Haim Saban

Haim Saban a worldwide pioneer and leader in the entertainment industry， is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saban Capital Group， Inc. A native of Alexandria， Egypt， Mr. Saban immigrated to Israel at the age of 12 where he attended agricultural school and served in the Israeli Defense Force. While in Israel， he built the country's premier tour promotion business. In 1975， he relocated to France and established an independent record company that soon catapulted to the top of the European labels industry， selling more than 18 million records over a period of eight years.

Mr. Saban moved to Los Angeles in 1983， where he launched a chain of recording studios that rapidly became the top supplier of music for television.

Mr. Saban's foray into television began in 1988， when he formed Saban Entertainment， an international television， production， distribution and merchandising company. The company produced several major hits， including The X-Men™ and numerous other shows and products developed around Marvel Comics characters. Perhaps most notably， under Mr. Saban's guidance， the organization introduced to the U.S. the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers™ — a global phenomenon that to this day is one of the top selling boys' toy brands in the United States. In 1995， Mr. Saban merged his company with Rupert Murdoch's Fox Kids Network， creating a fully-integrated entertainment company that combined Saban Entertainment's content and merchandising strength with Fox Broadcasting's network distribution. In 1997， the Saban-Fox partnership acquired the Fox Family Channel， a fully distributed cable network， reaching 81 million homes. This partnership was restructured under the Fox Family Worldwide banner， which included the Fox Family Channel， the Fox Kids Network， Saban Entertainment， and Fox Kids International Network， a publicly traded， European based company with cable and satellite networks reaching 53 countries in Europe and the Middle East. Together they offered an unparalleled breadth and diversity of prog