Martin Bandier

[7][8][9] Following graduation from Brooklyn Law School, he joined the New York firm of Battle, Fowler, Jaffin and Kheel.

[2][7][8][9] In 1969, Bandier became General Counsel to the LeFrak Organization, where he rose to Senior Vice President.

[2][7] In 1975, he formed The Entertainment Company with Sam LeFrak and Charles Koppelman as his co-principals.

[2] That same year, Bandier and Koppelman teamed with financier Stephen Swid to form SBK Entertainment World, Inc. and purchased the 250,000 title CBS songs catalog for the then-record price of $125 million.

[2] By the end of the first year at EMI, the company was named Billboard Magazine's number one music publisher.

[10] In 2005, Bandier asked EMI to sell him its publishing unit, and when it refused he resigned in 2006.

[7] In 2007, Bandier assumed the position of chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing responsible for overseeing its global music publishing activities, including talent and copyright acquisitions, day-to-day operations, and the development and implementation of the company's long-term strategic initiatives.

[11][20][21] The program, initially housed at the College of Visual and Performing Arts was later moved to the S.I.

[30][31] The couple are members of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, Florida.