Biography

Michael MacMillan has been a director of the Company since June 2013. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Ant Media, a Canadian-based media company, which he co-founded in 2011. Blue Ant is a producer, distributor, and broadcaster with active operations in Toronto, Los Angeles, London, and elsewhere internationally. Mr. MacMillan was the chairman and/or the chief executive officer of Alliance Atlantis Communications from 1998 to 2007. Mr. MacMillan co-founded Atlantis Films Limited in 1978, which acquired Alliance Communications in a reverse takeover in 1998 and subsequently became Alliance Atlantis Communications. Mr. MacMillan retired from Alliance Atlantis Communications in 2007 after selling the company to Canwest Communications and Goldman Sachs. In 2007, he co-founded Samara, a charity that works to strengthen political engagement in Canada through innovative research and educational programs, and serves as Chair Emeritus.

Mr. MacMillan is the co-founder and co-owner of Closson Chase, a vineyard and winery in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. A member of the Order of Canada, Mr. MacMillan has volunteered with numerous community and industry organizations over many years.

Mr. MacMillan’s extensive experience in the entertainment industry as well as his ownership interests in various private companies and involvement with charitable organizations gives him a broad expertise in film and television production, digital publishing and other media, thus bringing additional expertise to the Board in these areas.