Robert A Bowman

Just 10 years ago, only a few baseball owners had ever heard of the Internet. Today, BAM, as it’s known among baseball fans, oversees MLB’s online business on its portal (mlb.com) and elsewhere, from ticketing and merchandise to Web broadcasts and wireless services. It has exploded from a 2000 startup with $120 million in seed money to a profitable company with $195 million in annual revenues and growing at some 30 to 40 percent a year. Bowman has leveraged his company’s position in the ticketing and merchandising areas — as well as building such a mammoth broadband pipeline that BAM now hosts sites for top music acts and even the NCAA basketball tournament’s streaming video. The result could be millions in income to be shared among baseball’s 30 owners. Robert A. Bowman has been a Director of Warnaco since January 2004. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Major League Baseball Advanced Media ("MLB.com"), the Internet and interactive media unit of Major League Baseball. Prior to joining MLB.com in November 2000, Mr. Bowman was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cyberian Outpost, Inc., an online retailer of computers and electronics. Before he joined Cyberian Outpost in September 1999, Mr. Bowman held several senior management positions at ITT Corporation, including President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Earlier in his career, Mr. Bowman served for eight years as Treasurer of the State of Michigan. Mr. Bowman is currently a Director of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. and Blockbuster, Inc.