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During his 30-year entertainment industry career, Jon Feltheimer has held leadership positions at Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Entertainment and New World Entertainment and has been responsible for tens of thousands of hours of television programming and hundreds of films, including the global blockbuster Hunger Games franchise and multiple Academy Award winners La La Land, Crash, Monster’s Ball and Precious. Mr. Feltheimer was named Chief Executive Officer of Lionsgate in March 2000 and, during his tenure, the Company has evolved into a next generation global content leader noted for its innovation. Lionsgate’s market capitalization has grown from $80 million in 2000 to more than $5 billion today, and its revenue has increased more than 20 times over. In December 2016, Lionsgate acquired Starz, the largest acquisition in its history, creating a vertically integrated content platform with enhanced distribution capabilities. Lionsgate’s success has been driven by a 16,000-title library, a feature film slate that has generated an average of nearly $2 billion at the global box office each of the past five years and one of the largest independent television businesses in the world, encompassing nearly 90 shows on 40 different networks. Lionsgate’s television roster includes the ground-breaking hit series Orange is the New Black, the fan favorite Nashville, multiple Emmy Award winner Mad Men, the hit drama The Royals, the Golden Globe-nominated dramedy Casual, the breakout success Greenleaf and the critically-acclaimed Dear White People. Before joining Lionsgate, Mr. Feltheimer spent nine years at Sony Pictures Entertainment as head of the Columbia TriStar Television Group, shepherding the launch of hit TV shows such as Mad About You, Party of Five and The King of Queens as well as leading the television group's evolution into an international powerhouse that launched nearly 30 branded channels around the world. Mr. Feltheimer received MIPCOM’s prestigious “Personality of The Year” Award in October 2010, was inducted into Broadcasting & Cable’s Hall of Fame in October 2012, received NATPE’s coveted 2014 Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award and the Producer’s Guild of America Milestone Award in January 2015. He has been named one of “America’s Most Inspiring CEO’s” by Esquire Magazine, and was the recipient of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s 2016 Humanitarian of the Year Award. He was named to the Board of Directors of Grupo Televisa in 2016 and Washington University’s Board of Trustees earlier this year.

I was elected president and CEO of the American Public Media Group (APMG) in 2011. Prior to becoming CEO, I served as Chief Operating Officer for APMG for eight years. APMG is the nation's largest owner and operator of public radio stations (99 stations in 8 states), including Minnesota Public Radio (Saint Paul/Minneapolis) and Southern California Public Radio (Los Angeles/Palm Springs/Ojai). APMG also produces and distributes premier national programming, including Marketplace and Performance Today, and is the distributor of BBC World Service programming to all public radio stations in the U.S. APM serves 20 million listeners each week on more than 1,000 radio stations in all 50 states, and millions more on APMG’s internet sites, social and mobile platforms. I have been deeply involved in APMG's growth since 1983, serving in senior leadership positions ranging from building radio stations and managing radio station groups to leading Digital Media, and head of Business Development to local and national Programming.In addition to more than 33-years at APMG, I've also led business development, strategic planning, fund raising for a private hospital group and its foundation in Reading, PA, and was vice president for Advancement and University Relations at a private liberal arts university in Riverside, CA. I have served on the Boards of National Public Radio (NPR), The Sheridan Story/Every Meal and Concordia Academy, and I'm an active member of the Itasca Project (a civic alliance of private-sector CEO’s, elected officials, public administrators and education leaders seeking new ways to address regional economic competitiveness and quality of life). I have a master's degree in public administration and a bachelor's degree in journalism communications.

Gerdes has served as a member of our board since 2007. He previously served as a director of CBOT since 2005.Gerdes has served as CEO of Pursuant Health (formerly SoloHealth), a private health-care company in Atlanta, since February 2014 and as its Executive Chairman of the Board since November 2013. He was initially appointed to the Board in 2007 and as the Chairman in 2012. He has also served as a general partner of Sand Hill Financial Company, a venture capital partnership, since 1983.Gerdes is also a general partner of Gerdes Huff Investments.Gerdes is a major shareholder and President of Friesland Farms, LLC. Gerdes formerly served as Chairman and CEO of Transcend Services, concluding with the sale of that company in April 2012 and as a director of Access Plans, Inc., from 2001 until its sale in June, 2012.Gerdes is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council for The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and serves as trustee for Monmouth College.