Mark Shapiro Named President Of Endeavor

Courtesy Endeavor – Mark Shapiro

Mark Shapiro has been named president of Endeavor, which counts WME and IMG among its companies, the firm announced Dec. 10. Shapiro also serves on the board of directors of Live Nation.

Shapiro joined IMG as chief content officer in 2014 and has since unified IMG’s fashion business, supported a U.S. media rights deal with ESPN for UFC, develop new formats for IMG’s events portfolio and overseen key acquisitions in in public relations, experiential and advertising, according to the announcement.

 “The past four years have marked Endeavor’s most pivotal stage of growth, and Mark has played a critical role in getting us to where we are today,” said Ariel Emanuel, CEO of Endeavor. “Mark’s leadership, creativity and drive will help Patrick and me as we continue to scale Endeavor and realize its full potential.”

Prior to joining IMG in 2014, Shapiro was CEO of Dick Clark Productions, managing its day-to-day operations while developing and producing entertainment programming for traditional and digital media. Previously, Shapiro served as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, where he energized and re-invented the Six Flags brand as the world’s largest regional theme park company.

Shapiro began his career at ESPN, where he oversaw both production and programming and led the creation of sports and entertainment properties that helped build ESPN into one of the world’s strongest multi-media brands.