Experience

Market

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • May 2023 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States Market (formerly Chinatown Market) is a Los Angeles-based streetwear brand founded by Mike Cherman. Inspired by NYC's iconic Canal Street, Market’s designs strike an irreverent and humorous tone, combining bootleg aesthetics with the subversive sensibilities of streetwear. Since launching in 2016, Market has collaborated with a number of iconic brands and figures, from PUMA to Mike Tyson.



Kitsuné

• France
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CEO – Americas

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  New York, NY Created in 2002 by Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki, Maison Kitsuné offers a unique, inspirational Art de Vivre blending a fashion brand (Maison Kitsuné), music label (Kitsuné Musique) and coffee shops (Café Kitsuné).



Vevo

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Business Development

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

  New York, NY Vevo is the world’s leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform, with a library of 150,000+ HD music videos, exclusive original programming and live concert performances, generating over 16 billion monthly views globally. Vevo is a joint venture of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Abu Dhabi Media and Google. Responsible for identifying, structuring and managing strategic partnerships to broaden Vevo’s product / service offering, diversify revenue models… Show more Vevo is the world’s leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform, with a library of 150,000+ HD music videos, exclusive original programming and live concert performances, generating over 16 billion monthly views globally. Vevo is a joint venture of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Abu Dhabi Media and Google. Responsible for identifying, structuring and managing strategic partnerships to broaden Vevo’s product / service offering, diversify revenue models and expand distribution. Also support overall media strategy for the company and collaborate closely with product development, engineering, ad sales/ops, programming, marketing, finance and business affairs as part of day-to-day execution. Show less



ZMC

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Private Equity

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2015

  New York, NY ZelnickMedia Capital is a leading private equity firm focused on making value-driven investments within the media and communications industry. Responsible for sourcing, evaluating and negotiating middle-market media and communications private equity opportunities, as well as assisting portfolio company management in the execution of strategic initiatives (e.g. performance monitoring / core operations improvement, new product development, follow-on acquisitions, refinancings and exit… Show more ZelnickMedia Capital is a leading private equity firm focused on making value-driven investments within the media and communications industry. Responsible for sourcing, evaluating and negotiating middle-market media and communications private equity opportunities, as well as assisting portfolio company management in the execution of strategic initiatives (e.g. performance monitoring / core operations improvement, new product development, follow-on acquisitions, refinancings and exit opportunities). Managed portfolio companies including Cast & Crew Entertainment Services (sold to Silver Lake Partners), 9 Story Media Group and Airvana (sold to Ericsson / CommScope). Show less



Rothschild & Co

• France
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Investment Banking (Mergers & Acquisitions)

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2012

  New York, NY Rothschild is one of the largest independent, family-controlled investment banking groups providing financial advisory services (e.g. M&A, strategy, corporate governance, debt / equity financing and restructuring) to governments, corporations and institutions worldwide. Responsible for analyzing M&A transactions across a range of industries (including consumer, retail, media and hospitality) using comparable company, discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout, precedent transaction… Show more Rothschild is one of the largest independent, family-controlled investment banking groups providing financial advisory services (e.g. M&A, strategy, corporate governance, debt / equity financing and restructuring) to governments, corporations and institutions worldwide. Responsible for analyzing M&A transactions across a range of industries (including consumer, retail, media and hospitality) using comparable company, discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout, precedent transaction, accretion / dilution and sum-of-the-parts analyses. Also provided restructuring advice to distressed companies using debt capacity, covenant compliance and recapitalization analyses. Show less