Ynon Kreiz

Ynon Kreiz
Born	Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Education	Tel Aviv University, UCLA
Occupation	Former Chairman and CEO of Maker Studios, Endemol, Fox Kids Europe
Known for	Maker Studios, Endemol, Fox Kids Europe

Ynon Kreiz is an Israeli businessman who served as Chairman and CEO of Fox Kids Europe from 1997-2002, Chairman and CEO of television and digital production company Endemol from 2008 to 2011, and as Chairman, CEO and President of web video network Maker Studios, Inc. from 2012 to 2016.

Born and raised in Israel, Kreiz earned a BA in Economics and Management from Tel Aviv University in 1991. He then moved to Los Angeles, California to attend graduate school and in 1993 received an M.B.A. from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.

While at UCLA, Kreiz met American-Israeli media mogul Haim Saban whom he joined in 1994 as a business partner. In 1996 Kreiz moved to London to launch children’s television network Fox Kids Europe, a joint venture with Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. From 1997-2002 Kreiz served as Chairman and CEO of Fox Kids Europe. During his tenure, Fox Kids expanded into one of the largest pay-TV channels in Europe and the Middle East, broadcasting in 56 countries in 17 languages. In 1999 Fox Kids Europe (FKE) was listed on the Euronext Stock Exchange in Amsterdam, and in 2001 the Walt Disney Company acquired a majority stake (76%) in Fox Kids Europe, with the remaining 24% of its stock publicly traded. Kreiz resigned from FKE at the expiration of his contract in 2002, the year following the Disney sale.

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