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ActiVision | Blizzard™
Board of DirectorsPhilippe G. H. CapronDirector. Mr. Capron has served as Chief Financial Officer and as a Member of the Management Board of Vivendi since April 2007. He joined Vivendi as Executive Vice-President in January 2007. Mr. Capron is also a member of the Supervisory Boards of Canal+ Group, Canal+ France and Maroc Telecom and a director of Vivendi Games, Inc. From 2006 until 2007, Mr. Capron served as Executive Vice-President Finance and as a Member of the Management Board of the Arcelor Group. From 2002 until 2006, Mr. Capron was Executive Vice-President of Arcelor. Mr. Capron is a graduate of the École des Hautes Études Commerciales, the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris and the École Nationale d'Administration.Robert J. CortiDirector. Mr. Corti has been a director of Activision since December 2003 and currently serves as chairperson of the Audit Committee. Mr. Corti has more than 25 years of experience at Avon Products, Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of beauty and related products. Mr. Corti joined Avon Products, Inc.'s tax department as a tax associate in 1976 and held positions of increasing responsibility in Avon Products, Inc.'s finance department throughout his tenure there. He served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Avon Products, Inc. from 1998 until he retired from his positions as Chief Financial Officer in November 2005 and Executive Vice President in March 2006. Since June 2006, Mr. Corti has served on the board of directors of Bacardi Limited, a wine and spirits group, and, since January 2008, on the board of directors of ING Direct, a U.S. subsidiary of ING Group. Mr. Corti also serves as Chairman of the board of directors of the Avon Products Foundation. Mr. Corti holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from Queens College and an M.B.A. degree in Taxation from St. John's University. Mr. Corti is also a certified public accountant.Frédéric R. CrépinDirector. Mr. Crépin has served as Senior Vice-President, Head of Legal Department of Vivendi since August 2005. Mr. Crépin joined Vivendi's office of the General Counsel and Legal Department in July 2000. Prior to joining Vivendi, Mr. Crépin served as an associate at several law firms in both Paris and New York. Mr. Crépin is a member of both the Paris and the New York bars, and is a graduate of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. Mr. Crépin holds an LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law, a Masters Degree in European business law from the Université Paris II Panthéon Assas and a Masters Degree in employment and labor law from the Université Paris X Nanterre.Brian G. KellyCo-Chairman of Activision Blizzard. Mr. Kelly has held various positions of responsibility with Activision since 1991, including serving as a director of Activision since July 1995 and as Co-Chairman of Activision since October 1998. Mr. Kelly holds a B.A. degree in accounting from Rutgers University and a J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law.Robert A. KotickDirector; President and Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard. Mr. Kotick has been a member of the board of directors as well as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Activision since February 1991. Since March 2003, Mr. Kotick has served on the board of directors of Yahoo! Inc., an Internet content and service provider, and is a member of that board's nominating and corporate governance committee. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for The Center for Early Education, is Chairman of the Committee of Trustees at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and is a member of the board of directors of the Tony Hawk Foundation.Jean-Bernard LévyChairman of Activision Blizzard. Mr. Lévy has served as the Chairman of Vivendi's Management Board since April 2005. From August 2002 until April 2005, Mr. Lévy was Chief Operating Officer of Vivendi. Mr. Lévy currently serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Maroc Telecom and as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Canal+ France and Viroxis. Mr. Lévy is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Canal+ Group and a director of SFR, Vivendi Games, NBC Universal Inc. and Vinci and l'Institut Pasteur. Mr. Lévy previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VU Net and VTI and as a director of UGC, Cegetel, Oddo Pinatton Group and HCA. Mr. Lévy is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications.Robert J. MorgadoDirector. Mr. Morgado has been a director of Activision since February 1997 and currently serves as chairperson of both the Compensation Committee and the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Morgado is Chairman of Maroley Media Group, a media entertainment investment company he established in 1995. He previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Warner Music Group, Inc. from 1985 to 1995. Mr. Morgado serves on the boards of directors of the Maui Arts & Cultural Center and New Milford Hospital in Connecticut. He is also a member of the board of managers of Nest Top, LLC, the controlling shareholder of Nest Family and Nest Learning Systems, a children's entertainment company. Mr. Morgado holds a B.A. degree from Chaminade University of Honolulu and an M.P.A. degree from The State University of New York.Douglas P. MorrisDirector. Mr. Morris has served on Vivendi's Management Board since April 2005. Mr. Morris is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group, a position he has held since November 1995. Mr. Morris also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Robin Hood Foundation, the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in addition to serving as a director for various Universal Music Group subsidiaries. Mr. Morris is a graduate of Columbia University.Stéphane RousselDirector. Mr. Roussel has served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources of Vivendi since May 2009 and was Executive Vice President, Human Resources, of SFR, a French mobile phone company controlled by Vivendi, from July 2004 until March 2009, at which time he became an Executive Vice President of Vivendi. Mr. Roussel currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Neuf Cegetel, a French wireline telecom services provider and a mobile virtual network operator and wholly owned subsidiary of SFR. Prior to joining SFR, Mr. Roussel held various positions in the human resources departments of Xerox and the Carrefour Group, a global distribution group. He has a degree from the École des Psychologues Practiciens.Richard SarnoffDirector. Mr. Sarnoff has been a director of Activision since August 2005, and is employed by Bertelsmann AG, a diversified media and services company. Mr. Sarnoff serves as Executive Vice President of Random House, Inc., and as President of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (formerly Random House Ventures). Mr. Sarnoff became a member of the Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann AG, the parent company of Random House, Inc., in 2002. Previously, Mr. Sarnoff served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Random House, Inc. Mr. Sarnoff also currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Princeton Review, Inc. (NASDAQ: REVU) and is currently Chairman of the Board of the American Association of Publishers. Mr. Sarnoff holds a B.A. degree from Princeton University and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.Régis TurriniDirector. Director. Mr. Turrini has served as Senior Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development of Vivendi since January 2008 and was Executive Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions of Vivendi from January 2003 until January 2008. Mr. Turrini has also served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vivendi Telecom International, an international telecommunications provider and subsidiary of Vivendi, since January 2008. Mr. Turrini currently serves as a member of the Supervisory Board of each of Maroc Telecom, a Moroccan telecommunications provider and subsidiary of Vivendi, and Canal+ France, a French premium pay television channel controlled by Vivendi. Prior to joining Vivendi, Mr. Turrini served as a judge in the French administrative judicial system, was an associate at two law firms in Paris and was a managing partner of the investment bank Arjil & Associés. He has degrees from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris and the École Nationale d'Administration. |
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