LA Reid

Antonio "LA" Reid (born June 7, 1956) is an American songwriter, record producer, and record executive who is perhaps best known for co-founding LaFace Records as well as launching the careers of such stars as Usher, P!nk, Justin Bieber, TLC, and others. He is also a three-time Grammy winner.

Reid is the president of Hitco Music Publishing, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and was formerly the president and CEO of Island Def Jam Music Group until 2011 when he decided to join Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Nicole Scherzinger as a judge on The X-Factor. He is currently the president and CEO of Epic Records.

Season 1
During season 1 of The X-Factor, Reid got the chance to mentor the Boys catagory, which consisted of Chris Rene, Astro and Marcus Canty. All three guys placed the top 7; Rene in third, Canty in fourth, and Astro in seventh. All three also got signed to Epic Records.

Season 2
For season 2, Reid will be mentoring the Over 25s catagory, which consists of Tate Stevens, David Correy, Vino Alan and Jason Brock.

Reid announced on December 13, 2012 that he will not be returning to the show so that he can focus on Epic Records.