BNET Industries
Market Cap:$4.4B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$14.0B
- Public
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CBS Corporation is a mass media company with constituent parts that reach back to the beginnings of the broadcast industry, as well as newer businesses that operate on the leading edge of the media industry. The Company, through its many and varied operations, combines broad reach with well-positioned local businesses, all of which provide it with an extensive distribution network by which it serves audiences and advertisers in all 50 states and key international markets. It has operations in virtually every field of media and entertainment, including broadcast television (CBS and The CW ? a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), cable television (Showtime and CBS College Sports Network), local television (CBS Television Stations), television production and syndication (CBS Paramount Network Television and CBS Television Distribution), radio (CBS Radio), advertising on out-of-home media (CBS Outdoor), publishing (Simon & Schuster), interactive media (CBS Interactive), music (CBS Records), licensing and merchandising (CBS Consumer Products), video/DVD (CBS Home Entertainment), in-store media (CBS Outernet) and motion pictures (CBS Films).
President & Chief Executive OfficerLeslie Moonves
Number of Employees 23,970
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Television Broadcasting: 515120
Recent Events
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CBS Unveils Fall Premiere Dates
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Worthless apology
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Alcoa Sheds 8.9%, and BofA Loses 9.7%
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CBS is losing Chief Financial Officer Fred Reynolds
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CBS Names Joseph Ianniello CFO; Fred Reynolds To Retire - Update
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UPDATE: CBS Names Deputy CFO Ianiello To Succeed Reynolds
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Joseph Ianniello Elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CBS Corporation, Effective July 20
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Joseph Ianniello Elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CBS Corporation, Effective July 20
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CFOs on the Move: Week Ending June 26
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CBS Finance Chief to Retire
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TV.com hopes to beat Hulu with Facebook Connect
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Project L.E.N.O. Aims Squarely at Jay
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After the Great Recession
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Joost joins forces with PS3
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CBSNews.com Relaunches; Still Needs the Traffic Hose
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HuffPo Changes CEOs: Betsy Morgan Being Replaced By SoftBank's Eric Hippeau
The Huffington Post, which has achieved great popularity but is still looking for the profit to match, is getting its second CEO in as many years, paidContent has learned. Betsy Morgan, who joined the high-profile media startup in late 2007, is being replaced by Eric Hippeau, a managing partner...
"My Name Is Earl" to TBS? Only in Reruns, Unfortunately
It looks as though talk that the cancelled NBC series "My Name Is Earl" may live a new life on TBS is over, despite a Twit-ition of fans wanting to keep the show on air and talks between TBS and "Earl"'s producers about creating new episodes. The series will only...
Lamar, CBS, Clear Channel Ban Obama Birth Certificate Billboards
Lamar Advertising, CBS Outdoor and Clear Channel Outdoor have all agreed not to sell billboard space to World Net Daily, a conservative news site that believes President Obama does not have a U.S. birth certificate. WND has raised $75,000 to put up outdoor ads that say, "Where's the birth certificate?"...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Leslie Moonves | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Quincy Smith | Chief Executive Officer, CBS Interactive |
| David F. Poltrack | Chief Research Officer & President, CBS Vision |
| James Sullivan | President, Sales, CBS Television Stations |
| Neil Ashe | President, CBS Interactive |
| Amy Berkowitz | Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer |
| Fredric G. Reynolds | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President |
| Gil Schwartz | Chief Communications Officer & Executive Vice President |
| Joseph R. Ianniello | Deputy Chief Financial Officer |
| Susan C. Gordon | Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President & Controller |
| Adam Townsend | Executive Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Anthony G. Ambrosio | Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration |
| Louis J. Briskman | General Counsel & Executive Vice President |
| Martin D. Franks | Executive Vice President, Policy, Planning and Government Relations |
| Martin M. Shea | Executive Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Angeline C. Starka | Senior Vice President & Secretary & Deputy General Counsel |
| Mimi Slavin | Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Promotions, CBS Films |
| Richard M. Jones | Senior Vice President & and General Tax Counsel |
| Steve Friedman | Vice President, Morning Broadcasts |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sumner M. Redstone | Chairman |
| Arnold Kopelson | Board of Directors |
| Bruce S. Gordon | Board of Directors |
| Charles K. Gifford | Board of Directors |
| David R. Andelman | Board of Directors |
| Doug Morris | Board of Directors |
| Frederic V. Salerno | Board of Directors |
| Gary L. Countryman | Board of Directors |
| Joseph A. Califano | Board of Directors |
| Leonard Goldberg | Board of Directors |
| Linda Griego | Board of Directors |
| Shari E. Redstone | Vice Chairman |
| William S. Cohen | Board of Directors |
