Endeavor Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Directors
July 19 2021 - 6:45AM
Business Wire
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR), a global
entertainment, sports and content company, today announced Ursula
Burns, former Chair and CEO of Xerox Corporation and VEON Ltd., has
joined its Board of Directors.
Burns became CEO of Xerox in 2009 after joining the organization
more than 25 years prior as a mechanical engineer. As CEO, she led
the company through its most transformative period, moving from the
leader in document technology to a truly diversified global
business services company. In 2016, she joined telecommunications
company VEON as Chair and CEO where she remained for several years.
In addition to her corporate leadership roles, U.S. President
Barack Obama appointed Burns to lead the White House’s Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Coalition from 2009-2016,
and she served as Chair of the President’s Export Council from
2015-2016 after serving as its Vice Chair for the five years prior.
Among her countless professional accomplishments, Burns has led a
relentless pursuit to inspire greater inclusivity and diversity
among corporations. Burns currently sits on the boards of several
public and private companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., Uber
Technologies Inc., Waystar, and Teneo Holdings LLC, while also
providing leadership counsel to other community, educational, and
non-profit organizations including the Ford Foundation,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Corporation, and Mayo
Clinic, amongst others.
“As a newly public company, we are honored to welcome Ursula to
our Board of Directors at such a transformational time,” remarked
Ariel Emanuel, CEO, Endeavor. “Ursula is no stranger to leading
global companies through change by embracing innovation and
harnessing the power of technology – exactly the type of experience
that will prove invaluable to us as we start this next
chapter.”
“I’m thrilled to join Endeavor’s board at this exciting time,”
remarked Burns. “Endeavor has long been a leading force in sports
and entertainment and a true innovator in the content and events
space. I’m looking forward to working alongside the leadership team
to build upon the company’s incredible momentum and help lay the
foundation for many more successful years to come.”
Burns joins a Board of Directors that includes Emanuel, Endeavor
Executive Chairman Patrick Whitesell, Silver Lake Co-CEO Egon
Durban, Silver Lake Managing Director Stephan Evans, Uncle Nearest
Inc. CEO Fawn Weaver, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
About Endeavor
Endeavor is a global entertainment, sports and content company,
home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers,
brands, live events and experiences. The company is comprised of
industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; sports,
fashion, events and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial
arts organization UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent
representation, sports operations & advisory, event &
experiences management, media production & distribution,
experiential marketing and brand licensing.
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