Primary Job Title Director Primary Organization Yappn Canada
Gender Male
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Mr. Stiles, 55, served as the President and publisher of Variety, Inc. from 2008 through 2012. In these positions, Mr. Stiles was responsible for the global business operations of the Variety franchise including Variety, Daily Variety, Daily Variety Gotham and Variety.com. Additionally, he oversaw the publications Video Business, Tradeshow Week and
411 Publishing, and played a leading role in the management of MarketCast, a leading provider of marketing research for the film and television industries.
In late 2012 he executed the sale of the Variety Group. Mr. Stiles has also served on the boards of directors of Randian LLC since 2011 and 2020 Capital LLC since 2011. Mr. Stiles has more than 30 years of experience in the magazine industry, beginning as a music industry journalist in the mid-1970s and moving into sales management positions throughout the 1980s.
Before joining the Variety team in 2008, Mr. Stiles played a large role in the management of sister company Reed Business Information-UK (“RBI”) as its board director. As a director of RBI he oversaw a number of online initiatives including the acquisition of eMedia.
Following the acquisition, Mr. Stiles served as the Chief Executive Officer of eMedia.
Mr. Stiles has served on the board of directors of LA’s BEST, one of the United States’ largest after school programs, and on the boards of BritWeek and BAFTA LA, and has served as the Chairman of BAFTA LA since 2011. Mr. Stiles was selected to serve on the board of directors due to his extensive business experience and knowledge of the entertainment industry.
