LiveXLive Appoints Nike Vice President, Kris Wright, to its Board of Directors
LiveXLive Media (NASDAQ: LIVX) announced the appointment of Kris Wright to its Board of Directors, increasing board members to nine. Wright brings over 20 years of experience in the Consumer Products Industry, most recently as Vice President at Nike. His expertise in global marketing and branding is expected to support LiveXLive's growth. The company is known for its talent-centric platform focused on on-demand audio, video, and livestreaming, having recently raised its revenue guidance for the fiscal year 2021.
- Kris Wright's appointment may enhance LiveXLive's marketing and branding strategies.
- The company raised its revenue guidance for 2021 based on strong business performance.
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LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveXLive Media (Nasdaq: LIVX) ("LiveXLive"), a global platform for livestream and on-demand audio, video and podcast/vodcast content in music, comedy and pop culture, and owner of PodcastOne, Slacker Radio, React Presents and Custom Personalization Solutions, announced today that Kris Wright has been appointed to LiveXLive's Board of Directors. The appointment brings the total number of LiveXLive board members to nine.
Mr. Wright, 45, is a senior leader in the Consumer Products Industry with more than 20 years of innovative, growth oriented, results-driven leadership experience. He has spent the past 10 years at Nike and is currently Vice President of Nike Global Men's Footwear Lifestyle Product. Prior to joining Nike, Wright held senior management roles at Converse, Jordan, and Reebok. In October 2020, Kris was recognized by Business Insider as one of 28 Outstanding People of Color in the Sneaker Industry. Additionally, Kris is an appointed member of the Executive Leadership Council, a national organization of Black CEOs and senior executives in Fortune 1000 and Global 500 companies. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Directors for the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
Robert Ellin, LiveXLive's Chairman and CEO, commented, "We are incredibly excited and honored to have Kris join the LiveXLive Board. We look forward to leveraging his broad experience and expertise in global marketing and branding of consumer facing products. I speak for our entire board in welcoming Kris to LiveXLive."
Kris Wright commented, "I'm beyond excited to join the LiveXLive family as a member of their Board of Directors. It's a blessing to have spent my 20+ years leveraging my passion for sport, music and culture in the consumer product goods industry and to be tapped to join my first public board where I'm able to harness the same passions to add value to LiveXLive Enterprise."
LiveXLive has the first talent-centric platform focused on superfans and building long-term franchises in on-demand audio and video, podcasting, vodcasting, OTT linear channels, pay-per-view ("PPV"), and livestreaming. Its model includes multiple monetization paths including subscription, advertising, sponsorship, merchandise sales, licensing, and ticketing. LiveXLive recently raised revenue guidance for its 2021 fiscal year based on strength in its core businesses.
About LiveXLive Media, Inc.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, LiveXLive Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVX) (the "Company") (pronounced Live "by" Live) is a global platform for livestream and on-demand audio, video and podcast content in music, comedy, and pop culture. LiveXLive, which has streamed over 1,800 artists since January 2020, has become a go-to partner for the world's top artists and celebrity voices as well as music festivals concerts, including Rock in Rio, EDC Las Vegas, and many others. In April 2020, LiveXLive produced its first 48-hour music festival called "Music Lives" with tremendous success as it earned over 50 million views and over 5 billion views for #musiclives on TikTok on 100+ performances. LiveXLive's library of global events, video-audio podcasts and original shows are also available on Amazon, Apple TV, Roku and Samsung TVs in addition to its own app, destination site and social channels. The Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, PodcastOne, generates more than 2.25 billion downloads per year with 400+ episodes distributed per week across a stable of hundreds of top podcasts. For more information, visit www.livexlive.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter at @livexlive, and YouTube.
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