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Director information for STRZ
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRZ | 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 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
In 2000, Ms. Gersh co-founded Oxygen Media with Geraldine Laybourne and served as its President and Chief Operating Officer. In 2007, Oxygen was acquired by NBC Universal and Ms. Gersh was made the President of Strategic Initiatives at NBC. While she was at NBC, Ms. Gersh played an instrumental role in NBC Universal s multibillion-dollar acquisition of The Weather Channel Companies and served as interim Chief Executive Officer in 2009. In addition, Ms. Gersh pioneered the creation of Education Nation, a multi-media platform focused on engaging the public in a conversation about improving education in the U.S. From October 2017 to October 2018, Ms. Gersh served as Chief Executive Officer of Alexander Wang, a global fashion brand based in New York City. Prior to that, Ms. Gersh was the Chief Executive Officer of Goop, Inc. (a lifestyle brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow), serving in that role from 2014 until 2016. Prior to Goop, Ms. Gersh served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. until 2013. Previously, Ms. Gersh had 13 years of experience creating strong corporate partnerships and other strategic relationships at the New York law firm, Friedman Kaplan & Seiler LLP, which she co-founded and where she served as partner from 1986 to 1998. Ms. Gersh began her career as an attorney with Debevoise & Plimpton. Ms. Gersh holds a B.A. from SUNY Binghamton and a J.D. from Rutgers Law School. Ms. Gersh has served on the Board of Directors of Hasbro, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAS) since July 2010, where she is the Chair of the Compensation Committee and serves on the Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee. Ms. Gersh also served on the Board of Directors of MoneyLion (NYSE: ML) from 2021 to 2025, where she chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee and serves on the Compensation Committee. Ms. Gersh serves on one private company Board, Jones Road, a cosmetics company founded by Bobbi Brown and is on the Board of The Bail Project, a national nonprofit organization that pays bail for people in need, reuniting families and restoring the presumption of innocence. Ms. Gersh is a seasoned operating executive and public company board member with extensive leadership experience. As a former Chief Executive Officer of multiple companies and a current member of two public boards, Ms. Gersh provides effective oversight and exceptional strategic and operational expertise to the Board.