• 30 years media industry experience

  • Founder/CEO of Anthem Sports & Entertainment 2011-

  • CEO Canwest Global Communications Corp., 2000-2010 - multinational media company  $3b revenue, $2b market cap, TSE listed) with holdings in Canada, U.S., Australia, New Zealand, U.K., Ireland, Europe and parts of Asia

  • COO 1997-1999

  • VP Corporate Development/M&A 1993-1997

  • Associate General Counsel 1991-1993

• Chairman Rumble Gaming

• Chairman Asper Foundation

• Graduate of University of Toronto Law School, Member of Ontario Bar

President/CEO of Anthem Sports & Entertainment

Leonard Asper

• Appointed President of Fight Media Group overseeing Fight Network and Impact Wrestling in August 2019

• President of Impact Wrestling since Anthem acquisition in 2017

• Board member, general counsel and executive of Anthem since 2010

• Member of original financing to launch Fight Network and served as President of Fight Network from 2008 to 2010

• Former Co-lead of Tricap Restructuring Fund, Brookfield Asset Management’s first special situations fund and former Partner of Torys LLP

Chief Corporate Officer, President of Fight Media Group (FN and Impact Wrestling)

Ed Nordholm

• 10+ years experience as CFO to companies in industrial and technology space

• Formerly with a Big 4 accounting firm

• Expertise with numerous corporate finance and M&A transactions

• MBA from INSEAD in France/Singapore, CFA charter holder, CPA(CA) from Ontario, Canada and B.Com from University of Toronto

Chief Financial Officer

Niral V. Merchant

• More than 30 years of broadcast and digital media experience​

• Oversees all operations including playout, traffic, signal distribution and facilities for Anthem

• 10 years as VP of Programming & Production at The Score Television Network

• 10 years as sports producer at Global Television Network

• Various roles within Olympic Broadcast Services since 2010

• Instructor and Advisory Board Member at College of Sports Media

President, Game TV, VP Operations, Anthem Sports & Entertainment

Anthony Cicione

• More than 22 years of media programming experience​

• 15 years as VP Programming & Content at Fight Network

• 7 years in programming at The Score Television Network

• Conceptualized, launched Fantasy Sports Network (now Game+) and Fight Network

• Key roles on events involving, among others NBA, MLB, NHL, CFL, PGA Tour, UFC and multiple combat sports promotions

President, Game+, VP Programming & Production

Chad Midgley

• 30-year senior executive in video content distribution and marketing

• Currently manages all distribution of Anthem channels in North America

• Executive Vice President of Distribution for ONE World Sports

• Executive Vice President of Affiliate Sales & Marketing for Outdoor Channel, including launching global expansion adding 10.5 million overseas subscribers across 52 Asian and European markets in six languages

• Senior Vice President of Distribution for Tennis Channel, six years from inception to carriage in 47 of the top 50 markets

• 15-years at ESPN, overseeing domestic distribution of ESPN’s networks in 17 states and developing distribution strategies contributing to the successful launches of ESPN2 and ESPNEWS

Senior Vice President of Distribution

Randy Brown

• More than 25 years’ experience with Comcast NBCU in national linear and digital advertising-sales

• At NBC Sports group, executed deals in excess of several hundred million dollars on sports properties including the Olympics, NFL, NHL, NCAA Football, NASCAR, English Premier League and PGA

• Led sales team at E! Entertainment TV for 6 years

• Successfully transitioned advertisers from the G4 Network as it re-branded to Esquire

• Led sales for the launch of MSNBC

Senior Vice President, National Ad Sales

Chris Ledwith

• 25 years’ experience in media sales and sponsorships​

• Oversees sponsorship sales for IMPACT and other Anthem properties

• Director of Sales for IMG

• Launched iHeartRadio in Canada on behalf of BELL Media including the live event series across Canada in 2017

• Director of Sales for Cimoroni & Company, overseeing strategic planning, asset evaluation, IP rights management, partnership evaluation, broadcast media and all sponsorship development on behalf of FIFA World Cup, PGA’s The European Tour, SPARTAN Race, and Anthem-owned IMPACT

• Director of Sales with Rogers Media leading and building its publishing portfolio including brand launches and third-party partnerships

Senior VP, Global Partnerships

Shelley West

• More than a dozen years of media sales experience

• Oversees all Canadian ad sales

• Nearly a decade selling for Canada’s leading sports networks -- Rogers Sportsnet and Bell Media - TSN

• Helped launch TVA Sports for Quebecor Media

• Managed sales for sporting events including NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, MLB World Series, NBA Finals, 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, World Jr. Hockey Championships, UEFA Euro Soccer, FIFA World Cup Soccer, and the CFL Grey Cup.

Vice President, Sales

Anthony Burroughs

• Heads corporate and international development

• Chairman and Co-Founder, Ginx eSports TV

• Former CEO, Showtime Arabia (JV between Viacom and Kuwaiti Investment Authority)

• Former President, MTV Europe

Managing Director, Anthem International

Peter Einstein

• 20+ years of senior management positions in music and entertainment

• Oversees programming for AXS/HDNet, as well as multiplatform content strategy and development for Anthem

• Held numerous strategic consulting driven roles at mobile media, technology, and music/film/TV content companies

• COO Milcap Media, Barcelona based global multimedia content production and distribution company

• SVP Programming and Production at The Box Music Network/MTV2

• Senior EVP Entertainment/Media at Billboardlive International

• EVP at Linius Technologies, leading international video virtualization company. Established key POC’s with Hollywood film studios and TV production companies

• Held additional senior positions at leading content companies including, HBO, CNN International, Rainbow Programming (MuchMusic, now Fuse), ACTV Interactive, and Fashion TV

SVP Programming Strategy & Content Development

Peter T. Cohen

• 25+ years in media and marketing in Europe​

• Oversees Anthem properties in Europe, including UK, Italy and Southern Europe

• Entrepreneur and founder of various media assets in Turkey and Europe

• Various leadership roles as CEO and or founder, in media and marketing communications

• Senior management positions with media companies including The Health Network, Canwest Media, Dogan Media, Omnicom Group agencies

VP, Europe

Gultekin Uckun

• 25+ years in business and the professional wrestling industry producing TV/PPV broadcast events in the U.S.

• Oversees operations, production, talent relations and live events for IMPACT

• Creative Director TNA Wrestling (now IMPACT) in addition to other production and management roles during TNA program run on Spike and Fox Sportsnet:

  • Oversaw launch of TNA on Spike

  • Created all female, “Knockouts Division”

  • Produced episodic and commercial content for Spike/MTV

• In 1993, co-founded Border City Wrestling and Can-Am Wrestling School, which has launched or helped further the careers of many top national, international and local professional wrestlers

Executive VP, Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions

Scott D’Amore

• More than three decades in professional wrestling including WWF (WWE), ECW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and TNA Wrestling​

• Leads creative direction and digital media for IMPACT

• Commentator for all IMPACT programming

• Commentator for New Japan Pro Wrestling

• Syndicated wrestling columnist for many years as well as the host of the Sunday Night Sports Show and the highly acclaimed Killing the Town podcast

• Former President and CEO of Manitoba Trade & Investment, a global trade development organization with offices in Mexico City, Beijing, New Delhi, the Hague and Sao Paulo

Executive VP, Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions

Don Callis