Total Compensation: $ 498,227.00
Linda E. McMahon, co-founder of our Company, has served as our Chief Executive Officer since May 1997.
Total Compensation: $ 2.45 M
Michael Sileck became our Chief Operating Officer in February 2007. He joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer and Director in June 2005. He is a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sileck was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Monster Worldwide, Inc., a publicly traded parent company of a leading global online careers property. At Monster, Mr. Sileck served from March 2002 until March 2005. Prior thereto, Mr. Sileck was CFO and Senior Vice President of USA Networks, Inc., a then publicly traded media and commerce company, from September 1999 through February 2002. Mr. Sileck is a director of Switch & Data Facilities Company, Inc., a leading provider of network neutral interconnection and co-location services.
Total Compensation: $ —
George A. Barrios has served as Chief Financial Officer since March 2008. Prior thereto, Mr. Barrios was Vice President and Treasurer of The New York Times Company since January 2007. Mr. Barrios joined The New York Times Company in 2002 as Chief Financial Officer of a subsidiary which published, among other things, The Boston Globe. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Netsilicon, Inc., a publicly-held software development company, where he helped to stabilize the business prior to its merger. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Barrios served in several senior capacities for Praxair, Inc., a large supplier of industrial gasses.
Total Compensation: $ 736,502.00
Frank G. Serpe became Chief Financial Officer in February 2007. Before that he was Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, since 1998. Mr. Serpe has held senior positions in the Company since 1986. Frank G. Serpe, the Company's former Chief Financial Officer, has retired as CFO after more than 21 years of service to the Company. Mr. Serpe will remain with the Company as a Senior Advisor.
Total Compensation: $ —
Edward L. Kaufman has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, since July 2003. Before that, he served as our SVP and General Counsel from March 1998 to July 2003, and our VP and General Counsel from January 1997 to March 1998. He became the Company's Secretary in May 2001.
Total Compensation: $ —
R. Geof Rochester joined our Company as Senior Vice President of Marketing in November 2006 and was promoted to his current position in May 2007. Prior to coming to WWE, Mr. Rochester was Senior Vice President of Marketing at Showtime Networks from February 2002 to November 2005, where he managed all aspects of marketing in the area of promotions, On-Demand, HD and online marketing. Prior to working at Showtime, Mr. Rochester held senior marketing positions in the cable, hotel and consumer products industries. Mr. Rochester is a member of the Board of Governors of Georgetown University.
Total Compensation: $ —
Robert A. Bowman is Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Bowman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of MLB Advanced Media, LP, the company that manages the interactive and Internet rights for all Major League Baseball clubs and the league. Prior to joining Major League Baseball, he was President and Chief Operations Officer of ITT Corporation, where he previously served as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bowman served as the Treasurer of the State of Michigan for eight years, overseeing its tax policy and collection and the state's pension fund. Mr. Bowman serves as President of the Michigan Education Trust. He is a director of Blockbuster Inc., a provider of in-home rental and retail movie and game entertainment; Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc, a worldwide publisher, developer and distributor of interactive entertainment software, hardware and accessories; and The Warnaco Group, Inc., an apparel manufacturer. He is chair of the Blockbuster audit committee and serves on Warnaco's audit and compensation committees. Mr. Bowman has informed the Company that he intends to resign as soon as the Company can find a suitable, independent Director to succeed him. It is anticipated that the new Director will also serve as Chair of the Audit Committee. Although the Company is conducting a search for Mr. Bowman's successor, no replacement has been identified to date. As a result, no information on a replacement nominee can be provided in this proxy statement. The Board of Directors will elect an independent director as soon as practicable after the annual meeting to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Bowman's resignation.
Total Compensation: $ —
Michael Lake became President, WWE Films, in October 2007, after a 36-year career in the film industry including acting as executive producer for the Company's film The Condemned, and before that as Executive Vice President, World Wide Feature Production for Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment Inc., an entertainment and media company. At Village Roadshow, Mr. Lake oversaw production of 45 films including such hits as The Matrix Trilogy, Three Kings, Miss Congeniality, Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Total Compensation: $ —
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. is Chair of the Compensation Committee. Gov. Weicker served as Governor of the State of Connecticut from 1991 to 1995. He served as a United States Senator representing the State of Connecticut from 1970 to 1988. Gov. Weicker also serves as a director of Medallion Financial Corp., a specialty finance and advertising company.
Total Compensation: $ —
David Kenin is a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Since January 2002, Mr. Kenin has been Executive Vice President of Programming, Crown Media United States, LLC where he is in charge of programming for the Hallmark Channel. Mr. Kenin is a former President of CBS Sports. Until 1994, he was Executive Vice President of USA Networks and after that he was the general partner of Kenin Partners, a consulting firm.
Total Compensation: $ —
Joseph H. Perkins was a pioneer in the television syndication of wrestling matches starting more than forty years ago. He was President of Communications Consultants, Inc., which provided us television syndicate consulting services until October 2005.
Total Compensation: $ —
Michael B. Solomon is a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Solomon is Managing Principal of Gladwyne Partners, LLC, a private equity fund manager ('Gladwyne'). Prior to founding Gladwyne in July 1998, Mr. Solomon was affiliated with Lazard Freres & Co. LLC. Mr. Solomon joined Lazard Freres in 1981 and became a Partner in 1983. In connection with a sale of certain shares of stock, Mr. McMahon has agreed to vote his shares to elect Mr. Solomon (or his successor designated by an affiliate of Gladwyne), as a Director.
Total Compensation: $ 842,079.00
Vincent K. McMahon, co-founder of our Company, is Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. McMahon and Linda E. McMahon are husband and wife.
Total Compensation: $ 867,343.00
Donna Goldsmith has served as Executive Vice President, Consumer Products, since June 2006, and prior to that was our Senior Vice President, Consumer Products, since July 2000.
Total Compensation: $ —
Stephanie McMahon Levesque has served as Executive Vice President, Creative Writing, Talent Relations and Live Events, since May 2007. Prior thereto, she was SVP, Creative Writing, since June 2005, and before that, VP, Creative Writing. Mrs. Levesque began with the Company in 1998. Mrs. Levesque writes, produces and directs for our television programming and at times performs as an on-air personality. She is the daughter of Vincent and Linda McMahon.
Total Compensation: $ —
Shane B. McMahon has served as Executive Vice President, Global Media, since July 2003, and, before that, he was President, Digital Media, from 1998. He at times performs as an on-air personality. Mr. McMahon is the son of Vincent and Linda McMahon.
Total Compensation: $ —
John Laurinaitis has served as Senior Vice President, Talent Relations, since February 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Laurinaitis was Vice President, Talent Relations, since June 2004, and Director of Talent Relations from June 2001.
Total Compensation: $ 1.78 M
Kevin Dunn has served as Executive Vice President, Television Production, since July 2003, and, before that, served as our Executive Producer for 11 years.
