for its U.S. music service. Best Buy acquired Napster in 2008, and Gorog served as Napster’s chief executive officer until January 6, 2010. Roxio As chairman and chief executive officer of Roxio, Gorog led the company’s successful spin-off from Adaptec, took the company public in May 2001 and drove the creation of the Roxio consumer brand. Roxio became the leader in CD burning software, with 70% market share led by its brands Easy CD Creator and Toast. In January 2002, Gorog led Roxio’s acquisition of MGI Software that expanded the company’s portfolio to include photo and video editing software, as well as the top-selling system-recovery software for crash and virus recovery. In December 2002, Gorog led Roxio’s acquisition of Napster – and followed with an acquisition of Universal Music’s and Sony’s Pressplay in May 2003, which served as the new technology platform for the company’s release of Napster 2.0, the revitalized legal version of the original Napster. In August 2004, Roxio sold the software business in order to focus entirely on developing the Napster digital music business. The company officially changed its corporate name from Roxio (NASDAQ: ROXI) to Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) in January 2005. Entertainment Prior to Gorog’s technology positions, he served in a variety of senior capacities in the entertainment business, including executive vice president of Universal Studios Recreation Group, where he helped manage Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s multibillion-dollar theme park expansion in Florida and Japan. Gorog later served as president of new business development for Universal Studios Recreation Group. Prior to Universal, Gorog served as president and CEO of ITC Entertainment and as vice president business affairs motion pictures and television for The Walt Disney Company. Board positions Gorog has served as a director on a variety of entertainment and technology boards, including House of Blues, Guitar Center and Critical Path, in addition to serving on the boards of Roxio and Napster as its chairman. He also has served on the board of directors of NARM, the National Association of Recording Merchandisers. Affiliations Gorog is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Keynotes May 1, 2007 – Digital NARM – Chicago, IL: “Bridging the Gap between Physical and Digital” May 1, 2006 – MuseExpo – Hollywood, CA: “Unlimited access – Anytime, Anywhere” April 5, 2005 – Leadership Music Digital Summit – Nashville, TN: “Digital