Stephen F. Cooper is an American businessperson who founded Cooper Investment Partners LLC and who has been at the head of 11 different companies. Presently, he is Chairman and a Managing Director at this company, Chief Executive Officer of WMG-Acquisition Corp., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Warner Music Group Corp., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at WMG Holdings Corp. and Chief Executive Officer at Warner Music, Inc. He is also on the board of LyondellBasell Industries NV, The Paley Center for Media and Ventech Engineers International LLC and Member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member of New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, Member of Association of Insolvency Accountants, Member of Institute of Management Accountants, Inc. and Member of Turnaround Management Association. In his past career Mr. Cooper was Chairman for Collins & Aikman Corp., Principal at Macy's, Inc., Vice Chairman & Chief Restructuring Officer at Laidlaw Co. LLC, Executive Chairman of Blue Bird Corp., Chairman at Kroll, Inc., Chief Executive & Restructuring Officer at Enron Corp., Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., Chief Executive Officer for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Financial Consulting Partner at Touche Ross, Principal at The Washington Group, Inc., Adviser at Morrison Knudsen Corp. and Partner at Touche Ross & Co. Stephen F. Cooper received an undergraduate degree from Occidental College and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.