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12 Dan Beckerman ser ves as President and Chief Executive Officer for AEG, one of the world's leading presenters of sports and entertainment programming, and as Alternate Governor of the Kings. In addition to oversight of key AEG divisions such as AEG Facilities, AEG Live, AEG Sports, AEG Global Partnerships, AEG Europe, AEG China and AEG Digital (including the AXS platform), Beckerman, who reports directly to AEG Founder and Chairman Philip Anschutz, oversees long range planning, acquisitions, financial oversight and corporate governance while ser ving on the six member committee that constitutes AEG's Office of the Chairman. Beckerman most recently ser ved as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for AEG. In this capacity, his responsibilities included overseeing the day-to-day operations for AEG and fiscal planning for its subsidiaries including STAPLES Center, the Los Angeles Kings, both of the company's MLS franchises (where he will continue to ser ve as a member of the league's Board of Governors), two minor league hockey franchises, international holdings and AEG Live, the firm's "live" entertainment division. He was also responsible for the financial oversight, long range planning and debt financing for AEG's development projects throughout the world, including The O2 arena and sports & entertainment district (London), The O2 World arena (Berlin), Sprint Center (Kansas City), Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and L.A. LIVE (a $3 billion downtown Los Angeles sports & entertainment district) among others. Since joining the organization in August 1997 as CFO of the Los Angeles Kings, Beckerman has played a key role in the investment of over $5 billion to develop facilities such as STAPLES Center, LA LIVE, The O2 in London, O2 World in Berlin, the Marriott/Ritz-Carlton hotels, The StubHub Center and BBVA Compass stadium; the operations of over one dozen sports franchises worldwide; and the creation of AEG Live, the country's second largest live entertainment promotion entity. In each case, he was responsible for financial planning, budgeting, financial reporting and overall analysis for all matters pertaining to each division or company's business plan. Prior to joining AEG, Beckerman ser ved as Vice President, Finance for the Los Angeles Clippers for two seasons where he was responsible for all financial matters. Previously, he worked as a senior accountant at Arthur Andersen in Los Angeles where he specialized in corporate taxation. Beckerman received his MBA in Finance from the Anderson School at UCLA. In 1992, he graduated with honors from UCLA with a Bachelors Degree in Economics. He lives in Westwood with his wife and two daughters. DAN BECKERMAN