He is currently an external member of the Prudential Regulation Committee of the Bank of England and
a nonexecutive board member of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Hobson, the 44 - year - old president of Chicago - based Ariel Investments, is now DreamWorks»
nonexecutive chairman and also on the
boards of Starbucks (SBUX), Estée Laude (EL) r, and Groupo (GRPN) n. She's a valuable adviser, the 62 - year - old Katzenberg explains, because she simplifies complex problems, always thinks long term, and asks questions in an unthreatening way.
He's active in the retail world through his roles as
nonexecutive chairman of Cost Plus and as a
board member of True Religion Apparel.