Mark S. Shapiro has served as President and Managing Partner of WME Group, a global talent and media agency, since March 2025 and served as President (since December 2018) and Chief Operating Officer (since April 2023) of Endeavor, its predecessor. Prior to joining Endeavor's IMG subsidiary 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 has also served as President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company which operates leading premium sports and entertainment brands and is majority owned by Endeavor, since September 2023. He 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 was a director of the Tribune Company, Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) until May 2019, Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) until April 2019, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) until June 2021 and Bright Lights Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BLTS) until December 2022.

Qualifications

• Business and governance acumen as a CEO, president and board member of large and complex organizations


• Provider of unique and critical insights and innovation in media, technology, public relations, marketing, consumer and branding strategies


• Insights into organizational transformation to deal with diverse economic and market-based challenges