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Arlen Kantarian

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On February 2, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Arlen Kantarian as a new member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Kantarian is an innovative marketing and entertainment executive who was most recently the CEO of the United States Tennis Association's (USTA) Professional Tennis operation, which includes the US Open, the U.S. Davis Cup and Olympic teams, and the USTA National Tennis Center. During his nine-year tenure, US Open revenues nearly doubled, and the US Open became the largest annually attended event in the world. In 2008, Mr. Kantarian was named to BusinessWeek's 'Top 100 Most Influential People in Sports.' Prior to joining the USTA, Mr. Kantarian was President and CEO of Radio City Entertainment where he tripled the company's earnings, making it the nation's No. 1 live entertainment company. Previously, he was Vice President of Marketing for the National Football League, and held senior-level marketing positions at Pepsi-Cola and Colgate-Palmolive.


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