Marvel Execs Join IMG

NEW YORK,
September 14: Tim Rothwell and Bruno Maglione have joined IMG as
executive VPs and co-managing directors of worldwide licensing and consumer
products.

Rothwell and Maglione have worked as a team for the past
eight years, most recently at Marvel Entertainment, where Rothwell served as
president of the worldwide consumer products media group, and Maglione was
president of Marvel International.

They will both report to George Pyne, the president of IMG
Sports & Entertainment. Rothwell will be based in Los Angeles and Maglione
in London.

“This is a very significant next step in our strategy to
develop our entertainment and media businesses, and more fully leverage our
fashion and sports properties, as we continue building IMG’s global sports,
entertainment and media presence worldwide,” commented Ted Forstmann, IMG’s
chairman and CEO. “With Tim and Bruno’s energy, experience and talent, we
believe there are unlimited opportunities for IMG, and we are delighted they
are joining the company to lead the licensing business around the world.”