Mr. Stan Golden, President, Golden Touch Media LLC
Mr. Golden is a media industry leader and veteran with a proven track record of success in international co-productions, program development and distribution, merchandising, and cable and network development.
As President of Fox Family Worldwide’s global operations Mr. Golden played key roles in launching some of the world’s most popular children’s and family programming including Power Rangers which catapulted the Fox Kids network from last to first place in the ratings and generated over $1B in wholesale merchandise in its first year in the US alone. Following the formation of a 50/50 joint venture with News Corp. Mr. Golden oversaw the launch of
the Fox Kids’ networks globally, establishing it as the leading kids brand, with distribution in over 57 countries. Mr. Golden went on to co-lead Fox Kids Europe’s IPO, raising $350M and giving the entity a market cap of $1.5B. During Mr. Golden’s tenure the program library swelled to over 6,500 episodes, dwarfing each of the major studios kids libraries, with the exception of Warner Bros. In 2002 an agreement was concluded with the Walt Disney Company for the acquisition of Fox Family Worldwide for $5.3B. After assisting with the transition in 2004 Mr. Golden established Golden Touch Media LLC which has established key relationships with various private equity groups in the pursuit of media related assets, and serves as a consultant in the media space.
Mr. Golden resides in Brentwood, California with his wife. He is currently an active trustee with the Washington Institute, a think tank that focuses on Middle East policy and a long time member of the Young Presidents Organization (Graduate group “YPOG”) a global network of business leaders. He also participates in various events with Rand and Brookings."