Board of Directors
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Robert R. Bennett

Principal, Hilltop Investments, LLC

Robert R. Bennett has served on our board of directors since 2011. Mr. Bennett currently serves as Principal of Hilltop Investments, LLC, a private investment company. Mr. Bennett previously served as President of Discovery Holding Company from March 2005 to September 2008, when the company merged with Discovery Communications, Inc. creating a new public company. Mr. Bennett also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Media Corporation from April 1997 to August 2005 and continued as its President until February 2006. Mr. Bennett currently serves on the board of directors of First Western Financial, Inc., since 2010, Discovery Communications, Inc., since 2008, Sprint Nextel Corporation, since 2006, and Liberty Media Corporation, since 1994. Mr. Bennett previously served on the board of directors of Discovery Holding Company, from 2005 to 2008, Liberty Media International, Inc., from 2004 to 2005, UnitedGlobalCom, Inc., from 2002 to 2005, OpenTV Corporation, from 2002 to 2007, and Avelle, Inc., from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Bennett holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. in Economics from Denison University.

Mr. Bennett brings both industry knowledge and financial acumen to his role as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Bennett has extensive experience in the communications, technology and entertainment sectors and has strong financial experience, serving as an audit committee "financial expert" of Sprint Nextel's audit committee. Mr. Bennett has served on the board of directors of multiple public and private companies over the past decade which, combined with his considerable involvement with media companies, contributes to the knowledge base and oversight of our board of directors.