Harry E. Sloan

Harry Evans Sloan (born March 8, 1950) is an American business executive. He is the chairman and chief executive officer at Global Eagle Acquisition Corp, since February 2, 2011.[1] Sloan also serves as a director at ZeniMax Media.[2]

Harry E. Sloan
Born (1950-03-08) March 8, 1950
Torrance, California
NationalityUnited States
OccupationBusiness executive
Known forChairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and SBS Broadcasting
Spouse(s)Florence Low
Children4

Sloan served as chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 2005 to 2009,[3] where he remains a consultant, and SBS Broadcasting (1990-2001).[4]

Personal life

Sloan was born to a working class Jewish family[5][6] in Torrance, California. His father worked in the parts department at Douglas Aircraft; his mother was a substitute teacher and helped found the first Jewish temple in the South Bay.[5]

Sloan has two daughters from his first marriage.[5] He is married to immigrant Florence (née Low) Sloan who is of Malaysian Chinese descent.[7][8][9] They have two sons.[5] Sloan lives in Los Angeles, California.[10]

Career

From 1976 to 1983, he was an entertainment lawyer with Sloan, Kuppin and Ament, which he founded in Los Angeles. Sloan served as co-chairman of New World Entertainment Ltd. from 1983 to 1989. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 to the President's Advisory Council on Trade and Policy Negotiations (ACTPN).[11]

He served as chairman and CEO of SBS Broadcasting from 1990 to 2001. Near the end of this term, he purchased a 9% stake in ZeniMax Media[12] , which SBS Broadcasting holds, having sat on ZeniMax's board since 1999.[1]

Political involvement

Sloan was a California state financial chair for the Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012.[13] Sloan also serves as a trustee on the board of The McCain Institute. During the 2016 election cycle, Sloan initially supported Ohio Governor John Kasich until he dropped out and on August 9, 2016, Sloan announced his support for Democrat Hillary Clinton.[14]

References
  1. "Harry Sloan". Harry Sloan. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  2. "About". ZeniMax Media. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  3. Garrahan, Matthew (July 23, 2010). "Financial Times: "Who killed James Bond?"". Financial Times. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  4. Harry E. Sloan. "Harry Sloan: Executive Profile & Biography". Businessweek. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  5. Eller, Claudia (March 4, 2007). "Los Angeles Times: "A mogul returns to finish what he started - Harry E. Sloan left Hollywood and got rich in Europe. Now he's back, trying to revive MGM's faded fortunes" by Claudia Eller". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  6. Stein, Joel (December 19, 2008). "How Jewish is Hollywood?". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  7. Asiance Magazine: "Film producer Florence Sloan" retrieved November 20, 2012
  8. Asian One News: "Asian power wives smash stereotypes" by Chew Hui Min May 23, 2012
  9. Facing History: "Facing History Board Member and Philanthropist Florence Sloan Speaks to Audiences in L.A." Archived 2013-04-14 at the Wayback Machine November 8, 2011
  10. "Sec Form D". Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  11. "Executive Profile Harry Evans Sloan". Bloomberg Businessweek. December 17, 2014.
  12. "Sixth Amendment to Common Stock Purchase Agreement". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. December 20, 2002.
  13. Seema Mehta (2011-06-14). "Mitt Romney coming to California in search of campaign cash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  14. Isenstadt, Alex (September 8, 2016). "Clinton scores major GOP donor from Trump". Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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