Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> May 10, 1999

Ronald Lightstone – Newstar Media Inc (nwst)

RONALD LIGHTSTONE, President and Chief Executive Officer of NewStar Media Inc. was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Spelling Entertainment Group, Inc. from December, 1990 to October, 1993. From September, 1982 to September, 1987 he was Senior Vice President of Viacom International, Inc. ('Viacom'), and from December, 1980 until September, 1982 he was Senior Vice President, Business Affairs of the Viacom Entertainment Group. Prior to that he was Vice President and General Counsel of Viacom from November, 1975 until December, 1980. Mr. Lightstone served as Chairman of Multimedia Labs, Inc., a manufacturer of multimedia equipment, from February, 1994 to March, 1997, and from March, 1992 to April , 1994 he was a member of the Board of Directors of Starsight Entertainment, a provider of an electronic on-screen television guide. He is a Graduate of Columbia University and New York University School of Law. Profile
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