Martin Bandier

Martin N. Bandier is Chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a position he assumed on April 1, 2007. Bandier oversees Sony/ATV's global music publishing activities, including talent and copyright acquisitions, day-to-day operations, and the development and implementation of the company's long-term strategic initiatives.

Mr. Bandier's move to Sony/ATV matched one of the most renowned music-publishing executives in the industry with the company that controls some of its most valuable catalogue assets and boasts a stellar roster of the most active and popular current artists and writers. The Sony/ATV catalogues include some of the biggest names in music, like the Beatles, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Wyclef Jean, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Richie Sambora and Hank Williams as well as some of the industry's leading songwriters and producers, including Johnta Austin, Linda Perry, J.R. Rotem, John Shanks and Diane Warren. Its growing current roster of chart-topping artists including the Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, Akon, Sara Bareilles, Kenny Chesney, Fall Out Boy, Flo Rida, John Mayer, Lady GaGa, Sarah McLachlan, Shakira and Rascal Flatts.

Within months of joining Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Mr. Bandier negotiated the acquisition of the Famous Music catalogue from Viacom, which is widely considered one of the world's largest and most sought-after music catalogues. It comprises 125,000 songs, including scores from films such as "The Godfather," "Braveheart" and " Mission Impossible" and titles by songwriters such as Shakira and Akon. Mr. Bandier also oversaw the acquisition of the Lieber Stoller catalogue, which includes one of the world's best known songs "Stand By Me," as well as over twenty of the greatest songs ever recorded by Elvis Presley, including "Jailhouse Rock," "Girls, Girls, Girls," and "Treat Me Nice."

Prior to joining Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Mr. Bandier ran EMI Music Publishing for over 16 years. Under his leadership, it became the world's largest and most successful music publishing company , as he acquired the rights to some of the most famous songs ever written and signed many top songwriters and artists.

Mr. Bandier's involvement in the music industry dates to 1975, when he, Sam LeFrak and Charles Koppelman formed the Entertainment Company, where he achieved hits with a number of best-selling songs. He went on to co-found the Entertainment Music Company and SBK Entertainment World, where he modernized music publishing by expanding the use of the catalogue in commercials, films, sound recordings and stage productions. He also set up an advanced collection system for SBK's vast copyright holdings. SBK sold its music publishing interests to Thorn EMI in 1989, and Mr. Bandier was appointed head of the combined music publishing division, EMI Music Publishing. He catapulted the company to new heights with the purchase of a number of major catalogue acquisitions, taking it from the fourth largest music publishing business to the number one ranking.

Mr. Bandier's many civic and industry commitments include membership on the boards of the City of Hope, ASCAP, NMPA and the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, and he serves as a trustee of the T.J. Martell Foundation. In September 2008, T he GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Foundation, the affiliated charities of The Recording Academy, announced that their respective Boards had elected Bandier to be a MusiCares Director. His many industry achievements include numerous and consecutive years as Publisher of the Year, by performing rights organizations ASCAP and BMI and in 2007, Sony/ATV won Nashville's "Triple Crown," an unprecedented and historic achievement in music publishing with ASCAP, BMI and SESAC each naming Sony/ATV Publisher of the Year.

In June of 2003, Bandier was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame as Patron of the Arts. Bandier is also a trustee of Syracuse University and a 1994 Arents Award winner. He recently founded a music and entertainment industry degree program at Syracuse University, appropriately named The Bandier Program for Music and Entertainment Industries; the first incoming freshmen began in fall 2007.

Martin Bandier has two daughters, Allison and Jennifer. He and his wife, Dorothy, live in New York with their son, Max.

December 2008