Leslie Moonves is President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation. In this role, he oversees all operations of the company, including the CBS Television Network, The CW (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), CBS Television Stations, CBS Paramount Network Television, CBS Television Distribution Group, Showtime, CBS Radio, CBS Records, CBS Outdoor, Simon & Schuster, CBS Interactive, CBS Consumer Products, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS Outernet and CBS Films. Prior to the Viacom separation in 2005, Moonves served as Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Viacom and Chairman of CBS, overseeing all of Viacom's domestic and international broadcast television operations, radio division and outdoor advertising operations. Moonves was promoted to Chairman and CEO of CBS in 2003, and prior to that, was President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Television, a position he was elevated to in April 1998. He joined CBS in July 1995 as President, CBS Entertainment. Under Moonves' aegis, CBS has developed television's Number One drama, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation;" the king of reality series, "Survivor"; and hit series such as "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Two and a Half Men," "The King of Queens," "CSI: Miami," "Without A Trace," "Cold Case," "CSI: NY" and the Emmy Award-winning reality series "The Amazing Race." It was during this time CBS became America's most watched television network, going from last to first during Moonves' leadership. He joined CBS from Warner Bros. Television, where as President, he oversaw a television division that supplied the greatest number of programs to network television for nine consecutive years, culminating in a record-setting 22 series (including "ER," "Friends" and "The Drew Carey Show") on the 1995-96 network schedules. He had been President of Warner Bros. Television since July 1993, when Warner Bros. and Lorimar Television combined operations. From 1989 to 1993, he had been President of Lorimar Television. He joined the company in 1985 as executive in charge of its movies and mini-series, and became head of creative affairs in 1988. Earlier in his career, Moonves was Vice President of movies and mini-series for Twentieth Century Fox Television, where he was also in charge of first-run syndication and pay/cable programming. He had previously been Vice President, development, for Saul Ilson Productions (in association with Columbia Pictures Television) and a development executive for Catalina Productions. Upon graduation from Bucknell University, Moonves pursued an acting career at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, studying under the renowned Sanford Meisner. He performed in numerous stage and television productions before opting to produce plays on Broadway and in Los Angeles. Moonves is a member of the NCAA Advisory Board, the board of directors of the Los Angeles Free Clinic and the board of trustees of the Entertainment Industries Council. He is a trustee of the National Council for Families and Television and of the American Film Institute and is past president of the Hollywood Radio and Television Society. He is also co-chair of the Los Angeles Board of Governors of The Paley Center for Media. In March 2003, Moonves was honored by the International Radio and Television Society as the recipient of the Gold Medal Award, one of most prestigious honors in media and entertainment. Since joining CBS, Moonves has also been named Variety's Showman of the Year and Entertainment Weekly's Most Powerful Man in Hollywood and received the Casting Society of America's Career Achievement Award. He is also a past recipient of the American Jewish Committee's Sherrill Corwin Award, given to outstanding leaders in the entertainment and communications industry.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Future of Television Conference | Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, Viacom, Chairman, Cbs | Current |
| American Film Institute | Trustee | Current |
| National Council for Families and Television | Trustee | Current |
| The Paley Center for Media | Co-Chairman, Los Angeles Board of Governors | Current |
| Ncaa | Advisory Board Directors | Current |
| Entertainment Industries Council, Inc | Board of Trustees | Current |
| The Los Angeles Free Clinic | Board of Directors | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Warner Bros Inc. | President | Former |
| Hollywood Radio and Television Society | President | Former |
| CBS Entertainment Division | President | Former |
| CBS Television Network | President & Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| CBS Corporation | President, CBS Entertainment | Former |
| Warner Bros. Television, Inc. | President | Former |
| Lorimar, Inc. | President, Television | Former |
| Viacom Inc. | Co-President & Co-Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Columbia Pictures | Vice President, Movies and Mini-Series | Former |
| Twentieth Century Fox | Vice President, Movies and Mini-Series | Former |
| Catalina Productions | Development Executive | Former |
| CBS Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| Bucknell University | Graduate | Former |
Quincy Smith serves as Chief Executive Officer, CBS Interactive, a business unit within CBS Corporation that houses and operates all its interactive consumer properties. Smith has been at the helm of the division since joining the Company, serving as its President from November 2006 to June 2008. In this role, Smith is responsible for overseeing CBS Corporation's entire interactive strategy and helping to guide its implementation across the company's varied divisions and online businesses. Smith works in tandem with each CBS division to formulate new media strategies and partnerships involving all interactive platforms, including Internet, mobile and video gaming. Reporting to Smith is the wide variety of interactive media company-wide, including its wholly-owned Websites. In addition, Smith works closely with the Company's financial team to identify new businesses that could complement CBS's core assets and build its presence in the fast-growing