Christopher J McGurk was born on January 16,1957 and became the chairman and chief executive officer of Cinedigm Digital Cinema in January 2011.
10 Facts About Chris McGurk
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Chris McGurk serves as director of Cookie Jar Entertainment Holdings, the Foundation of Motion Picture Pioneers; the American Cinematheque board of directors; and the Entertainment Industries Council board of trustees.
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Chris McGurk received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Syracuse University School of Management and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
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Chris McGurk served as executive vice president and chief financial officer thereof from 1990 to 1994, and the president of Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company, from 1994 to 1996.
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From 1996 to 1999, McGurk joined Universal Pictures, where he served in various executive capacities, including president and chief operating officer.
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From 1999 to 2005, Chris McGurk was vice chairman of the board and chief operating officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc, acting as the company's lead operating executive until MGM was sold.
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Chris McGurk played the leading role in MGM's reinvigoration, spearheading efforts that resulted MGM's industry leadership in Home Entertainment library sales, marketing and distribution.
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Chris McGurk maximized the asset value of Hollywood's largest modern film library, transformed the Hollywood's largest modern film library's United Artists label into a specialty film unit and negotiated strategic alliances with Twentieth Century Fox and NBC.
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Chris McGurk founded and served as the chief executive officer of Overture Films, LLC, wholly owned subsidiary of Starz, LLC, from November 13,2006, to July 2010.
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Chris McGurk was CEO of Anchor Bay Entertainment, which distributed Overture Films' product to the home entertainment industry.