LiveXLive Taps Quartieri As CFO
• LiveXLive Media, the parent company of PodcastOne, Slacker Radio and React Presents, announced that Michael Quartieri has been named as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective November 30. Quartieri succeeds interim CFO Jerry Gold, who will continue in his current role as the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer and a member of the Board of Directors.
Quartieri spent the past five years as EVP/CFO at Scientific Games, a $3.4 billion entertainment company offering games, systems and services for casino, lottery, social gaming, online gaming and sports betting. Before that he spent nine years with Las Vegas Sands Corp., rising to SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Global Controller. Earlier in his career Quartieri had a 13-year run with Deloitte & Touche, rising to Director of Audit and Assurance Services, specializing in gaming and hospitality.
LiveXLive CEO & Chairman, Robert Ellin, stated, “Mike brings an exceptional track record to LiveXLive and is a renowned and highly respected executive within the gaming and entertainment industry as well as among institutional investors and analysts. His broad business acumen in operations, mergers and acquisitions, international business, capital formation, and investor relations will be a great asset to our management team.” Quartieri commented, “After an extensive review of LiveXLive, its product offerings and current positioning within the livestream, on-demand audio, video and podcast sectors, I believe the critical pieces are in place to build the Company into a significant enterprise. I’m particularly excited about working with the Company’s highly accomplished and experienced management team.” Quartieri holds a Master of Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the USC and is a Certified Public Accountant.
