International. NEP announced the reformulation of its board of directors, following the recent acquisition of the company by new York-based private equity fund Crestview Partners.
Two prominent members of the media, Ken Schanzer and Mark Patricof, have joined the NEP board, in addition to Crestview Partners representatives: Jeff Marcus, Cassidy Brian and Chung Katherine. Debra Honkus will remain in his role as chairman of the board and Kevin Rabbitt, CEO of NEP, will continue as director.
Schanzer served as president of NBC Sports from June 1998 until his retirement in September 2011. He was also director of operations and responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the division.
Patricof is the co-founding partner and managing director of Mesa Global, a merchant bank and strategic advisory firm specializing in media and entertainment. He is a member of numerous boards.
Marcus is a media and communications entrepreneur who previously served as president and CEO of AMFM, one of the nation's largest radio broadcasting companies.
Cassidy joined Crestview Partners in 2004. Previously, he worked in private equity at Boston Ventures, where he invested in companies in the media and communications, entertainment and office services industries.
Chung joined Crestview in 2009 after working at the Blackstone Group, where he was a director of the private equity fund and worked in New York and London.
"With this great team of industry and business visionaries, NEP is well positioned to continue on its current course of strong growth around the world," said Kevin Rabbitt.
