Board of Directors
| Board Member/Occupation | Committees | ||
| Audit | Compensation | Executive | |
| Vincent K. McMahon Chairman of the Board of Directors - WWE |
C | ||
| Linda E. McMahon Chief Executive Officer - WWE |
M | ||
| Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. Former Governor of the State of Connecticut and United States Senator |
C | ||
| David Kenin Executive Vice President of Programming - Hallmark Channel |
M | M | |
| Joseph Perkins President - Communications Consultants, Inc. |
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| Michael B. Solomon Managing Principal - Gladwyne Partners, LLC |
M | M | |
| Kevin Dunn Executive Vice President, Television Production - WWE |
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| Frank A. Riddick III Consultant - TowerBrook Capital Partners |
C | ||
| Jeffrey R. Speed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Six Flags, Inc. |
M | ||
| Donna Goldsmith Chief Operating Officer - WWE |
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| � | C = Committee Chair | M = Committee Member |
Vincent K. McMahon
Vincent K. McMahon is the co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc, has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and the board of directors of its predecessor entities since 1980. He is Chairman of the Executive Committee. Mr. McMahon and Linda E. McMahon are husband and wife.
Linda E. McMahon
Linda E. McMahon is the co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., has served as its Chief Executive Officer since May 1997, and was President from May 1993 through June 2000. She is a Director and a member of the Executive Committee.
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Gov. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. has been a Director of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. since 1999 and is Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Weicker served as Governor of the State of Connecticut from 1991 to 1995. He served as a United States Senator representing the State of Connecticut from 1970 to 1988. Gov. Weicker also serves as a director of Compuware Corporation, HPSC, Inc., Phoenix Mutual Funds, Medallion Financial Corp. and UST Inc.
David Kenin
David Kenin has been a Director of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. since 1999 and is a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Since January 2002, Mr. Kenin has been Executive Vice President of Programming, Hallmark Channel. Mr. Kenin is the former President of CBS Sports. Until 1994, he was Executive Vice President of USA Networks and after that, he was the general partner of Kenin Partners, a consulting firm.
Joseph Perkins
Joseph Perkins has been a Director of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. since 1999. Mr. Perkins was a pioneer in the television syndication of wrestling matches starting more than forty years ago. He is President of Communications Consultants, Inc.
Michael B. Solomon
Michael B. Solomon has been a Director of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. since August 2001 and is a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Solomon is Managing Principal of Gladwyne Partners, LLC, a private equity fund manager. Prior to founding Gladwyne Partners in July 1998, Mr. Solomon was affiliated with Lazard Freres & Co. LLC. Mr. Solomon joined Lazard Freres in 1981 and became a Partner in 1983.
Kevin Dunn
Kevin Dunn has been a Director of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. since August 2008 and has served as WWE's Executive Vice President, Television Production, since July 2003. In his current position running WWE's pivotal television business, Mr. Dunn manages WWE's television and production facilities, including a team of approximately 165 people that produce five hours of fresh, prime time television programming each week for U.S. networks and nine hours of original programming for markets in 130 countries, as well as content for DVDs, pay-per-views, and video on demand.
Frank A. Riddick III
Frank A. Riddick has been a Director of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. since August 2008 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Riddick is a consultant to TowerBrook Capital Partners, L.P. ("TowerBrook"), a New York and London - based private equity firm. Mr. Riddick is a director of GrafTech International Ltd. Prior to joining TowerBrook, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Formica Corporation, a manufacturer of surfacing materials used in countertops, cabinets, and flooring from January 2002 to April 2008. Mr. Riddick served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Armstrong Holdings, Inc. from 2000 to 2001 and as Chief Financial Officer at Armstrong and its subsidiaries from 1995 to 2000.
Jeffrey R. Speed
Jeffrey R. Speed has been a Director of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. since August 2008 and is a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Speed has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Six Flags, Inc., the world's largest regional theme park operator, since April 2006. Prior to joining Six Flags, Mr. Speed spent approximately 13 years with The Walt Disney Company, most recently serving from 2003 until 2006 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Euro Disney SAS, the publicly-traded operator of the Disneyland Resort Paris, which is the number one tourist destination in Europe.
Donna Goldsmith
Donna Goldsmith has been a Director of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. since November 2008 and has served as WWE's Chief Operating Officer since December 2008. Prior to becoming COO, Ms. Goldsmith served as Executive Vice President of Consumer Products overseeing WWE's global Merchandise, Licensing, Book and Magazine Publishing and DVD businesses as well as WWEShop.com, the company’s e-commerce website. Ms. Goldsmith worked for the NBA before joining WWE in July 2000.
Charters
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