Andrew Perlman has served as a director since September 2009 and served as General Manager of our U.S. operations as well as our Senior Vice President Content & Community from May 2007 to February 2009.
In this position, Mr. Perlman managed our United States operations and led our content and social community partnerships.
Since February 2009, Mr. Perlman has served as vice president of global digital business development at EMI Music Group, where he is responsible for leading distribution deals with digital partners for EMI’s music and video content.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Perlman was senior vice president of digital media at Classic Media, Inc., a global media company with a portfolio of kids, family and pop-culture entertainment brands, from June 2005 to May 2007.
In his position with Classic Media, Mr. Perlman led the company’s partnerships across video gaming, online and mobile distribution.
From June 2001 to May 2005, Mr. Perlman served as general manager for the Rights Group, LLC and its predecessors, a mobile content and mobile fan club company, where he oversaw mobile marketing campaigns for major international brands such as Visa and Pepsi. In this role,
Mr. Perlman developed and negotiated relationships with technology vendors such as Comverse, Mobile 365 and Mobliss. He was also responsible for selling and executing mobile products including the Britney Spears mobile fan club and Justin Timberlake and American Idol branded karaoke. In addition he also participated in sponsorship deals between Britney Spears and Samsung and Justin Timberlake and Orange U.K. Mr. Perlman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the School of Business and Public Management at George Washington University.