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Steve Beeks was named President of Lionsgate in February 2004; his title was expanded to include the role of Chief Operating Officer in 2007. Beeks joins Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer and Vice Chairman Michael Burns as a member of Lionsgate’s senior team. He is responsible for all corporate operations, plays a key role in the strategic direction for the Company and is involved in all major production and distribution decisions. He also has direct oversight of Lionsgate UK, as well as Lionsgate’s home entertainment businesses, including packaged media and all digital media initiatives.
Following the merger of Lionsgate and Artisan, Lionsgate’s home entertainment division has emerged as the largest and most powerful home entertainment business in the independent marketplace, capturing more than 6% overall market share. Under Mr. Beeks’ stewardship, the filmed entertainment library has maintained a trend of steady growth year-over-year, with a 21% increase in revenues from the prior year.
Beeks previously served as President of Artisan Home Entertainment, which he joined in January 1998, following the purchase of the Company by Bain Capital. The revenue of the division grew from $115 million to $300 million during his tenure. As president of the division, he spearheaded the marketing, advertising, sale and distribution of Artisan’s theatrical films and extensive library of feature films in the videocassette and DVD market as well as overseeing the acquisition and/or production of new programming.
Previously, Mr. Beeks started Hallmark Home Entertainment, for the Hallmark Cards Company, as an independent home video distributor in October 1994, distributing filmed entertainment produced by the Company as well as several other independent suppliers. He became one of the leading independent home video distributors with exclusive relationships with The Samuel Goldwyn Company, October Films, Showtime Original Pictures and others.
From early 1986 until early 1994, he was Vice President, Business Development for The Paragon Group, a limited partnership formed to invest in the entertainment industry, and Executive Vice President and President, Home Entertainment Group for Republic Pictures Corporation.
Mr. Beeks holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California. | 