Ariel Emanuel became the Chief Executive Officer and a director of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. on September 12, 2023 and was appointed Executive Chair in February 2024. Mr. Emanuel has also served as Executive Chairman of WME Group since March 2025. Mr. Emanuel has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (formerly NYSE-listed) since June 2009, and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor from October 2017 to March 2025. He previously served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor from July 2014 to October 2017, and as Co-Chief Executive Officer of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC from 2009 to July 2014. Mr. Emanuel previously served on the board of directors of ContextLogic Inc. (d/b/a Wish) (Nasdaq) and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE). Mr. Emanuel is a graduate of Macalester College.