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MGM Studios Promotes Judith A. Jecmen to Senior Vice President, Legal Finance LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM Studios, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (NYSE:MGM), has promoted Judith A. Jecmen to senior vice president, legal finance, announced Jonathan Bader, the studio's executive vice president of business affairs. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011119/MGMLOGO ) "Judith is an integral member of the business affairs team," said Bader, to whom Jecmen reports. "She is incredibly versatile. She has the unique ability to handle the most complicated financing transactions, as well as an array of our other production and development deals." Jecmen joined MGM Studios in 2001 as director of business affairs, and was promoted in 2002 to vice president, legal finance. She previously served as vice president, business affairs for DeLaurentiis Entertainment Ltd. and Cinetel Films; as general counsel at Producers Sales Organization; and as an attorney with Warner Bros. International. She also worked in private practice with law firms in New York, Texas and Mississippi, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, venture-capital financing and entertainment law. She has written numerous articles on entertainment law for publications such as "The Business of Film." Jecmen received a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center, and a Bachelor's of Arts degree in English and French from the University of Dayton. She also received a Certificat de Francais from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. Jecmen is a member of the American Bar Association, its Intellectual Property Law Section and its Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum. She is admitted before the bar in California, New York, Mississippi and Texas. About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. subsidiary, is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprising about 4,000 titles. Operating units include MGM Pictures, United Artists, MGM Television Entertainment, MGM Networks, MGM Distribution Co., MGM International Television Distribution, MGM Domestic Television Distribution, MGM Home Entertainment, MGM On Stage, MGM Consumer Products, MGM Music, MGM Interactive and MGM Direct. In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching nearly 120 countries. For more information, visit http://www.mgm.com/. Contact: David Bloom Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. +1-310-449-3660 Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011119/MGMLOGO AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com DATASOURCE: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. CONTACT: David Bloom of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., +1-310-449-3660 Web site: http://www.mgm.com/

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