digital counterpart to its existing programming platforms. Prior to joining CBS in November 2006, Smith was an executive at Allen & Company, where he was involved with projects including multiple transactions for Google, Advertising.com's sale to AOL, the del.icio.us sale to Yahoo, Neopets' sale to Viacom, Loudeye's sale to Nokia and CNET's acquisition of Webshots, among other transactions. In this role he also worked with companies such as Comcast, the Weinstein Company and CBS, as well as investments for Allen & Company in SpotRunner, Fon, Ning and SlingMedia, among others. Prior to Allen & Company, Smith was a Founding Partner of The Barksdale Group, a venture capital firm. Previously, Smith spent five years at Netscape where he ran Investor Relations and Corporate Development and played a role in over 20 joint ventures, investments and acquisitions including Netscape's ultimate sale to AOL. Prior to that, Smith was an investment banker for Morgan Stanley.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Chief Executive Officer, CBS Interactive | Current |
| CBS Interactive Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| CBS Corporation | President, CBS Interactive | Former |
| Morgan Stanley | Investment Banker | Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Investor Relations and Corporate Development | Former |
| Allen & Company | Executive | Former |
David F. Poltrack is Chief Research Officer, CBS Corporation and President of CBS VISION. Poltrack oversees all research operations at CBS encompassing audience measurement, market research, program testing, advertising research, and monitoring of the national and international video marketplace. He also designed and oversees TELEVISION CITY at the MGM GRAND, Las Vegas, the state of the art Research Center providing ongoing consumer feedback concerning all programming and new entertainment technologies. CBS VISION is a new research unit designed to explore and offer insight on emerging technologies, media consumption patterns, and advertising value in the media marketplace. He joined CBS in 1969 as Manager, Marketing Services, CBS Television Stations, National Sales. After holding various positions with CBS Television Stations, in 1979 Poltrack was named Vice President, Marketing Services for the CBS Television Network. In 1982, he was named Vice President, Research, CBS/Broadcast Group, and in 1988, he was appointed Senior Vice President, Planning and Research, CBS/Broadcast Group. He was promoted to Executive Vice President, Research and Planning, CBS Television in 1994. Poltrack is past chairman of the Media Rating Council (MRC), a trustee and a member of the executive committee of the Marketing Science Institute, past president of the Market Research Council, vice president of the Advertising Research Council, and a member of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences. He is past chairman of the Advertising Research Foundation, and a former member of the board of the International Radio and Television Foundation (IRTF). He is winner of the Hugh Malcolm Beville, Jr. Award presented by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Broadcast Education Association in recognition of those who have made significant contributions to the design, use, or understanding of broadcast audience research. As Adjunct Professor at New York University, he teaches courses on the graduate level at both the NYU Stern School of Business and the Steinhardt School of Education. He also teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and is a visiting professor at Cheung Dong Graduate School of Business, Beijing, China. He is author of Television Marketing: Network, Local, and Cable (McGraw-Hill). His articles are published in professional journals including the Journal of Advertising Research, the Journal of Psychology and Marketing, and the European Broadcasting Union Review. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, History) and New York University (M.B.A., Marketing).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Chief Research Officer & President, CBS Vision | Current |
| CBS Television Network | Executive Vice President, Res & Planning | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Television Stations, Inc. | President, Sales | Current |
| CBS Corporation | President, Sales, CBS Television Stations | Current |
Neil Ashe serves as President of CBS Interactive. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing CBS Interactive's business strategy and vision, including sales, marketing, product development, and international operations. Previously, Ashe served as Chief Executive Officer of CNET Networks, Inc until the company was acquired by CBS Corporation in May, 2008. Ashe joined CNET Networks in 2002 as Senior Vice-President, Corporate Strategy and Development. In 2005, he assumed the role of Executive Vice-President and his responsibilities expanded to included day-to-day management of the Community and Lifestyle, Business, Channel and International divisions. At CNET Networks, Ashe led the company's content expansion strategy, including numerous acquisitions to develop its existing products and expand into new categories both domestically and internationally, which helped attract new audience and customer segments. During his tenure, the company acquired or launched MP3.com, CHOW, BNET, UrbanBaby and China-based ZOL, PC Home and X-Car. This strategy has resulted in new product development, audience growth and revenue streams for the company. In addition, Ashe is a key spokesperson to both the investment and advertising communities and has been instrumental in CNET Networks' growth and success. Prior to joining CNET Networks, Ashe founded and served as chief executive officer of several start-up companies in the Internet, business-to-business, electronic-marketplaces, and financial-services industries. From 1996 through 1999, he served as managing director of Crest Communications Holdings LLC, a private equity-investment firm. From 1990 through 1994, he held positions in the Mergers and Acquisitions group of Smith Barney, Inc. Ashe holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS from Georgetown University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | President, CBS Interactive | Current |
