Anthony J. Vinciquerra

About Anthony J. Vinciquerra

Anthony J. Vinciquerra, age 71, is an independent Class A director of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS) serving since April 17, 2020. He sits on the Audit and Compensation Committees and is designated an SEC “audit committee financial expert.” Externally, he is the non‑executive Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (since Jan 2025) and a director of Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: NTWO); he previously served on the boards of Qualcomm (2015–Mar 2025), Pandora, Univision, Motorola Mobility and DirecTV, and led Fox Networks Group before joining Sony Pictures as Chairman & CEO (2017–Jan 2025) .

Past Roles

External Roles

Board Governance

• Independence and election: Independent director (NYSE/SEC standards), elected by Class A stockholders; on MSGS Board since Apr 17, 2020 .
• Committees: Audit Committee member; Compensation Committee member; Audit Committee “financial expert” designation by the Board .
• Meeting cadence and attendance: Board met 6x in FY2025; Audit met 4x; Compensation met 7x; all directors met at least 75% attendance threshold .
• Executive sessions and structure: Regular executive sessions of independent directors; no lead independent director due to controlled company structure .
• Controlled company context: MSGS is a “controlled company” under NYSE rules; does not maintain a majority‑independent board, but the Audit and Compensation Committees are 100% independent .

Fixed Compensation (Director)

Program design applicable to non‑employee directors in FY2025:

• Annual cash retainer: $75,000; Committee member fee: $15,000 (Audit/Comp); Committee chair fee: $25,000; Annual equity retainer (RSUs): $160,000 .
• Equity holding: Director RSUs are fully vested at grant but subject to a holding requirement until 90 days after separation from service .

Anthony J. Vinciquerra – FY2025 actual director compensation:

Notes: Directors may elect to defer cash retainers into RSUs; RSUs for directors are fully vested at grant with a holding requirement until 90 days post‑separation .

Performance Compensation (Director)

• Director equity is time‑based; there are no performance metrics for director equity awards. Annual director RSUs vest at grant and are held until 90 days after separation; no options or PSUs are used for directors in FY2025 .

Other Directorships & Interlocks

Expertise & Qualifications

• Designated “audit committee financial expert” by MSGS Board; deep P&L, strategic and operational experience leading major media businesses (Sony Pictures, Fox Networks Group) .
• Corporate governance exposure across multiple public boards including Qualcomm (through Mar 2025) and SPAC board service (NTWO) .

Equity Ownership

Governance Assessment

• Positives:

  • Independent director with extensive media operating experience; serves on both Audit and Compensation—key oversight committees; designated audit committee financial expert, enhancing financial oversight .
  • Strong equity alignment via annual RSU grants with mandatory holding until separation; FY2025 compensation tilted toward equity ($164,318 stock vs. $52,500 cash) .
  • Committee structure is fully independent; related‑party transactions across Dolan‑controlled entities are subject to review and approval by independent committees .

• Watch‑items/RED FLAGS (structural):

  • Controlled company status and concentration of voting power with the Dolan Family Group; no lead independent director—potential checks and balances concern (board independence below majority) .
  • Extensive intercompany agreements with affiliates (MSGE, Sphere Entertainment, AMC Networks) require ongoing robust independent oversight; Mr. Vinciquerra’s presence on independent committees helps mitigate but does not eliminate inherent conflict risk .
  • Time commitments: multiple external roles (non‑exec chair at Sony Pictures and public SPAC director); although all directors met attendance thresholds, continued monitoring of workload is prudent .

• Attendance & engagement signal: All directors, including Mr. Vinciquerra, achieved at least 75% attendance at board/committee meetings in FY2025; Board met 6x; Audit 4x; Compensation 7x, indicating adequate engagement levels .

• Shareholder alignment indicators: Director RSU holding requirement through end of service; Company‑wide anti‑hedging/pledging policy for directors and employees supports long‑term alignment .

• Perquisites (directors): Access to tickets to certain events; tickets at MSGE/Sphere venues are perquisites but below disclosure threshold (<$10k per director in FY2025) .

Related-Party Exposure (specific to Vinciquerra)

• The Board determined Mr. Vinciquerra is independent; the proxy discloses no related‑party transactions involving him personally. Related‑party and intercompany arrangements (e.g., media rights, arena licenses, shared services) exist at the company level but are subject to Independent Committee oversight and approval policies .

Director Compensation Detail (FY2025)

Insider Trades

• Not disclosed in the proxy; no Form 4 activity for Mr. Vinciquerra was presented in this filing. If needed, we can retrieve Form 4s separately; none were cited in the FY2025 proxy .