James Barge

James Barge is the Chief Financial Officer of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., where he has oversight of all financial operations, information technology, and planning and setting strategy as a member of the Company’s Executive Committee.

From 2010 to 2012, he served as the EVP, Chief Financial Officer of Viacom Inc., having served as its EVP, Controller, Tax and Treasury since January 2008. He was the SVP, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Time Warner Inc. from 2002 to 2007.

Prior to joining Time Warner in 1995, James was a Partner at Ernst & Young where he served clients across a wide variety of industries, including The Coca-Cola Company and Warner Bros.

He is an Emeritus member of the Alumni Board for the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.