| CBS Interactive Inc. | President | Current |
| CNET Networks, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| CNET Networks, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| CNET Networks, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development | Former |
| Crest Communication Holdings, LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| Smith Barney | Mergers & Acquisitions | Former |
| CNET Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Georgetown University | BS | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Times Herald-Record | Community News Coordinator | Former |
Fredric G. Reynolds serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CBS Corporation. In this post, he is responsible for all financial operations of the company. Reynolds had previously been President and CEO of the Viacom Television Stations Group, overseeing the division's 40 local television stations, which included 41 CBS, 16 UPN, 1 WB and 2 stations not affiliated with a major network. Before that, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Viacom Inc., responsible for all Viacom's financial functions, including treasury, accounting, internal audit, insurance and risk management, tax, mergers and acquisitions, information systems and financial planning and business analysis. He had served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CBS Corporation, since December 1997. He was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, in February 1994 and assumed the additional post of chief financial officer, CBS Inc., in April 1996. Reynolds joined Westinghouse from PepsiCo Inc., where he spent 13 years (1981–94) in various financial positions, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for PepsiCo Foods International, PepsiCo's Frito-Lay unit. He was also Chief Financial Officer at several other PepsiCo units, including Kentucky Fried Chicken, PepsiCola International and Pizza Hut. Reynolds, a certified public accountant, is a 1972 graduate of the University of Miami, with a B.B.A. in finance. He is a native of Miami, and he and his wife live in California. They have four children.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Kraft Foods Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Gil Schwartz serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer for CBS Corporation. He is responsible for the communications group that incorporates public relations, media relations and corporate and internal communications functions for all divisions of the company. Schwartz was previously Executive Vice President, CBS Communications Group, where he oversaw all communication functions for CBS, UPN, Paramount Television, King World Productions, the Viacom Television Stations Group, Infinity Broadcasting and Viacom Outdoor. Previously, he was Executive Vice President, Communications, CBS, supervising all communications functions for CBS and UPN. Before that, Schwartz was Senior Vice President, Communications, CBS Corporation, prior to the Company's merger with Viacom Inc. He joined CBS in that capacity in 1996 after 14 years with Westinghouse Broadcasting (Group W), having served the communications requirements of all aspects of that company's operations before its merger with CBS. Schwartz joined Group W in 1981 as a Public Affairs Associate for the Teleprompter Corporation. When Teleprompter was acquired by Westinghouse Broadcasting, he became Manager of Public Relations. In 1984, he was named Director of Communications for Group W Cable. After Group W's divestiture of cable in 1987, Schwartz was named Director of Communications for Group W Television. In 1989, he was named Vice President of Communications for the television station group, and in 1993 he became Vice President of Corporate Communications for Westinghouse Broadcasting. He is a graduate of Brandeis University (B.A., theater arts and English).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Chief Communications Officer & Executive Vice President | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications | Former |
| Group W | Corporate Communications | Former |
| Brandeis University | BA, Theater Arts and English | Former |
Joseph Ianniello serves as Deputy Chief Financial Officer for CBS Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for the Company's financial strategy across all of its operations, worldwide treasury, corporate development-including mergers & acquisitions-and risk management. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer and Treasurer for the Company. In addition, also oversees the Company's Tax and Information Systems and Technology Departments. Prior to CBS's separation from Viacom Inc., Ianniello held a variety of positions, including Senior Vice President and Treasurer (2005) and Vice President of Corporate Development (2000-2005), where he was integrally involved in identifying and assessing potential mergers and acquisitions for the company. He played a role in several of Viacom's major transactions, including the divestiture of Blockbuster and the acquisitions of BET, Comedy Central and Sportsline. Prior to joining Viacom, Ianniello was Director of Financial Planning at CBS (1997-2000), where he handled all financial planning matters across the company. He also spent time in the investor relations and internal audit departments. Before joining CBS, Ianniello spent seven years with KPMG in various capacities. Ianniello is a graduate of Pace University (bachelor's of business administration) and Columbia University (master's of business administration). He serves on the Board of the charitable organization New Alternatives for Children. In addition, he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York Society of Public Accountants.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Deputy Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| New Alternatives for Children, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Ticket Reserve, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Member | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer & Treasurer | Former |
