For the past 30 years, Charles J. Weber has been a successful key executive in the Entertainment and Communications Industries. During this time Mr. Weber has been CEO and COO of Lucasfilm Ltd., Embassy Communications, Entertainment Company of America and CanWest International Corp. Since 1985, he has also been Chairman and CEO of Weber Communications, Inc., an international consulting firm providing professional management, consulting, business development, and financial services; specializing in strategic alliances in the multimedia, technology, location based entertainment, licensing, medical, broadcasting, entertainment, communications and Internet fields. In this capacity, Mr. Weber is also very active in the international marketplace and represents a number of companies in the Far East, South America Eastern and Western Europe.
Mr. Weber has been instrumental in securing public and private corporate financing, domestic and international distribution, mergers and acquisitions and the production and financing of motion pictures He has also served in an executive role for Fortune 500, real estate, and entertainment companies and has executive produced a number of feature films.
Prior to his involvement in the entertainment industry, Mr. Weber had extensive experience in real estate and with Fortune 500 companies. He was a Senior Vice President of Sonnenblick-Goldman Corporation of California (1974 to 1977), as well as being employed in an executive capacity by other real estate development and syndication companies. (1972 to 1974) Before relocating to Los Angeles, Mr. Weber worked for the Celanese Corporation (1968 to 1972) and General Motors Overseas Operations (1965 to 1968) in New York City.
Mr. Weber is a member of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Mr. Weber is a graduate of Manhattan College; where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and went on to earn a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Hofstra University. He is married and has four children.
Mr. Weber is also very active in various industry and non-profit organizations, including serving as a Member of the Board for the Starlight Children’s Foundation, The Betty Clooney Foundation for the Brain Injured, Park Century School, Westview School and Crossroads School.