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Ian Valentine Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, Director
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
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Ian Valentine, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director - Mr. Valentine was elected as a Director in January 2002 and was elected as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company in May 2004.Mr. Valentine currently holds the position of Senior Vice President, Programming for the SciFi Channel, a division of USA Networks.In this position he manages the development, production, scheduling, and marketing of episodic and long form programming.He specifically handled "Farscape," "The Invisible Man," "News From The Edge," "Outer Limits," and "First Wave".In addition, Mr. Valentine oversees movies, most notably "Dune," which was the highest rated program ever for the channel.Mr. Valentine previously served as Vice President of Long Form Programming for USA Networks from February 1995 to July 1998.Prior to joining USA Networks in November 2001, Mr. Valentine held the position of Executive Vice President, Business Development with Extend Media from January 2000 to June 2000.In this position, he generated business and strategic opportunities for Extend Media into the new media and Interactive Television space.He developed relationships with television brand owners and turned those brands into businesses in on-line, Interactive Television and wireless platforms.Prior to Extend Media, Mr. Valentine owned and operated Light Storage, Inc., a production company from July 1998 to June 1999.Mr. Valentine holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Antioch College.He also obtained his MFA in Motion Picture Production from UCLA and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.