Steven E. Kober is an executive financial officer with legendary industry-shaping merger, acquisition and board level experience. He led major deal initiatives that transformed traditional film and music businesses into global industry enterprises. He is uniquely positioned to leverage his intellectual property expertise in rapidly changing industry structures. As former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sony Corporation of America (SCA) he helped run Sony’s U.S. businesses and co-managed Sony’s U.S. headquarters, working closely with the Sony Tokyo headquarters on financial reporting, acquisitions, divestitures and investments. He was also responsible for overseeing business development, tax, treasury, information technology, real estate, facilities, procurement and aviation. Mr. Kober served as an officer and director of many of SCA’s subsidiaries. He served as Chairman of the Board of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, a company that develops and licenses intellectual property for digital rights management and trusted computing. His other Board positions included member of the Board of Directors of Sony/ATV Music Publishing; and DH Publishing, L.P., a company formed by the investor group led by SCA that acquired the assets of EMI Music Publishing, the world’s largest music publishing company.Key Expertise Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions | Business Development | SEC Reporting | U.S. GAAP Financial Reporting | Board Member | Enterprise Governance | Financial Control | Intellectual Property | Tax | Treasury | Information Technology | Real Estate | Facilities | Procurement | Aviation Leasing