Paul Yanover
{{Short description|Canadian business executive}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Paul Yanover
| birth_date = c. {{birth year and age|1967}}
| birth_place = Ontario, Canada
| alma_mater = University of Western Ontario, University of Southern California
| occupation =
}}
Paul Yanover (born c. 1967){{cite web|url= https://www.latimes.com/business/la-et-0410-ct-how-i-made-it-20160410-story.html|title=He’s led Fandango’s ambitious expansion beyond movie ticket sales|author=Ryan Faughnder|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 10, 2016|accessdate=June 22, 2020}} is a Canadian business executive. He was the president of Fandango Media, an American ticketing company, from 2012 to 2022. Before Fandango, Yanover spent 16 years working for The Walt Disney Company.
Early life and education
Paul Yanover grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.{{cite news |last=Robertson |first=Grant |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/disney-barclays-scoop-up-kaboose/article1156444/ |title=Disney, Barclays scoop up Kaboose |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Canada |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc. |date=2009-04-02 |accessdate=2023-10-06 |quote=Paul Yanover, executive vice-president at Disney Online, and a native of Hamilton, said his company noticed Kaboose in recent years as it grew. }} He received bachelor's degrees in computer science and economics from the University of Western Ontario,{{Cite web|url=http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2017/aug/14/la-500-paul-yanover/|title=LA 500: Paul Yanover {{!}} Los Angeles Business Journal|website=labusinessjournal.com|access-date=2019-04-23}} and an MS in computer science from the University of Southern California.
Career
Yanover began his career at Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1991,{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2010/12/disney-online-evpmanaging-director-exits-91642/|title=Disney Online EVP/Managing Director Exits|last=Finke|first=Nikki|date=2010-12-17|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-04-23}} where he developed software. He worked on several films, including Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/paul-yanovers-plans-to-broaden-fandangos-movie-going-experience-2012-10|title=New Fandango President Tells Us His Plan To Broaden The Movie-Going Experience|last=Acuna|first=Kirsten|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-04-23}}
In 1999, Yanover left Disney and co-founded Ceiva Logic, a consumer electronics company.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-et-0410-ct-how-i-made-it-20160410-story.html|title=He's led Fandango's ambitious expansion beyond movie ticket sales|last=Faughnder|first=Ryan|website=latimes.com|access-date=2019-04-23}} He returned to the Walt Disney Company three years later and worked on the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/311718|title=How the Co-Founder of Cuyana Customized Her Own Career Path by Being Intentional|last=Schomer|first=Stephanie|date=2018-05-17|website=Entrepreneur|language=en|access-date=2019-04-23}} In 2006, Yanover was named executive vice president and managing director of Disney Online.{{Cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/paul-yanover-new-disney-online-evpmd|title=Paul Yanover New Disney Online EVP/MD|website=Animation World Network|language=en|access-date=2019-04-23}} He left in December 2010, part of a leadership shakeup after John Pleasants and James Pitaro were named co-presidents of Disney Interactive.{{cite news |last=Chmielewski |first=Dawn |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/company-town-blog/story/2010-12-17/executive-overseeing-disney-online-to-depart |title=Executive overseeing Disney Online to depart |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2010-12-17 |accessdate=2023-10-06 |quote=Yanover is the most recent senior executive to be displaced by newly installed co-presidents John Pleasants and Jimmy Pitaro. }}
= Fandango =
In October 2012, Yanover was named president of Fandango, a ticketing company founded in 2000. He expanded the company through acquisitions, including Movieclips in 2014{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/fandango-buys-movieclips-bolsterings-film-related-content-1398311037|title=Fandango Buys MovieClips, Bolstering Film-Related Content|last=Schwartzel|first=Erich|date=2014-04-24|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2019-04-23|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}} and Rotten Tomatoes, a media review site, in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/fandango-acquires-rotten-tomatoes-flixster-1201704373/|title=Fandango Acquires Rotten Tomatoes & Flixster From Warner Bros Entertainment|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=2016-02-17|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2019-04-23}} In 2018, Fandango expanded its international presence through deals with Cinepolis, Cinemark, National Amusements, and Cinemex, all based in Latin and Central American countries, becoming the largest online ticketer in Latin America.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/fandango-latin-america-cinepolis-1202987694/|title=Fandango Becomes Largest Online Ticketer in Latin America (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Lang|first=Brent|date=2018-10-22|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-04-23}} Yanover left Fandango in 2022.{{cite news |last=Lang |first=Brent |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/fandango-president-paul-yanover-will-mcintosh-nbc-sports-next-1235289155/ |title=Paul Yanover Stepping Down at Fandango, Will McIntosh Named President of Ticketing Giant and NBC Sports Next |work=Variety |publisher=Variety Media, LLC |date=2022-06-09 |accessdate=2023-08-16 |quote=Paul Yanover is stepping down as president of Fandango after nearly a decade atop the country’s leading movie ticketing service. }}
Personal life
Yanover is married with two daughters (born c. 2000), and lives in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles.
References
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Category:Businesspeople from Ontario