| Columbia University | Master's of Business Administration | Former |
| Pace University | Bachelor's of Business Administration | Former |
Susan C. Gordon serves as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of CBS Corporation. In this role, Gordon has overall responsibility for the controllership and financial reporting activities for CBS Corporation, which include the CBS Television Network, UPN, CBS Radio, CBS Outdoor, CBS Television Stations, CBS Paramount Television, King World, Simon & Schuster, Showtime and Paramount Parks. She had previously been Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Viacom prior to the company's split. Gordon had previously held a variety of senior financial management positions with Viacom, including Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (1995-2002), Chief Financial Officer of Madison Square Garden (1994 to 1995), Vice President of Internal Audit (1986 to 1995), and Controller of the Viacom Broadcast Group (1985 to 1986). In these roles, Gordon had overall responsibility for Viacom's financial reporting, planning and budgeting, systems of internal controls, corporate and benefits accounting, international home offices finance functions, discontinued operations and administration of stock option activity. Prior to joining Viacom in 1981, Gordon was an auditor with the accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick. A Certified Public Accountant, Gordon holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Lake Forest College and attended the master's in accountancy program at New York University's Graduate School of Business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President & Controller | Current |
Adam Townsend was named Executive Vice President, Investor Relations for CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) in July 2008. In this position Townsend, an experienced financial services executive who most recently led E*Trade's Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy operations, oversees CBS's daily outreach to the investment community. He reports jointly to Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Corporation and Marty Shea, Executive Vice President, Investor Relations. Townsend most recently served as Managing Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy for the E*Trade Financial Corporation, which included working with its CEO on identifying global expansion opportunities, providing quarterly presentations to its board of directors on the company's competitive positioning, public/investor perception, stock valuation and analyst research coverage. He also oversaw E*Trade's communications strategies through more than $5 billion in transactions over four years. Before that, Townsend handled the company's financial communications, including news releases, quarterly earnings calls, shareholder presentations and investor marketing materials. Previously, Townsend worked as an Equity Research Analyst for JP Morgan Securities' Financial Institutions Group, where he was responsible for primary research coverage of publicly traded companies in the online trading and investing technology sector, performed company valuation analysis, authored equity research reports and built financial models to forecast financial performance of companies he covered. Before that he worked as a Management Trainee on the buy side for Franklin Templeton Investments. Townsend graduated in 1995 with a bachelor's of science degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Executive Vice President, Investor Relations | Current |
Anthony Ambrosio serves as Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration for CBS Corporation. In this role, he manages all human resources functions for the company; directs Administrative areas, including real estate, facilities management, security and other corporate services; and oversees labor relations functions. Ambrosio joined CBS in March 1985 in Recruitment and Placement, and held increasingly senior Human Resources positions in Compensation, Policy, HRIS and Benefits functions. Prior to the merger of CBS Corporation with Viacom in May 2000, he served as Vice President, Human Resources, CBS Corporation. After the merger, Ambrosio was named Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration for CBS, Infinity Broadcasting and Viacom Outdoor. Following both the CBS/Westinghouse merger in 1995 and the CBS/Viacom merger in 2000, Ambrosio played a key role in the efforts to integrate people, benefits programs, policies and compensation plans, as well as evaluating and implementing the many dozens of acquisitions, swaps and divestitures made in the years following the Westinghouse merger. He has also led the design, implementation and communication effort behind a number of innovative benefit program changes that have been emulated by other companies over the years. Ambrosio is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Political Science, 1982) and the New York University Stern School of Business (Masters of Business Administration, 1991) and is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) (Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 1993) and a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) (American Compensation Association, 1993). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Benefits Council. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Spring Lake, New Jersey.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration | Current |
Louis J. Briskman serves as the Chief Legal Officer of CBS Corporation. In this role, he oversees all legal activities for the company. Prior to the Viacom split, Briskman served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of CBS. From 2004 to 2005, he was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Aetna Inc. Before joining Aetna, Briskman had a long career at Westinghouse's broadcasting company, and at CBS. He joined Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1975, became General Counsel of the company's broadcasting subsidiary, known as Group W, in 1983, and rose to the position of the parent corporation's General Counsel, Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1993. He served in that role through the company's transformation into a pure media entity, which culminated in the acquisition of CBS in 1995 and the name change to CBS Corporation in 1997, where he continued his service as General Counsel. Briskman is a 1970 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a 1973 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a Regent on the Georgetown Board of Regents and Chairperson of the Georgetown Corporate Counsel Institute.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | General Counsel & Executive Vice President | Current |
