Born May 7, 1956 in New York City, Mr. Haimes joined Roundabout in 1983 when the company was operating in a Chelsea movie house. Initially the managing director, Mr. Haimes took out loans in his own name to keep the company afloat in his first weeks before the board of directors voted to shut down the enterprise. He fought back, and, at 26, was able to convince a board member to donate enough money to buy him the time to implement sweeping expenditure cuts, marketing improvements, and staff changes. Amongst his wide-reaching changes was an adjustment to curtain times to entice earlier theatre goers, discounts for children, and special events for different audience demographics. Remarkably, he turned the company around, growing it into one of the most powerful forces in the American theatre.