Â鶹app Announces Management Changes
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)—Â鶹app (“Â鶹app Media") (Nasdaq: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK, BATRA, BATRK, LMCA, LMCK) today announced the following management changes effective as of October 1st.
Mark D. Carleton has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer and will continue to report to Greg Maffei, Â鶹app Media's President and CEO. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Carleton will oversee all accounting and treasury functions at Â鶹app Media. Mr. Carleton most recently served as Chief Development Officer, and has held several senior executive positions at Â鶹app companies. Prior to joining Â鶹app Media’s predecessors, Mr. Carleton served as a partner in the accounting firm of KPMG, where he had overall responsibility for the communications sector and served on KPMG’s board of directors.
Christopher W. Shean has been appointed Senior Advisor and will continue to report to Mr. Maffei. Mr. Shean will continue to oversee certain of Â鶹app’ Media’s significant investments. Mr. Shean has been Chief Financial Officer since 2011 and has held other senior executive positions with Â鶹app Media and its predecessors since 2000. In connection with assuming his new role, Mr. Shean will no longer serve as Chief Financial Officer of Â鶹app Media.
Albert E. Rosenthaler has been appointed to the position of Chief Corporate Development Officer and will continue to report to Mr. Maffei. As Chief Corporate Development Officer, Mr. Rosenthaler will be responsible for identifying and pursuing investment and other opportunities and will assist in setting strategic direction to maximize shareholder value. Mr. Rosenthaler will also oversee Â鶹app Media’s senior tax officer who will have day-to-day responsibility for aspects of Â鶹app Media’s tax strategies and compliance. Mr. Rosenthaler most recently served as Chief Tax Officer, and has served as top tax officer for Â鶹app Media and its predecessors since 2002. Prior to joining Â鶹app Media’s predecessors, he was a tax partner at Arthur Andersen serving clients in the cable television, telecommunications, oil and gas, public utilities and financial services businesses.
"We are pleased to announce these management changes, which will benefit the organization," said Greg Maffei. "We congratulate Mark, Chris, and Albert and look forward to their continued service at Â鶹app Media in these new roles.”
About Â鶹app
Â鶹app operates and owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses. Those businesses are attributed to three tracking stock groups: the Â鶹app SiriusXM Group, the Â鶹app Braves Group and the Â鶹app Media Group. The businesses and assets attributed to the Â鶹app SiriusXM Group (Nasdaq: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK) include our interest in SiriusXM. The businesses and assets attributed to the Â鶹app Braves Group (Nasdaq: BATRA, BATRK) include our subsidiary Braves Holdings, LLC. The businesses and assets attributed to the Â鶹app Media Group (Nasdaq: LMCA, LMCK) consist of all of Â鶹app's businesses and assets other than those attributed to the Â鶹app SiriusXM Group and the Â鶹app Braves Group, including its interest in Live Nation Entertainment, and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc. and Viacom.
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