John Textor

John Textor
Textor in 2024
Born
John Charles Textor

(1965-09-30) September 30, 1965 (age 59)
Kirksville, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation(s)CEO of Facebank, Inc.
former Executive Chairman of FuboTV (Facebank Group, Inc.)
Known forCo-owner of Crystal Palace, owner of Botafogo, RWD Molenbeek, and OL Groupe (Olympique Lyonnais)
RelativesHamilton Macfarland Barksdale,[1] VP and Director of duPont (great-great grandfather)
Ethel Barksdale duPont (great-grandmother)

John Charles Textor (born September 30, 1965) is an American businessman. He is the former executive chairman of streaming television service FuboTV. He has been recognized for his work in the fields of digital media and entertainment with the nickname "Hollywood's Virtual Reality Guru".[2][3]

Textor is the majority owner and chairman of Eagle Football Holdings Limited, the leading shareholder of professional football clubs Botafogo, Crystal Palace F.C., Olympique Lyonnais, and RWD Molenbeek.[4][5]

  1. ^ Ernest, Dale; Meloy, Charles (1962). "Hamilton MacFarland Barksdale and the DuPont Contributions to Systematic Management". The Business History Review. 36 (2): 127–152. doi:10.2307/3111452. JSTOR 3111452. S2CID 145225258. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  2. ^ Melanie Lee (2016-03-31). "Hollywood's Virtual Reality Guru Looks East". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-11. Hollywood's Virtual Reality Guru
  3. ^ Oisin Lunny (2020-04-27). "Hollywood's Virtual Reality Guru Looks East". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-11. Facebank CEO John Textor has been at the leading edge of digital likenesses since the early days of VRML.
  4. ^ "John Textor's Company Wants to Take Lyon Public". Front Office Sports. 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  5. ^ "Textor's Eagle Football 'plans US flotation' of multi-club business". Sport Business. 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-06-26.