Jonathan Klein (Getty Images)
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Jonathan Klein is Chief Executive Officer
of Getty Images, Inc
., the company he co-founded with Chairman Mark Getty
in March 1995. Klein has led the development and implementation of Getty Images’ strategic direction for more than a decade. Before founding Getty Images, Klein led the media industry group for the London-based Hambros Bank Limited
. He currently serves on the boards of Getty Investments, The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, and Real Networks. In May 2005, Klein received top honors on American Photo’s list of the “100 Most Important People in Photography”, he is a recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Washington CEO magazine and was named in the March 2006 Fast Company issue as one of “The Fast 50 – The people who will change the way we work and live over the next ten years.”
Born in South Africa
, Klein spent most of his life in England
and currently resides in New York, New York.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Getty Images, Inc
Getty Images
Getty Images, Inc. is a stock photo agency, based in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is a supplier of stock images for business and consumers with an archive of 80 million still images and illustrations and more than 50,000 hours of stock film footage...
., the company he co-founded with Chairman Mark Getty
Mark Getty
Mark Getty , is a British businessman. A member of a family which originally made its money from oil, he is the son of American-British billionaire philanthropist Sir Paul Getty.-Career:...
in March 1995. Klein has led the development and implementation of Getty Images’ strategic direction for more than a decade. Before founding Getty Images, Klein led the media industry group for the London-based Hambros Bank Limited
Hambros Bank
Hambros Bank was a British bank based in London. The Hambros bank was a specialist in Anglo-Scandinavian business with expertise in trade finance and investment banking, and was the sole banker to the Scandinavian kingdoms for many years...
. He currently serves on the boards of Getty Investments, The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, and Real Networks. In May 2005, Klein received top honors on American Photo’s list of the “100 Most Important People in Photography”, he is a recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Washington CEO magazine and was named in the March 2006 Fast Company issue as one of “The Fast 50 – The people who will change the way we work and live over the next ten years.”
Born in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Klein spent most of his life in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and currently resides in New York, New York.