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Richard Blackstone

Board of Directors

Mr. Blackstone currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Entertainment, Inc., which he founded in 2008 to nurture the careers of music artists and songwriters. In parallel, from 2016 to 2019, he served as Board Member and Chief Executive Officer of Avex Inc., where he planned and launched the Japanese entertainment company’s global expansion. Prior to that, he served as: Chief Creative Officer of BMG – The New Music Company, where he helped re-establish Bertelsmann in the music industry; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Chappell Music; and President of ZOMBA Group of Companies, where he helped develop the careers of young artists such as Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake, Linkin Park, and Macy Gray, among others. He began his career as an Associate at Paul Marshall Law Offices. Mr. Blackstone graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree in economics/English and from Cardozo School of Law with a Doctor of Law – JD degree.