Liberty Media Appoints Chase Carey to Board of Directors
December 06 2024 - 4:10PM
Business Wire
Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”) (Nasdaq: FWONA,
FWONK, LLYVA, LLYVK) today announced the appointment of Chase Carey
to the board of directors of Liberty Media (the “Board”) effective
January 1, 2025. Mr. Carey most recently served as Chairman of
Formula 1 from 2016 to 2022 and as its Chief Executive Officer from
2017 to 2021. He will serve on the Executive Committee of the
Liberty Media Board.
“Chase has been an excellent partner to Liberty for many years,
from our investment in DIRECTV in 2008 to Liberty’s purchase of
Formula 1 in 2017 where his role as CEO was key to securing the
acquisition. He was instrumental in building a successful
foundation at F1 from which the business has grown materially,”
said John Malone, Liberty Media Chairman. “Chase’s knowledge and
expertise across media, entertainment, sports, business and more
will be valuable to the board as our companies execute on their
next chapters of growth and value creation.”
“Liberty is at an exciting point in its storied evolution, with
a more focused asset base centered around high-quality, premium
sporting assets that I know well. I look forward to contributing to
Liberty as a director in partnership with John, Liberty management
and the portfolio company leadership teams,” said Mr. Carey.
Prior to joining Formula 1, Mr. Carey served in a number of
roles at 21st Century Fox, including as President and Chief
Operating Officer from 2009 to 2015 and as a Director since 1996.
Mr. Carey served as a Director, and the President and Chief
Executive Officer of DIRECTV, Inc. from 2003 to 2009, where he led
the operations and strategic direction of the DIRECTV, Inc.
companies, including DIRECTV, Inc. in the United States and DIRECTV
Latin America.
Mr. Carey is a graduate of Colgate University and Harvard
Business School. He is also a Trustee Emeritus at Colgate
University.
About Liberty Media Corporation
Liberty Media Corporation operates and owns interests in a broad
range of media, communications, sports and entertainment
businesses. Those businesses are attributed to two tracking stock
groups: the Formula One Group and the Liberty Live Group. The
businesses and assets attributed to the Formula One Group (NASDAQ:
FWONA, FWONK) include Liberty Media’s subsidiaries Formula 1 and
Quint, and other minority investments. The businesses and assets
attributed to the Liberty Live Group (NASDAQ: LLYVA, LLYVK) include
Liberty Media’s interest in Live Nation and other minority
investments.
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