CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER / CHIEF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER / CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER • Senior leader with 20+ years of dynamic leadership driving global organizations at scale to transform core operations and functions, including supply chain, procurement, IT, sales operations, call centers, real estate, and shared services • Respected and endorsed key leader of teams/organizations ranging in size from 30 to 30,000+ professionals • Aggressive focus on cost optimization, setting and achieving aspirational targets, with tens of billions of dollars in P&L improvement identified and captured since 2001 • Seasoned C-suite business developer, turning suppliers and customers into accountable, innovative partners • Significant experience leading global procurement transformations for technology, media, and entertainment multinationals • Expert in clean-sheet design and construction of lean, results-driven, technology-enabled procurement and supply chain organizations

Senior Vice President, Operational Efficiency and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) @ Live Nation is the global leader for live entertainment, comprised of the Concerts, Festivals, Ticketmaster, House of Blues, Media & Sponsorship, and Artist Management businesses. Recruited to lead the company’s holistic, structural cost transformation across all businesses and corporate functions, reporting to the COO and partnering with the C-suite and business Presidents. Driving technology, operational, and financial transformation across the portfolio. From September 2015 to Present (4 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaVP, Enterprise Programs @ * Hand-picked to support HP’s leadership directly in driving the company’s well-publicized turnaround. Led the transformation of several enterprise-wide multi-billion dollar programs within HP, in partnership with key HP supplier-customers * Senior leader in HP's Global Corporate Services organization, comprised of Enterprise Programs, Global Real Estate, and Global Procurement * Led strategy, operations, cost reduction, and customer experience for multi-billion dollar global corporate programs, including Global Corporate Travel, Payment Cards, Entertainment, Meetings, Events, Sponsorships, Hospitality, and Vehicle Fleet * Drove year-over-year structural and permanent cost reduction of 20% ($400M) from HP’s $2B in programs spend, which is 10X the amount of value created in any of the previous five years From April 2014 to August 2015 (1 year 5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaVP, Technology & Operations @ * Promoted to help lead the 30,000+ employee Technology & Operations (T&O) organization, HP’s “operational backbone.” Reported directly to a member of HP’s Executive Committee (EVP of Technology & Operations), doubling as his Chief of Staff. * Led and enabled large-scale operational discipline and change across HP’s varied business units and global functions * Drove transformation across T&O’s functions, including Sales Operations, IT, Shared Services, Procurement, Real Estate, Security Services, Aviation, and Business Process Improvement (lean six sigma teams) * Designed and executed pan-HP strategy for Technology & Operations, including improved performance management, business planning, and strategic partnering * Created and helped to host hundreds of meetings with HP’s most important customers and partners, helping to energize/reset HP’s relationships with C-level leaders at those customers From April 2013 to April 2014 (1 year 1 month) San Francisco Bay AreaVP, Global Procurement @ * Recruited by CAO to lead 500+ procurement professionals in 30+ countries to source, negotiate, and contract HP’s multi-billion dollar non-production spend for HP’s leadership in all business and functions. * Drive billions of dollars of permanent and structural cost reduction out of HP's non-production spend in just over 2 years * Managed and directed HP's global procurement relationship with its more than 30,000 suppliers worldwide * Responsible for driving procurement transformation throughout HP to strengthen its position as a world-class supply chain organization * Converted hundreds of suppliers into being stronger customers of HP’s products and services * Partnered tightly with HP’s senior leaders to ensure procurement savings were captured in HP’s P&Ls * Spearheaded several “big rock” operations transformations including Contingent Labor and HP’s multi-billion dollar cost turnaround program From October 2010 to April 2013 (2 years 7 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaVP, Global Sourcing @ * Recruited by CEO and COO to lead global procurement, supply chain, and logistics activities for MGM/CityCenter’s $3-5B supply chain * Delivered an end-to-end transformation of MGM’s formerly decentralized 200+ employee procurement function. Consolidated and transformed the function with new talent, tools, and processes * Over-delivered on savings commitments in nearly every category, achieving overall 10% reduction in third-party spend * Created new global team and capability to perform strategic, low-cost country sourcing for materials and commodities * Captured more than $300M in finance-validated procurement savings for Project CityCenter, the largest private development in the history of the United States. Delivered CityCenter on time and 22% below budget for owned commodities From October 2007 to October 2010 (3 years 1 month) Las Vegas, Nevada AreaSenior Engagement Manager @ * Five-year track record of performance, consistently at top of peer group * Focused on media, entertainment, technology, and manufacturing clients delivering improvement work in Procurement, Supply Chain, Lean Operations, Product Development and Strategy * Led the Operations Transformation practice for McKinsey’s West Coast Media & Entertainment clients, delivering billions of dollars in cost transformation * Selected client work includes remodeling the supply chain for a major motion picture studio, driving product development projects for a leading global consumer electronics firm, and overhauling procurement for a large U.S. publishing company From October 2002 to October 2007 (5 years 1 month) Greater Los Angeles Area

MBA @ Stanford University Graduate School of Business From 1999 to 2002 JD @ Stanford University Law School From 1998 to 2002 BS, Double Major: Political Science and Economics @ United States Military Academy at West Point From 1989 to 1993 High School @ San Marino (CA) High School From 1985 to 1989 James Niemiec is skilled in: Strategy, Procurement, Management, Leadership, Supply Chain, Program Management, Business Strategy, Global Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Negotiation, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Vendor Management, Process Improvement, Management Consulting, Project Planning