Chris Gorog

Gorog led the acquisition of Napster, the peer-to-peer network that made music downloading a phenomenon, in 2002. He re-launched the pioneer digital music brand as a legal music provider in 2003, which became a public company in 2004. Under Gorog’s leadership as chairman and CEO of Napster, the company assembled one of the largest digital music catalogs in the world and expanded its global presence by offering its service in the U.K, Germany and Japan. Napster created a number of digital music product innovations under Gorog’s management, including the introduction of portable subscriptions, a free advertising supported version of Napster, as well as a variety of mobile music offerings. Gorog also oversaw the development of a number of advertising campaigns for the company, including “Its Coming Back,” Napster’s re-launch campaign featuring a series of original animations that received both the Cannes Lion Award and the Silver Effie. Napster was also awarded Billboard magazine’s “Best Digital Music Community” award for its U.S. music service. Best Buy acquired Napster in 2008, and Gorog served as Napster’s chief executive officer until January 6, 2010. ==Roxio==

As chairman and chief executive officer of Roxio, Gorog led the company’s successful spin-off from Adaptec, took the company public in May 2001 and drove the creation of the Roxio consumer brand. In December 2002, Gorog led Roxio’s acquisition of Napster which served as the new technology platform for the company’s release of Napster 2.0, the revitalized legal version of the original Napster. The company officially changed its corporate name from Roxio (NASDAQ: ROXI) to Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) in January 2005. ==Entertainment==

Prior to Gorog’s technology positions, he served in a variety of senior capacities in the entertainment business, including executive vice president of Universal Studios Recreation Group, where he helped manage Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s multibillion-dollar theme park expansion in Florida and Japan. Gorog later served as president of new business development for Universal Studios Recreation Group. Prior to Universal, Gorog served as president and CEO of ITC Entertainment and as vice president business affairs motion pictures and television for The Walt Disney Company. ==Board positions==

Gorog has served as a director on a variety of entertainment and technology boards, including House of Blues, and Critical Path, in addition to serving on the boards of Roxio and Napster as its chairman. He also has served on the board of directors of NARM, the National Association of Recording Merchandisers. ==Affiliations==

Gorog is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ==Keynotes==

• May 1, 2007 – Digital NARM – Chicago, IL: “Bridging the Gap between Physical and Digital” • May 1, 2006 – MuseExpo – Hollywood, CA: “Unlimited access – Anytime, Anywhere” • April 5, 2005 – Leadership Music Digital Summit – Nashville, TN: “Digital Subscriptions: The Future of The Music Industry” • July 26, 2004 – Jupiter Plug-In – New York, NY: “The State of the Digital Music Industry” • May 3, 2004 – Financial Times – London, England: “The Best Defense if a Good Offense, The Rise of Legitimate On-Line Music Services” • April 20, 2004 – Music Board of Ireland and the European Union – Dublin, Ireland: “The Internet & the Democratization of Music” • December 8, 2003 – Forum – Universal City, CA: "Music 2.0" • July 28, 2003 – Jupiter Plug-In – New York, NY: "The Return of Napster" • March 3, 2003 – Digital Music Forum – New York, NY: "The Impact of Technology on Music Business Today" • January 24, 2003 – MidemNet – Cannes, France: "Music and Technology Back on Track" ==References==