rlj entertainment inc (RLJE:NASDAQ CM)

Executive Profile*

Background*

Mr. Robert L. Johnson, Bob is a Co-Founder of RLJ Development, LLC and serves as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Johnson is the Founder and Chairman of RLJ Equity Partners LLC. He founded District Cablevision Inc. in 1980 and serves as its President and Chairman. He founded Urban Trust Bank in 1962 and is the Owner and Principal. He is the Founder of RLJ-McLarty-Landers Automotive Holdings, LLC and served as its Principal. He is the Owner of the Charlotte ... Sting of the WNBA. He is a Majority Owner of Bobcats Basketball Holdings, LLC. He is a Co-Founder of RLJ Lodging Trust. He serves as the Chairman and Majority Owner of Urban Trust Bank Holdings, Inc., and RLJ-McLarty-Landers Automotive Holdings. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at The RLJ Companies. Prior to RLJ Companies, Mr. Johnson founded Black Entertainment Television, Inc. (BET), in 1979 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 1980 to 2005 and President since 1979. In 2001, he sold BET to Viacom and founded BET Holdings, LLC in 1979 served as its Chairman from 1980 to January 2006, Chief Executive Officer from 1991 to June 2006 and President from 1991 to March 1996. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of US Airways Group, Inc. Mr. Johnson served as a Press Secretary of the Honorable Walter E. Fauntroy, Congressional Delegate from 1973 to 1976. He is the Founder of Bet Interactive LLC and serves as its Chairman. He was the Founder of RLJ Acquisition, Inc. and has been its Chairman since November 2010. He is Chairman of RLJ Credit Opportunity Fund. He serves as the Executive Chairman of The Board at Image Entertainment, Inc. He serves as an Executive Chairman of RLJ Lodging Trust. He is the Founder of The RLJ Companies, LLC and serves as its Chairman. He has been an Executive Chairman and Executive Director of RLJ Entertainment, Inc. since April 2012. Mr. Johnson serves as the Chairman of RolloverSystems, LLC. He served as the Chairman and Director of UTB Education Finance LLC. He served as the Founder and Chairman of Black Entertainment Television LLC. Under his leadership, BET became the first African American owned company publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. He held positions at the Washington Urban League for Public Broadcasting. He has been a Director of KB Home since July 10, 2008, Strayer Education Inc. since 2003, Liberty Media Corporation since December 1991, Gerald Stevens Inc., since October 1999, Lowe's Companies Inc. since January 2005 and Think Finance Inc. since September 2012. Mr. Johnson serves as a Director of International Management Group, Leeward Islands Lottery Holding Co. Inc., United Negro College Fund, Johns Hopkins University, Jazz @ Lincoln center, IMG Worldwide, Inc. and AV International L.L.C. He served as a Member of the Americas Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG. He has been a Member of Client Advisory Board at Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas since January 25, 2007. He served as a Director of US Airways Inc. of US Airways Group since 1998; US Airways Group Inc. since 1998; Hilton Worldwide, Inc. from 1994 to February 6, 2006; BET Holdings, LLC since 1991 and General Mills, Inc. from June 1999 to October 2004. He served as an Emeritus Member of the Americas Advisory Board at Deutsche Bank AG. He serves as a Trustee of The Johns Hopkins University and American Film Institute. He serves on the NBA Board of Governors of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a Member of the Board of Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and The Business Council. Mr. Johnson served as a Trustee of The Brookings Institution. From 1976 to 1979, he served as the Vice President of Governmental Relations at National Cable & Telecommunications Association NCTA. He was a Director of United Negro College Fund, and the National Cable Television Association. In 2002, he was awarded an expansion franchise in Charlotte, North Carolina by the National Basketball Association. His awards and honors include Inductee, Cable Television Hall of Fame 2004, 20/20 Award, Cablevision Magazine 2002, Hall of Fame Award, Broadcasting & Cable Magazine 1997, and Executive Leadership Council Award 1992. In July 2007, he was named by USA Today as one of the 25 most influential business leaders of the past 25 years. Mr. Johnson holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies from the University of Illinois.

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