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Officers
Isaac Perlmutter David Maisel Simon Philips
John Turitzin Alan Fine Kenneth P. West
 

Directors
Morton E. Handel F. Peter Cuneo
Isaac Perlmutter James W. Breyer Laurence N. Charney
Sid Ganis James F. Halpin Richard L. Solar
 


Officers


Isaac Perlmutter Chief Executive Officer
Isaac Perlmutter has been Marvel’s Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2005, has been employed by Marvel as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors since November 2001, has been a director since April 1993 and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors until March 1995.
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David Maisel Executive Vice President, Office of the Chief Executive
David Maisel has served as Executive Vice President, Office of the Chief Executive since September 2006 and became Chairman of Marvel Studios in March 2007. From September 2005 until September 2006, Mr. Maisel served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and from September 2005 until March 2007, Mr. Maisel served as Vice Chairman of Marvel Studios. From January 2004 to September 2005, Mr. Maisel served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Marvel Studios. From October 2001 to November 2003, Mr. Maisel headed Corporate Strategy and Business Development for Endeavor Agency, a Hollywood literary and talent agency.
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Simon Philips President, Worldwide Consumer Products, and CEO, Marvel Animation
Simon Philips has served as Marvel's President, Worldwide Consumer Products since October 2008 and as CEO of Marvel Animation since January 2008. Mr. Philips served as President, Marvel International from November 2006 to October 2008. From November 2003 to November 2006, Mr. Philips served as the Managing Director of 4Kids Entertainment International. Mr. Philips served as chief executive officer of LDI, a licensing and merchandising company, from 1996 to 2003.
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John Turitzin Executive Vice President, Office of the Chief Executive
John Turitzin has served as Executive Vice President, Office of the Chief Executive since September 2006. From February 2006 until September 2006, Mr. Turitzin served as Marvel’s Chief Administrative Officer. Mr. Turitzin has also served as an Executive Vice President and General Counsel since February 2004. From June 2000 to February 2004, Mr. Turitzin was a partner in the law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP.
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Alan Fine Executive Vice President, Office of the Chief Executive
Alan Fine has served as Executive Vice President, Office of the Chief Executive since April 2009. From May 2007 to April 2009, Mr. Fine served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Marvel Characters B.V. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. that owns and licenses Marvel's intellectual property library) and its predecessor, Marvel Characters, Inc. Mr. Fine served as Chief Executive Officer of Marvel’s publishing division from September 2004 to April 2009, and that division continues to report to him. Mr. Fine also served as Chief Executive Officer of Marvel’s toy division from October 1998 to April 2001 and from August 2001 until that division was closed in early 2008.
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Kenneth P. West Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth P. West has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since June 2002.
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Directors


Morton E. Handel Chairman of the Board
Morton E. Handel (Class III) has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Marvel since October 1998 and was first appointed as a director in June 1997. Mr. Handel is a director of Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. and served from 2000 until February 2006 as a director of Linens ‘N Things, Inc. Mr. Handel is also a Regent of the University of Hartford and is active on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations in the Hartford, CT area.
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F. Peter Cuneo Vice Chairman of the Board
F. Peter Cuneo (Class III) was Marvel’s President and Chief Executive Officer from July 1999 through December 2002 and served as the part-time Special Advisor to Marvel’s Chief Executive Officer from January 2003 through December 2004. Mr. Cuneo has been a Marvel director since July 1999, and since June 2003 he has served as a non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Cuneo is a senior advisor to Plainfield Asset Management LLC, a hedge fund based in Greenwich, CT that specializes in special and distressed situations. Mr. Cuneo is a director of Iconix Brands, Inc.
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Isaac Perlmutter Vice Chairman of the Board
Isaac Perlmutter (Class III) has been Marvel’s Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2005, has been employed by Marvel as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors since November 2001, has been a director since April 1993 and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors until March 1995.
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James W. Breyer Director
James W. Breyer (Class II) has been a Marvel director since June 2006. Mr. Breyer has served as a partner of the Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, Accel Partners, since 1995. Mr. Breyer is a director of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and RealNetworks, Inc. Mr. Breyer also serves on the boards of various privately held companies. Mr. Breyer is a member of the Board of Dean’s Advisors to Harvard Business School and is Chairman of the Stanford Engineering Venture Fund.
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Laurence N. Charney Director
Laurence N. Charney (Class II) has been a Marvel director since July 10, 2007. Mr. Charney retired from his position as a Partner of Ernst & Young LLP in 2007, having served that firm for over thirty-five years. At Ernst & Young, Mr. Charney most recently served as the Americas Director of Conflict Management. In that role he had oversight and responsibility in ensuring compliance with global and local conflict of interest policies for client and engagement acceptance across all service lines. Mr. Charney previously served as an audit partner and was Marvel’s audit partner for its 1999 through 2003 audits.
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Sid Ganis Director
Sid Ganis (Class I) has been a Marvel director since October 1999. Mr. Ganis is the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that awards the Oscars®. Mr. Ganis has been President of Out of the Blue...Entertainment, a company that he founded, since September 1996. Out of the Blue...Entertainment is a provider of motion pictures, television and musical entertainment for Sony Pictures Entertainment and others. From January 1991 until September 1996, Mr. Ganis held various executive positions with Sony Pictures Entertainment, including Vice Chairman of Columbia Pictures and President of Worldwide Marketing for Columbia/TriStar Motion Picture Companies.
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James F. Halpin Director
James F. Halpin (Class I) has been a Marvel director since March 1995. Mr. Halpin retired in March 2000 as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of CompUSA Inc., a retailer of computer hardware, software, accessories and related products, with which he had been employed since May 1993. Mr. Halpin is a director of Life Time Fitness, Inc.
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Richard L. Solar Director
Richard L. Solar (Class II) has been a Marvel director since December 2002. Since February 2003, Mr. Solar has been a management consultant and investor. From June 2002 to February 2003, Mr. Solar acted as a consultant for Gerber Childrenswear, Inc., a marketer of popular-priced licensed apparel sold under the Gerber name, as well as under licenses from Baby Looney Tunes, Wilson, Converse and Coca-Cola. From 1996 to June 2002 (when Gerber Childrenswear was acquired by the Kellwood Company), Mr. Solar was Senior Vice President, Director and Chief Financial Officer of Gerber Childrenswear. Mr. Solar is also Vice President and Treasurer of Barrington Stage Company, Inc., which produces plays, develops experimental musicals and provides a program for at-risk high school students in the Berkshires.
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