{"id":2773,"date":"2016-05-10T23:08:35","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T23:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2016\/05\/10\/dennis-miller-joins-thunderbirds-board-of-directors\/"},"modified":"2016-05-10T23:08:35","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T23:08:35","slug":"dennis-miller-joins-thunderbirds-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2016\/05\/10\/dennis-miller-joins-thunderbirds-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Miller joins Thunderbird\u2019s board of directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Jordan Pinto \/ Playback<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thunderbird Group has named Dennis Miller to its board of directors, as well as appointing Miller as a strategic advisor to the Vancouver-based company.<\/p>\n<p>In his advisory role, Miller\u2019s remit will include acquisitions, corporate finance and developing business partnerships and opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment reunites Miller with Thunderbird director Frank Giustra, with whom he worked with previously at Lionsgate in the late \u201990s when the company launched its TV division. Miller has also served as EVP of Sony Pictures Entertainment (1998-2000) and Turner Network Television (1991 t0 1995), as well as Lionsgate (1995-1998).<\/p>\n<p>After departing Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2000, Miller \u2013 who began his career as an entertainment and tax lawyer \u2013 went on to serve as managing director of Constellation Ventures and partner at Spark Capital LLC.<\/p>\n<p>On the company\u2019s board, Miller joins Giustra, Francesco Aquilini, Paul Sparkes, Stephen Cheikes, Lisa Richardson, Frank Holmes, Mark Miller and Tom Astle. Ivan Fecan serves as the executive chair of the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan Pinto \/ Playback Thunderbird Group has named Dennis Miller to its board of directors, as well as appointing Miller as a strategic advisor to the Vancouver-based company. In his advisory role, Miller\u2019s remit will include acquisitions, corporate finance and developing business partnerships and opportunities. 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