Martin D. Franks is Executive Vice President, Planning, Policy and Government Affairs for the CBS Corporation. In that post, Franks manages a wide range of activities for the CBS, including oversight of the Corporation's activities in Washington as well as with state and local governments, and CBS's corporate philanthropy. In addition, Franks handles CBS's relations with multi-channel video providers and retransmission consent negotiations, the company's transition to digital television, and CBS Television's Standards and Practices Department. Franks joined CBS in 1988 as Vice President, Washington, responsible for the activities of CBS before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and other government bodies. He was made Senior Vice President, Washington, in 1994. In 1997, he was named Senior Vice President, CBS Corporation, in charge of its corporate relations functions, including government and investor relations and corporate communications, and served as liaison to the Company's board of directors. In May of 2000, upon the merger of CBS and Viacom, Franks was named Executive Vice President of CBS Television and Senior Vice President of Viacom. From 1972 through 1987, Franks held a number of posts in Washington, serving on the staffs of President Jimmy Carter, Senator Patrick J. Leahy, and Congressman Tony Coelho. Franks serves on the boards of the Advertising Council and Maximum Service Television (MSTV) where he also serves as Vice Chair of the Board. He also served on the Executive Committee of the Board of the September 11th Fund. Franks was born and raised in Long Beach, Ind., and is a graduate of Princeton University. He divides his time between offices in New York and Washington.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Executive Vice President, Policy, Planning and Government Relations | Current |
Martin M. Shea serves as Executive Vice President, Investor Relations for CBS Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for all investor relations functions, including shareholder communications and the company's relationships with securities analysts and money managers. Shea had previously held positions with Viacom (1998-2005), including Executive Vice President, Investor Relations and Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. Prior, he was Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Triarc Companies, Inc., where he was responsible for all aspects of Triarc's investor relations and public relations activities, including media relations, corporate publications and shareholder communications. Previously, Shea had served as Vice President, Investor Relations, at Paramount Communications before Paramount was acquired by Viacom in 1994. In 2003, Mr. Shea was named the Number One ranked Investor Relations Officer in the media industry by Institutional Investor, and the Number One ranked Investor Relations Officer across all industries by Investor Relations Magazine. Shea earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Hartford. He is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and has served as president of the New York Chapter.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Executive Vice President, Investor Relations | Current |
Angeline C. Straka serves as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary for CBS Corporation. Prior to the Viacom split, Straka served as the Vice President and Associate General Counsel and Co-Head of the Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group in the Viacom corporate law department. She also served as an Assistant Secretary of Viacom, assisting the General Counsel with respect to Board of Directors matters. Prior to joining the Viacom corporate law department in February 2001, Straka served from May 2000 to February 2001 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, then a majority-owned public subsidiary of Viacom. Since 1992 and up to the time of the May 2000 merger of Viacom and CBS, Straka was Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary of CBS Corporation. Prior to then, she held various attorney positions with Westinghouse Electric Corporation (predecessor to CBS Corporation), H.J. Heinz Co. and the U.S. Veterans Administration, and served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney. Straka earned a B.S. and M.L.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and a J.D., cum laude, from Duquesne University School of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review. She is a member of the New York and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Senior Vice President & Secretary & Deputy General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Promotions, CBS Films | Current |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. | Senior Vice President, Promotions | Former |
| 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. | Director of Promotions | Former |
