Peter Murphy (executive)

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Peter Murphy
Born
Peter E Murphy

1962
Massachusetts
Occupation
Entertainment executive
Years active1988–present

Peter E Murphy (born 1962) is an American businessman and founder of Wentworth Capital Management. He was chief strategic officer of

Caesars Entertainment Corporation.[2][3]

Current

Peter E. Murphy is the founder of Wentworth Capital Management, a private investment and venture capital firm focused on media, technology, and branded consumer businesses. Wentworth advises and invests in early and late stage growth businesses in digital media, television, and entertainment. Murphy also serves on the Board of Directors of various media and digital companies, including

Dial Global (Nasdaq: DG).[8]

Apollo and Caesars Entertainment

From 2009-2011, Murphy served as President, Strategy & Development of Caesars Entertainment,

Apollo Global Management
focused on media and entertainment investing.

Disney

Murphy spent 18 years at

Fox Family Worldwide and The Muppets.[16] He was recognized by The Hollywood Reporter in their “Next Generation: Hollywood’s Top 35 Executives under 35” list and lectures regularly at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.[17]

Education

Peter Murphy has a bachelor's degree from

Wharton School of Business
.

References

  1. ^ Kathleen Sharp (March 30, 2005). "Peter Murphy: The Man Behind the Mouse". Variety. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Harrah's hires former Disney executive for new position". Las Vegas Sun. October 19, 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  3. ^ Arnold M Knightly (19 October 2009). "Harrah's taps former Disney executive". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Who are the new Tribune board members?". Chicago Sun-Times. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  5. Bloomberg BusinessWeek. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original
    on August 25, 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Malibu Boats Inc Class A". Morningstar.com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Fisher Communications Elects Peter E. Murphy to Its Board of Directors". Yahoo! Finance. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Dial Global Completes Merger With Westwood One; Creates Leading Network Radio Company". MarketWatch. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  9. Wall Street Journal
    . Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  10. ^ James Bates (May 21, 1998). "Murphy 2nd Top Executive to Leave Disney in Month". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Canal Plus Names Trio to Head Reorganized U.S. Operations". Los Angeles Times. 26 October 1993. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  12. ^ "ABC Picks New Chief Financial Officer". New York Times. 4 August 1998. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  13. Wall Street Journal
    . Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  14. ^ James B. Stewart (2005). DisneyWar. Simon & Schuster UK Ltd.
  15. New York Times
    . Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  16. ^ Carl Diorio (17 February 2004). "Muppets moving to Magic Kingdom". Variety. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  17. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2011-10-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Class of 1984". Retrieved 18 October 2011.

External links

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