TKO Group Taps Netflix Public Policy Vet Dean Garfield For Newly Created Government Affairs Post

UFC and WWE parent TKO Group Holdings has appointed Dean Garfield as SVP of Government Affairs.

In the newly created position, he will play a key role in the company’s activities globally. TKO has been in expansion mode, staging events and swinging media rights deals in a range of countries. He will report to to Seth Krauss, Chief Administrative Officer & Senior Counsel to the Board of Directors and Senior Management.

Garfield comes to TKO from Netflix, where he spent six years as a member of the senior management team, serving as VP of Public Policy. Prior to joining Netflix, Garfield was CEO of the Information Technology Industry Council; EVP and Chief Strategic Officer for the Motion Picture Association; and VP of legal affairs at the Recording Industry Association of America.

“Dean’s extensive public policy experience will be integral to supercharging TKO’s government relations strategy, including

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