Richard M. Jones serves as Senior Vice President and General Tax Counsel for CBS Corporation. In this role, he oversees the worldwide tax planning and operations for the Company. Prior to joining the company in 2005, Jones served as the Vice President of Tax, assistant treasurer and tax counsel for NBC Universal where he was responsible for all domestic and international tax planning. Prior to joining NBC Universal in 2003, Jones spent 13 years with Ernst & Young working in their media and entertainment and transaction advisory services practices. He also worked as a law clerk for the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division. Prior to re-entering civilian life, Jones was a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, where he served honorably as a member of the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment. Jones received his law and business degrees from Syracuse University, where he graduated with honors and was admitted to The Order of the Barristers. He is also a graduate of Boston University, where he earned a Master of Laws in taxation. Jones received a bachelor of science degree (summa cum laude) from Syracuse University. Jones is admitted to practice before the Courts of New York, Connecticut and the District of Columbia and is licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Tax Court. As a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York Society of CPA's, Jones serves on the M&A tax committees. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association where he serves on the corporate and partnership taxation committees. Jones is also a member of the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants. Jones is a life member of and advocate for the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and is a member of the American Legion. He lives with his wife, Robin, and two children, Barbara and Rhys, in Bedford, N.Y.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Senior Vice President & and General Tax Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS News Division | Vice President, Morning Broadcasts | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Vice President, Morning Broadcasts | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Amusements, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Viacom Inc. | Chairman & Founder | Current |
| National Amusements, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Surferess | Board of Directors | Current |
| Viacom Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| National Amusements, Inc. | President | Former |
| National Association of Theatre Owners | Executive Committee | Former |
| University of San Francisco | Former | |
| National Association of Theatre Owners | Chairman | Former |
| Harvard Law School | Graduate | Former |
| Harvard University | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alison McBryde Casting | Producer | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
Bruce Gordon became a director of Tyco in January 2003 and was appointed lead director in March 2008. From August 2005 through April 2007, Mr. Gordon served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Until his retirement in December 2003, he was the President of Retail Markets at Verizon Communications, Inc. Prior to the merger of Bell Atlantic Corporation and GTE, which formed Verizon in July of 2000, Mr. Gordon fulfilled a variety of positions at Bell Atlantic Corporation, including Group President, Vice President of Marketing and Sales and Vice President of Sales. Mr. Gordon also serves as a director of CBS Corporation and Northrop Grumman Corporation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NAACP Milwaukee | NAACP President & CEO | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Gettysburg College | Board of Directors | Current |
| UNICEF USA | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tyco International Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | President, Retail Markets | Former |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | Retail Markets | Former |
| Gettysburg College | trustee | Former |
| CBS Corporation | Director | Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | M.S. | Former |
| Gettysburg College | B.A. | Former |
CHARLES K. GIFFORD (66), Former Chairman, Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina. He served as Chairman of the Corporation from April 2004 until January 2005. Prior to that time, he had served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FleetBoston since 2002. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of FleetBoston from 2001 to 2002 and President and Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2001. He has been a director of the Corporation since April 2004 and is a member of the Asset Quality and Executive Committees. He also serves as a trustee of NSTAR and a director of CBS Corporation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stone Canyon Venture Partners, L.P. | Board of Directors | Current |
| NSTAR | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Board Member | Current |
| Northeastern University | Board Member | Current |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| NSTAR | Committee Member | Current |
| BankBoston International | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| FleetBoston Financial Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| FleetBoston Financial Corporation | President & Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Bank of America Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| FleetBoston Financial Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company | Board of Directors | Former |
| Princeton University | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lourie & Cutler, P.C. | Director & Treasurer | Current |
| Lourie & Cutler, P.C. | Attorney | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Viacom Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Universal Music GmbH | CEO | Current |
| Universal Music Group | Chairman | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Universal Music Group | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
