Chris McGurk

Independent Director

Chris McGurk has been a director of the Company since December 2019. Mr. McGurk has served a Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Cinedigm Corp., NASDAQ-listed digital distribution and streaming channel company, since 2011. Mr. McGurk currently serves on the Strategic Advisory Board of LIVX, a NASDAQ-listed music streaming Company. Mr. McGurk also serves on the Board of Directors of the Creative Coalition and ASPIRE (Academy for Special Purpose in Responsible Entertainment). Mr. McGurk was the founder and CEO of Overture Films from 2006 until 2010 and was also CEO of Anchor Bay Entertainment, which distributed Overture Films’ product to the home entertainment industry. From 1999 to 2005, McGurk was Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Operating Officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (“MGM”), acting as the company’s lead operating executive until MGM was sold for approximately $5 billion to a consortium of investors. Mr. McGurk joined MGM from Universal Pictures, where he served in various executive capacities, including President and Chief Operating Officer, from 1996 to 1999. From 1988 to 1996, McGurk served in several senior executive roles at The Walt Disney Studios, including Studios CFO and President of The Walt Disney Motion Picture Group. McGurk has previously served on the boards of BRE Properties, Inc., DivX Inc., DIC Entertainment, Pricegrabber.com, LLC and MGM Studios, Inc. Mr. McGurk received his B.S. (summa cum laude) from Syracuse University School of Management, and his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.