James L. Dolan Executive Chairman, the Madison Square Garden Company
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JAMES L. DOLAN EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY James L. Dolan is Executive Chairman of The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG), a leading sports and entertainment company renowned for its world-famous arena complex, professional sports teams, entertainment properties and historic showplaces. Mr. Dolan also serves as Executive Chairman of MSG Networks Inc., which includes two award-winning regional sports and entertainment networks. In his role at MSG, Mr. Dolan is responsible for the Company's overall growth strategy and oversight of all of its operations. He also serves as governor to the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League on behalf of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers. Throughout his tenure, Mr. Dolan has spearheaded a number of restoration projects to ensure the continued prominence of the Company’s premier venues. Mr. Dolan was the catalyst for the restoration of the Company’s cherished national landmark, Radio City Music Hall, in 1999, as well as the famed Beacon Theatre in early 2009. This was followed by the three-year, top-to-bottom transformation of the Madison Square Garden Arena, which was completed in October 2013. In January 2014, Mr. Dolan introduced a new strategy that centered on creating large-scale venues with a focus on music and entertainment – with the re-opening of the legendary Forum arena in Inglewood, California. In 2016, MSG announced an expansion of this strategy, with its plans for a brand new, state-of-the- art venue in Las Vegas. MSG’s venues also include The Chicago Theatre, which was built in 1921 as one of the country's most opulent motion picture houses. In addition to its portfolio of landmark venues, MSG owns and operates professional sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty, as well as entertainment properties, including the Christmas Spectacular and New York Spectacular, both starring the Radio City Rockettes. MSG has also added music festivals to its live offerings through its investment in Boston Calling Events, and is part of strategic partnerships, including Azoff MSG Entertainment and Tribeca Enterprises. Mr. Dolan has led MSG's response to local and national tragedies. He played a principal role in organizing several extraordinary benefit concerts, including “12-12-12,” which raised more than $50 million for the victims of Hurricane Sandy; "The Concert For New York City," which generated more than $35 million in aid for 9/11 victims and heroes; and "From The Big Apple to The Big Easy," which raised nearly $9 million for Hurricane Katrina relief. Mr. Dolan also supports both MSG's and MSG Networks Inc.’s ongoing commitment to the community, particularly through the Garden of Dreams Foundation, the non-profit charity that works with both companies to help children throughout the New York metropolitan area. In addition to his oversight of MSG, Mr. Dolan also serves as Executive Chairman of MSG Networks Inc., which became a standalone media company following the 2015 spin-off of The Madison Square Garden Company. MSG Networks Inc. is comprised of MSG Network and MSG+, which together annually telecast approximately 500 live professional games, along with a comprehensive lineup of other sporting events, including college football and basketball, as well as critically-acclaimed original programming. Mr. Dolan also served as Chief Executive Officer of Cablevision Systems Corporation from 1995 until June 2016, when the leading media and telecommunications company, which served as MSG’s parent company until 2010, was sold to Altice. Prior to his role as Cablevision CEO, Mr. Dolan was chief executive officer of Rainbow Media Holdings, the former Cablevision programming subsidiary now known as AMC Networks Inc. Mr. Dolan began his career with Cablevision in the 1970s and held a variety of executive positions before overseeing Rainbow Media. Mr. Dolan serves on the board of directors for MSG, MSG Networks Inc., and AMC Networks Inc. He is also on the board of The Lustgarten Foundation, an organization he helped found in 1998, which today is the nation's largest private supporter of pancreatic cancer research. Since its inception, the Foundation has directed more than $120 million to research and assembled the best scientific minds with the hope that one day, a cure can be found. 