Jonathan Klein (businessman)

For other people named Jonathan Klein, see Jonathan Klein (disambiguation).
Jonathan Klein
Klein in 2023
Born
Jonathan David Klein

1960 (age 64–65)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of Getty Images, Inc.

Jonathan David Klein (born 1960)[1] is co-founder and Chairman of Getty Images, Inc.,[2] a global digital media company.[3]

Life and career

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Klein received a degree in law from Cambridge University.[1] He co-founded Getty Images with former Chairman Mark Getty in March 1995 and since then has led the company's growth from an analog image collection with transparencies, laboratories and print catalogs, to a multibillion-dollar, global digital business.[4]

Under Klein's direction, Getty Images has acquired and integrated more than 100 image collections and companies worldwide, including PhotoDisc and iStockphoto.[5][6] The company also launched news, sports and entertainment coverage, and has grown to include video, music, digital asset management, rights services and assignment photography.[7]

In 2005, Fast Company recognized Klein in its “Fast 50” as a business leader who “will change the way we work and live”[8] and he was named number one on American Photo's list of the “100 Most Important People in Photography.”[9] He received the Suffolk University Sawyer Business School's 2012 award for Global Leadership in Innovation and Collaboration,[10] as well as the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's Business Excellence for Innovation award.[11]

Under Klein's leadership, Getty Images received the first International Center of Photography Trustees Award, for the company's “commitment to the field of photography, through technology and philanthropy, and dedication to the power of photography to create change.”[12]

In 13 March 2015, Klein announced his resignation as CEO and voting member of the Executive Board, internally called, "Ex-Com" . On the same day, it was announced that he intended to accept the role, duties and office of Chairman of The Board. On the same day, it was announced that Klein would stay on as caretaker CEO, taking a prominent role in vetting potential replacements.

Klein spoke out in several interviews and company communiques against the 2015 Charlie Hebdo shooting.[13]

He serves on the boards of directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists and Grassroot Soccer and is chairman of Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.[14][15][16] He is a member of the corporate advisory board of GBCHealth and serves on the boards of directors of Bloom & Wild, the Groton School,[17] Etsy,[18] Getty Images,[19] Getty Investments and Squarespace.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jonathan Klein: Under Getty's Images: Brand Values and Leadership Principles". Ethix. June 1, 2003. Klein was born in South Africa in 1960 to a Jewish family that had left Stalin's Russia in the 1930s. He was educated in law at Cambridge University
  2. ^ Berfield, Susan (August 23, 2012). "Getty's Pics: Worth 1,000 Words—and $3.3 Billion". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012.
  3. ^ Rogers, Bruce (June 30, 2013). "Getty Images Wants to be the Amazon of Digital Content". Forbes.
  4. ^ "Getty Images Officers: Jonathan Klein". GettyImages.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  5. ^ "Getty Images and Their Meteoric Rise". MacTribe. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28.
  6. ^ "iStockphoto CEO On Getty Images Acquisition: Exclusive Interview On One Year Anniversary". ZDNet. February 19, 2007.
  7. ^ "About Getty Images". GettyImages.com.
  8. ^ Tischler, Linda (2006). "Most innovative Companies 2006 - 42_Jonathan Klein - Getty Images". Fast Company.
  9. ^ "American Photo Top 100". Kennerly.com. April 19, 2005. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013.
  10. ^ "Business School Honors CEO of Getty Images". Suffolk University. September 18, 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012.
  11. ^ "Friends of the Global Fight Against Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Board of Directors". TheGlobalFight.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19.
  12. ^ Palmeri, Christopher (March 13, 2015). "Getty Images's CEO Klein to Give Up Position Amid Price War". Bloomberg.com.
  13. ^ Klein, Jonathan (January 14, 2015). "Getty Images Stands With Charlie Hebdo". GettyImages.com.
  14. ^ "Committee to Protect Journalists: Media Leaders Join CPJ Board of Directors". 18 July 2011.
  15. ^ "Global Board of Directors". Grassroot Soccer. Archived from the original on 2013-07-28.
  16. ^ "Edward W. Scott Jr. Steps Down, Jonathan Klein Named Interim Chair" (Press release). Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. September 1, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015.
  17. ^ "Groton School: Board of Trustees".
  18. ^ "Etsy: Board of Directors".
  19. ^ "Jonathan Klein". The Huffington Post.
  20. ^ "GBCHealth: Corporate Advisory Board". Archived from the original on 2013-08-25.
  21. ^ "Squarespace: Board of Directors".