Michael Lynton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Lynton
Occupation	Businessman
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1960(1960-01-01)
Age	64
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Michael Lynton Biography

Michael Lynton is one of the most popular and richest Businessman who was born on January 1, 1960 in London, England, United Kingdom. Lynton was the son of a London Jewish family on January 1, 1960. His parents, Marion (Sonnenberg), and Mark Lynton were executives at Hunter Douglas in The Netherlands. Max-Otto Ludwig Loewenstein was his father. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1920. His family moved to Berlin two year later, when his father became the head of a large German car manufacturing firm. Later, he enlisted in British military and served seven years. He also worked for British Intelligence interrogating German officers. After his family moved to America, he lived for many years in Scarsdale, New York before moving to the Netherlands in 1969.

Lynton was appointed chairman and chief executive of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) in 2004. Lynton is responsible for SPE’s global operations. He oversees motion pictures, digital content production and distribution as well as home entertainment acquisition, distribution, studio operation, and the development and implementation of new entertainment products, technologies, and services.

Under the leadership of Lynton and Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal, SPE’s Motion Pictures Group has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including Best Picture nominations for American Hustle, Captain Phillips, The Social Network, Moneyball and Zero Dark Thirty. Lynton and Pascal have overseen blockbuster movie franchises such as The Amazing Spider-Man, Grown Ups, The Smurfs, and James Bond. Sony Pictures is one of two movie studios to generate more than $1 billion in annual domestic box office sales for more than a decade. In 2012, the studio led the industry in market share and broke box office records with $4.4 billion in revenue worldwide.

In April 2012, Sony Corporation announced that Lynton would additionally hold the position of chief executive of Sony Entertainment Inc., overseeing all of Sony’s global entertainment businesses, including Sony Music Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Lynton joined The Walt Disney Company in 1987 and founded Disney Publishing. From 1992 to 1996, he was president of Disney’s Hollywood Pictures. Lynton served as chairman and chief executive of Pearson plc’s Penguin Group from 1996 to 2000. He helped expand the Penguin brand into music and the Internet. Lynton joined Time Warner in 2000 as CEO of AOL Europe and president of AOL International.

Michael Lynton Net Worth

Michael Lynton is one of the richest Businessman from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Lynton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Michael Mark Lynton, a businessman who is currently chairman of Snap Inc. He was born January 1, 1960. He was previously the chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Lynton was appointed as the CEO of Sony Entertainment in 2017 and became Chairman of Snap, which is responsible for the Snapchat mobile application. Lynton was appointed a non-executive chairman on the board of Warner Music Group on February 12, 2019.

Lynton was educated at the International School of The Hague. He then transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy in his senior year. He graduated in 1978. In 1982, Lynton received his BA from Harvard College in literature and history. He worked in finance at Credit Suisse First Boston between 1982-1985. In 1985, he and his sister Lili enrolled in Harvard Business School. In 1987, he earned an MBA.

In May 2012, the Harvard Alumni Association elected Lynton to the Harvard Board of Overseers. He joined the board of social media start-up Snapchat in June 2013.

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Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Businessman. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Michael Lynton celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.