10 DAVID O’CONNOR PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY David O’Connor is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG), which includes renowned performance venues, entertainment properties, and professional sports teams. Mr. O’Connor is responsible for the Company’s overall strategic vision, and for leading the Company’s efforts to identify new initiatives that enhance MSG’s existing brands and represent new opportunities for growth, including the formation of new strategic alliances and transactions. The Company's signature assets consist of some of the nation's most dynamic and powerful sports and entertainment brands. This diverse collection of properties includes a portfolio of iconic venues: New York’s Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre; the Forum in Inglewood, California; The Chicago Theatre; and the Wang Theatre in Boston. In addition, MSG owns and operates professional sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty; and entertainment properties, including the Christmas Spectacular and New York Spectacular, both starring the Radio City Rockettes; and is part of strategic partnerships, including Azoff MSG Entertainment and Tribeca Enterprises. Mr. O’Connor joined the Company in June 2015 and, as one of his first tasks, helped drive the successful spin-off of MSG from its predecessor company, now known as MSG Networks Inc. With the completion of this transaction, Mr. O’Connor laid out a plan to grow the new standalone sports and entertainment company. In addition to implementing an organizational structure that has readied the company for future growth, Mr. O’Connor has played a critical role in two new endeavors with a focus on expanding MSG’s live experience offerings. These include the Company’s plans to build a groundbreaking music and entertainment-focused venue to Las Vegas, and its investment in Boston Calling Events, which produces outdoor festivals, including New England’s premier Boston Calling Music Festival. Prior to joining MSG, Mr. O’Connor spent more than 30 years at CAA, where he served as Managing Partner of the world-wide entertainment and sports agency his last 20 years. He began his career at CAA in 1983 in the mailroom and was soon promoted to agent in the Motion Picture department. In 1995, Mr. O’Connor took over day-to-day management and ownership of the agency along with his partners, helping to expand the agency’s operations and services around the globe, while maintaining the company’s reputation as a trusted agency. In 1996, Mr. O’Connor and his partners broke new ground in the entertainment industry with the creation of the CAA Foundation, which involves the entertainment community and CAA clients in philanthropy and engages organizations to lend their support to a variety of philanthropic programs. This was followed in 2006 by the launch of CAA Sports, which today represents more than 1,000 of the world’s top athletes, coaches and broadcasters, along with many of the biggest brands and properties in sports worldwide, including The Madison Square Garden Company. In 2008, Mr. O’Connor also co-founded and established Evolution Media Capital (EMC), a CAA affiliate that provides investment banking and advisory, asset management, industry research, and capital- raising services to the media and sports industries, as well as Evolution Media Partners, a $1 billion principal investing fund. And in 2012, Mr. O’Connor was instrumental in the creation of CAA Eleven, a dedicated CAA subsidiary that manages the media, sponsorship, and licensing rights for all National Team Football in Europe governed by UEFA (Union of European Football Associations). Mr. O’Connor serves on the board of the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a non-profit organization that works closely with all areas of MSG to make dreams come true for children facing obstacles. Since its inception in 2006, the Foundation’s relationship with MSG has enabled it to brighten the lives of more than 300,000 children and their families through one-in-a-lifetime experiences, college scholarships and larger community projects that make a real and lasting difference in children’s lives. He also co- founded and serves as Chairman of City Lacrosse, an organization that teaches lacrosse and leadership skills to at-risk kids in South L.A. Mr. O’Connor is married to Lona Williams and has two children, Lucy and Angus. 11 GLEN SATHER PRESIDENT During his 39 years as a front office executive, Rangers President Glen Sather has illustrated why he is one of the great architects in the history of hockey management. In a Hall of Fame career that has included five Stanley Cup Championships, Sather served as a general manager for more regular season games (2,700) and earned more regu- lar season wins (1,319) than any general manager in NHL history. Over his tenure with the Rangers, Sather has laid the foundation for long-term success by developing a core of homegrown players, while adding significant pieces via trades and free agency. The Rangers are one of four NHL teams that have reached the playoffs at least 10 times since the 2005-06 season, and New York ranks fifth in the NHL with 474 regular season wins over the span. The Blueshirts are also one of two teams that have not been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs prior to the start of a regular season game over the last 11 seasons.