Harry E. Sloan
Harry E. Sloan | |
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Born | |
Nationality | United States |
Occupation | Business executive |
Known for | Chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and SBS Broadcasting |
Spouse | Florence Low |
Children | 4 |
Harry Evans Sloan (born March 8, 1950) is an American business executive. He is the chairman and chief executive officer at Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. since February 2, 2011.[1] Sloan also serves as a director at ZeniMax Media.[2]
Sloan served as chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 2005 to 2009,[3] where he remains a consultant, and SBS Broadcasting (1990-2001).[4]
Early life and education
Sloan was born to a working class Jewish family[5][6] in Torrance, California. His father worked in the parts department at Douglas Aircraft; his mother was a substitute teacher and helped found the first Jewish temple in the South Bay.[5]
Career
From 1976 to 1983, he was an entertainment lawyer with Sloan, Kuppin and Ament, which he founded in Los Angeles. Sloan served as co-chairman of New World Entertainment Ltd. from 1983 to 1989. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 to the President's Advisory Council on Trade and Policy Negotiations (ACTPN).[7]
During the period when Sloan was the chairman and CEO of SBS Broadcasting, he purchased a 9% stake in ZeniMax Media, which SBS Broadcasting holds.[8] Since SBS Broadcasting was acquired by ProSiebenSat.1 Media in the summer of 2007, the 9% stake in ZeniMax Media has belonged to ProSiebenSat.1 Media.[9] Sloan has served on the board of ZeniMax Media Inc since its foundation in 1999.
Political involvement
Sloan was a California state financial chair for the Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012.[10] Sloan also serves as a trustee on the board of The McCain Institute. During the 2016 election cycle, Sloan initially supported Ohio Governor John Kasich until he dropped out and on August 9th, 2016, Sloan announced his support for Democrat Hillary Clinton. [11]
Personal life
Sloan has two daughters from his first marriage.[5] He is married to immigrant Florence (née Low) Sloan who is of Malaysian Chinese descent.[12][13][14] They have two sons.[5] Sloan lives in Los Angeles, California.[15]
References
- ^ "Harry Sloan". Harry Sloan. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ "Board of Directors". ZeniMax Media Inc. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ Financial Times: "Who killed James Bond?" By Matthew Garrahan July 23, 2010
- ^ Harry E. Sloan. "Harry Sloan: Executive Profile & Biography". Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ a b c d Los Angeles Times: "A mogul returns to finish what he started - Harry E. Sloan left Hollywood and got rich in Europe. Now he's back, trying to revive MGM's faded fortunes" by Claudia Eller March 04, 2007
- ^ Los Angeles Times: "How Jewish is Hollywood? A poll finds more Americans disagree with the statement that 'Jews control Hollywood.' But here's one Jew who doesn't" By Joel Stein December 19, 2008
- ^ "Executive Profile Harry Evans Sloan". Bloomberg Businessweek. December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Sixth Amendment to Common Stock Purchase Agreement". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. December 20, 2002.
- ^ Ed Meza (October 30, 2007). "ProSieben tightens hold on ZeniMax". Variety (magazine).
- ^ Seema Mehta (2011-06-14). "Mitt Romney coming to California in search of campaign cash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ "Clinton scores major GOP donor from Trump". Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ^ Asiance Magazine: "Film producer Florence Sloan" retrieved November 20, 2012
- ^ Asian One News: "Asian power wives smash stereotypes" by Chew Hui Min May 23, 2012
- ^ Facing History: "Facing History Board Member and Philanthropist Florence Sloan Speaks to Audiences in L.A." November 8, 2011
- ^ http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1092835/000109283512000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml