Harry Meyer Rubin (born December 21, 1952) is a video game, entertainment, and energy industry executive. He is a founding partner of the firm commonly known as

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Personal history

Rubin was born in Kings Point, NY. He graduated from

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(Phi Beta Kappa) and

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in 1976. He is the Chairman of Henmead Enterprises, Inc. and formerly a director of Synthesis Energy Systems Inc. () In 1991, Rubin and his wife, a former marketing director at Columbia Pictures, co-created the board game, "Let's Buy Hollywood". Published by Rubin's firm, Henmead Enterprises, the game is similar in structure to

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, players had to build a vertically integrated entertainment empire, incorporating all aspects of the industry, from talent acquisition, to film production and ultimately, distribution.

Beer

In 1984, Rubin became a founding partner of

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, known by its brand name of

, along with Lorenzo Lamadrid and Jim Koch.

Computer software and media industries

Rubin began his career in the media industry with

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, which owned television network,

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. At RCA, Rubin served as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Video Coordination. In 1996, he became Head of Business Affairs, Cable TV, and Home Video for

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following GE's acquisition of NBC. In 1994, Rubin became Chief Financial Officer of

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and later Executive Vice President and General Manager of International Division and Business Affairs for the company.GT Interactive Form S-1 General form for registration of securities under the Securities Act of 1933
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produced '' Doom II: Hell on Earth'', which was released in October and sold over 2 million copies. In December of 1995, GT Interactive Software debuted on the

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stock exchange under the stock symbol GTIS.SEC Info - Atari Inc - 10-Q - For 6/30/97
/ref> Raising $140 million with its

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, it was one of the biggest IPOs of the year, second only to

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. In February, in light of the bad results, CEO Ron Chaimowitz was replaced. During his time at Infogrames, Rubin was appointed Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Clean coal

In 2006, Rubin was named director of Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. ("SES") () Currently, he is chairman of SES's Nominating and Governance Committee, as well as, a member of the Audit and Compensation committees. Lorenzo Lamadrid serves as chairman of the company. SES is a

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alternative energy company that provides technology, equipment and engineering services for the conversion of low rank, low cost coal and biomass feedstocks into energy and chemical products through their proprietary U-GAS fluidized bed gasification technology. On January 5, SES announced that it had regained compliance with NASDAQ's $1.00 minimum bid rules.Synthesis Energy Systems Regains NASDAQ Compliance
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References

External links

Forbes.com
* http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Synthesis+Energy+Systems%2c+Inc.+Appoints+Harry+M.+Rubin+to+Board+of...-a0150977096 * https://web.archive.org/web/20121011183545/http://www.faqs.org/sec-filings/100203/SYNTHESIS-ENERGY-SYSTEMS-INC_8-K/c95599exv99w1.htm * http://www.nasdaq.com/article/boston-beer-inc-sam-new-analyst-report-from-zacks-equity-research-zacks-equity-research-report-cm379309 {{DEFAULTSORT:Rubin, Harry M. Living people 1952 births Harvard Business School alumni Stanford University alumni