Mark S. Shapiro

Trustee at Equity Residential

Mark S. Shapiro has served as President of leading sports and entertainment company Endeavor (NYSE: EDR) since December 2018 and previously served as co-president of the company’s IMG and WME subsidiaries from November 2016 to December 2018 and as Chief Content Officer from September 2014 to November 2016. Prior to joining IMG in 2014, he held various executive positions, including Chief Executive Officer, at Dick Clark Productions, an independent producer of television programming, from May 2010 to September 2014. Mr. Shapiro was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Six Flags, Inc., the world’s largest regional theme park company, from December 2005 through May 2010. Prior to joining Six Flags, Inc., Mr. Shapiro spent 12 years at ESPN, Inc., where he ultimately served as Executive Vice President, Programming and Production and had significant responsibility in building the strength of the network’s brand which garnered numerous Emmy and Peabody awards. Mr. Shapiro also serves as Chairman of the Board of Captivate Network, a private company. Additionally, Mr. Shapiro serves on the Board of Directors of The Shaquille O'Neal Foundation. He is a former director of the Tribune Company, Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR), Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) and Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BLTS).

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