Michael O. Drexler
• United States: Greater New York City Area
• entertainment
Current: Senior Director of Corporate Development, Global Digital Business, SONY BMG Music
Past:
Digital Business Consultant, SONY Music
Audio Mastering Engineer, Sterling Sound
Michael O. Drexler
Address: Greater New York City Area
Current:
- Senior Director, Corporate Development at SONY BMG Music
- Sr. Director at Sony BMG
Past:
- Director, Business Development at Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Digital Business Consultant at SONY Music
Education:
- City University of New York-Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
- Berklee College of
People Network: 353
Industry: Entertainment
Websites:
Michael O. Drexler’s Summary
Seasoned digital media executive with a deep understanding of key aspects of the digital media value chain; currently involved with sourcing, analysis and execution of new business initiatives.
Michael O. Drexler’s Specialties:
Corporate Development, M&A, Strategic Planning, Due Diligence, Financial Analysis and Forecasting, Enterprise Valuation, Excel Modeling, Business Development, Project Management, Digital Media & Technology, Digital Advertising, Licensing, Music Production & Audio/Video Engineering.
Senior Director, Corporate Development
SONY BMG Music
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Entertainment industry)
December 2006 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Recent projects and transactions: Gracenote acquisition (by SONY), Total Music JV, Dada Entertainment JV, MVNO opportunities, Digital Access Russia JV (Mobile Platform), Mobile Clubs, D2C strategy formulation
Eductional Details:
City University of New York-Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
MBA, Corporate Finance, 2003 — 2005
Recipient of full-time MBA scholarship
Graduated with Honors (Top 10% of class)
- Activities and Societies:
- Honors Full-time MBA program
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Michael O. Drexler’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
Additional Information
Michael O. Drexler’s Websites:
- My Company
Michael O. Drexler’s Interests:
Music, digital technology and trends, wireless, web 2.0, social networking, www, music, movies, investing, downhill skiing, rollerblading
Michael O. Drexler’s Groups:
NARAS (voting member), AES, VDT, DAAD, AFM
- CDN Industry member
- Bertelsmann Global Network - Let's Connect member
- New York Venture Community member
Michael O. Drexler’s Honors:
Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Society
Grammy Nomination 2001 ("The Rubinstein Collection")
Grammy Nomination 2002 (H. Belafonte: "The Long Road to Freedom")
DAAD postgraduate scholarship recipient