I. Martin Pompadur
President, News Corporation Eastern and Central Europe
Mr. I. Martin Pompadur, also known as Marty has been President at News Corporation Eastern and Central Europe since June 1998. Mr. Pompadur serves as the President of RP Opportunity Management L.P. He serves as a Senior Advisor to Oliver Wyman and Global Vice Chairman Media and Entertainment, Macquarie Capital Advisors. He has been the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary at RP Media Management (Joint Venture of Media Management Partners which is a General Partner of ML Media Partners L.P) since January 1, 1986. He is a Partner of TCS Television Partners LP.
He has been actively involved in various business ventures in Moscow and the CIS since 1990. He is a Principal Owner and Secretary of Caribbean International News Corp. (“Caribbean“). He has many years of experience as a Senior Executive and Board Member of large media companies. He serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at PBTV Inc., the Managing General Partner of Northeastern Television Investors LP (“NTI“). He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of MultiVision Cable TV Corp. (“MultiVision“).
He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GP Station Partners, the General Partner of Television Station Partners L.P. He served as Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at eLong Inc., since December 16, 2004. He joined News Corporation in June 1998 as its Executive Vice President. He served as an Executive Vice President of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (alternate name, Normans Media Limited). He served as the President of RP Companies Inc. since 1988. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RP Companies from 1982 to 2007. From 1977 to 1982, he served as the President of Ziff Corp. From 1960 to 1977, he served various positions with American Broadcasting Companies, including General Manager of the Television Network, Vice President of the Broadcast Division and President of the Leisure Activities Group. He served as Principal Executive Officer and Principal Owner of RP Radio Management Inc.(“RP Radio“).
He served as the President of IMP Opportunity Management Inc., the General Partner of Ml Media Opportunity Partners L P Et Al since June 15, 1987 and also served as its Principal Executive Officer. He serves as the Chairman of Metan Development Group. He served as the Chairman of News Corporation Europe at News Corp. from January 11, 2000 to 2008. He has been a Director of RP Media Management (Joint Venture of Media Management Partners which is a General Partner of ML Media Partners L.P) since January 1, 1986. He has been a Director of IMAX Corporation since September 28, 2010, Truli Media Group, Inc. since January 24, 2013 and of PLD Telekom Inc. since May 1998.
He has been Non-Executive Director of Seatwave Limited since July 2008. He has been a Director of Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. since November 2003. He serves as a Director of BskyB, Caribbean International News Corporation, RP Opportunity Management L.P., Fox Kids Europe, Stream, StoryFirst Communications and Town & City, Exclusiv Media and News Outdoor Ltd. He serves as a Director of Premiere World, Kirch Media, Rakuten LinkShare Corporation., News Out of Home B.V., Sky Italia, Balkan Bulgarian, Nexstar and RP Coffee Ventures. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at 4D Global Partners, LLC.
He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Eurasia Group, Ltd. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board of Prodea Systems, Inc. He served as a Director of Metromedia International Group Inc. from September 1999 to August 22, 2007. He served as a Director of Elong Inc., since December 16, 2004. He served as a Director of News Corp. Europe since January 11, 2000 and MIG, LLC from September 1999 to August 22, 2007.
He served as a Director of Bigstar Entertainment Inc., since June 1999 and American Broadcasting Companies Inc. He served as a Director at British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, from October 15, 1999 to February 2003. He served as a Director of IMP Opportunity Management Inc. since June 15, 1987. Mr. Pompadur received a Bachelor of Arts from Williams College in 1955 and a Law Degree from the University of Michigan in 1958.
Governing Committee