Mr. Salerno is elected to the Board as of January 1, 2006, having previously served as a director of the former Viacom Inc. since 1994. He is a retired Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Communications Inc., a position he held from June 2000 to October 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Salerno served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Bell Atlantic (Verizon’s predecessor) from August 1997. Prior to the merger of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX Corporation, Mr. Salerno served as Vice Chairman, Finance and Business Development, of NYNEX from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Salerno was Vice Chairman of the Board of NYNEX and President of the NYNEX Worldwide Services Group from 1991 to 1994. Mr. Salerno is also a director of Akamai Technologies, Inc., The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., CBS Corporation, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. and Popular Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Viacom Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| NYNEX | President, Worldwide Services Group | Former |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| NYNEX | Vice Chairman, Finance and Business Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. | Chairman Emeritus | Current |
| The Boston History Center | Board of Directors | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bank of America Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| NSTAR | Board of Directors | Current |
| NSTAR | Committee Member | Current |
| Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
Mr. Califano is chairman and president of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, a position he has held since 1992. Mr. Califano has served as Adjunct Professor of Public Health at Columbia University’s Medical School and School of Public Health since 1992 and is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He was senior partner of the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Dewey Ballantine from 1983 to 1992. Mr. Califano served as the United States Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare from 1977 to 1979 and he served as President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Assistant for Domestic Affairs from 1965 to 1969. He is the author of ten books. Mr. Califano is a director of Midway and Willis Group Holdings Limited. Mr. Califano served on the Viacom board of directors from 2003 until the split in 2005.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Goldberg has been President of Mandy Films, Inc. and Panda Productions, Inc., both television and film production companies, since 1984. He was President of Twentieth Century Fox from 1987 to 1989. In addition, from 1972 to 1984, he partnered with producer Aaron Spelling to launch various television series and made-for-television movies. Prior to that, Mr. Goldberg served as Vice President of Production at Screen Gems (now Columbia Pictures Television) from 1969 to 1972. During the years 1961 to 1969, he served in various positions with the ABC Network, advancing to Head of Programming.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Screen Gems Inc. | Vice President, Production | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Engine Company Limited | Managing General Partner | Current |
| Engine Co. No. 28 | Managing General Partner | Current |
| Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | Director | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Novus Utility Services, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| New Mexico Utilities, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Water Partnership Council | Board of Directors | Current |
| AECOM Technology Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Urbitran | Director | Current |
| City National Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ccg Securities, LLC. | Director | Current |
| Southwest Water Company | Director | Current |
| Granite Construction Incorporated | Director | Current |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Optech, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Blockbuster, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| National Council YMCA of the USA | Board of Directors | Former |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Board of Directors | Former |
| Public Policy Institute of California | Board of Directors | Former |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Bachelor of Arts Degree In History | Former |
Shari E. Redstone joined our board in 2004. Ms. Redstone has been President of National Amusements, Inc. since 2000 and served as Executive Vice President of NAI from 1994 to 2000. She is also a director of NAI. NAI, a closely held company, operates cinemas in the United States, the United Kingdom and Latin America and is also the controlling shareholder of Viacom and CBS. Ms. Redstone also serves as President of Sumco Inc., a company owned by NAI and Sumner M. Redstone. Ms. Redstone is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rising Star Media, a company established in partnership with NAI to build luxury-style cinemas in Russia. Ms. Redstone is a member of the board of directors and Executive Committee for the National Association of Theatre Owners, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of MovieTickets.com, Inc., and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CineBridge Ventures, Inc. Ms. Redstone is also the Non-Executive Vice-Chair of the board of directors of both Viacom and CBS. Ms. Redstone is the daughter of Sumner M. Redstone, our controlling stockholder
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Amusements, Inc. | President | Current |
| Viacom Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Viacom Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| CBS Corporation | Vice Chairman | Current |
| National Amusements, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Midway Games Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
Mr. Cohen has been chairman and chief executive officer of The Cohen Group, a business consulting firm, since January 2001 and chairman of The Cohen Group Financial Partners, a merchant banking firm, since February 2004. Prior to founding The Cohen Group, Mr. Cohen served as the United States Secretary of Defense from January 1997 to 2001. He also served as a United States Senator from 1979 to 1997 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979. Mr. Cohen is a director of American International Group, Inc. and Head N.V. Mr. Cohen served on the Viacom board of directors from 2003 until the split in 2005.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CBS Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
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