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Mr.Vijaya Bhaskar Menon, Non-Executive Independent Director
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Mr.Vijaya Bhaskar Menon, Non-Executive Independent Director
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Mr Vijaya Bhaskar Menon, now a citizen of the United States,
was born in India where he received a B.A. Honours degree from the University of
Delhi. He earned a Masters degree from Christ Church, Oxford University, and joined
EMI Limited in London. He was appointed Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive
of EMI's Indian subsidiary in 1964 and represented EMI as a Director on the Boards
of several subsidiary and associated companies including Capitol Industries in the
U.S.A. and Toshiba EMI Limited in Japan.
Mr Menon has been the President and Chief Executive Officer
of Capitol Industries Inc, a Director of the parent Board of EMI Limited, Chairman
of the Board of Capitol Industries Inc, the President and Chief Executive Officer
of all its operating companies in North America including Capitol Records, the Merco
& MusicDen Retail Group, Capitol Magnetic Products division, and of the Screen
Gems and ColGems music publishing companies and United Artists Records. He has been
the Chairman of EMI Films Inc and EMI Television Programs Inc., and Chairman and
President of the International Federation of the Phonographic 'Industry' IFPI),
and a Director on the Board of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In July 1990, Mr Menon was appointed
to the rank of "Chevalier
De L'Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres"(Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters) by
the French Minister of Culture.
Mr Menon is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of I.M.I.Inc.
(International Media Investments) providing investment support and consultancy services
for new and developing creative ventures in the entertainment, media and leisure
businesses. He serves as a Director on the Boards of corporations in the U.S., Europe
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