Mart Green
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Mart Green is the founder and CEO of Mardel Christian and Educational Supply and of Every Tribe Entertainment, and an heir to the Hobby Lobby family of companies which was founded by Mart's father David Green.
Mart Green's chain of Christian stores, Mardel, has 27 stores in six states and is headquartered in Oklahoma City. It is part of the Hobby Lobby group of companies. [1]
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[edit] Film Making
In 2007, Every Tribe Entertainment had released two films: "Beyond the Gates of Splendor," a 2002 documentary, and "End of the Spear," an 2005 adventure drama, both about the 1956 killing of five missionaries in Ecuador. ETE's producer is Bill Ewing and director is Jim Hanon, a first-time director. The film company's total budget for start up costs and its first two movies is around $20 million. [2]
[edit] Oral Roberts University
Green pledged a total of $70 million gift in November 2007 to Oral Roberts University (ORU), enough to retire much of the university's debt, on the condition that the university show good governance. Of the $70 million that was pledged, he gave an immediate $8 million during the November 2007 board meeting. [3] [4]
Green became the new Chairman of the Board at ORU. [5]
[edit] Family
His father, David Green founded the chain Hobby Lobby, with over 300 stores, and Mart sits on Hobby Lobby's board of directors.
Green has been married to his wife, Diana, since 1982. They have four children, Brent, Tyler, Scott, and Amy, who were born in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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[edit] References
- ^ Board of Trustees - Oral Roberts University
- ^ Interviews: Mart Green - Christianity Today Movies
- ^ Oral Roberts U. and President Part Ways - New York Times
- ^ News Conference Statements - News - Oral Roberts University
- ^ http://www.tulsaworld.com/TWPDFs/2008/Final/W_020108_A_4.pdf
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