Calabasas, Ca., USA - February 17, 2010, Calabasas, Ca., USA - DTS, a digital technology company, announced that Dan Slusser and Joseph Fischer will retire from the board of directors and not seek reelection in June.
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Mr. Slusser will step down from his role as chairman, effective immediately, but will remain on the board through the end of his term. After retiring from Universal Studios in January 1997, Mr. Slusser joined DTS, Inc. in April of that year as CEO and Vice Chairman of its board of directors. In 2001, he was named Chairman of DTS. Mr. Slusser had a remarkable career spanning more than 33 years in the entertainment industry.
Prior to joining DTS, Mr. Slusser worked for MCA, Inc. (Universal Studios) and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, where the bulk of Dan's experience was in both staff and operational management positions. Mr. Slusser last served as MCA Senior Vice President and General Manager of Universal Studios where he was responsible for the operation of the world's largest and most active motion-picture studio.
Mr. Slusser is past chairman of the Permanent Charities Committee, and has been involved in many industry organizations, including the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Mr. Slusser served on the Technical Committee and the Presidential Advisory Council for the Museum of Television and Radio. Mr. Slusser is the recipient of the 1986 Presidential Proclamation Award from SMPTE, and was named 1986 "Man of the Year" by the Israel Histadrut organization.
Mr. Fischer became a director of DTS in July 2003. Mr. Fischer has been retired since 1996, but prior to retirement he was a senior executive in the entertainment industry for almost 30 years. From 1987 until he retired in 1996, Mr. Fischer served as Executive Vice President of the motion picture group at MCA where he was involved in all facets of operations, especially in the distribution and exhibition of motion pictures outside of North America.
From 1984 through 1986, Mr. Fischer served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Four Star International, a producer and distributor of television programs. Prior to Four Star, from 1981 through 1983, Mr. Fischer served as President of MGM/UA Entertainment, a global entertainment company, where he was also a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee thereof. ■