Leaders to follow.
CORPORATE OFFICERS
Philip I. Kent
Chairman and chief executive officer of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Mr. Kent is responsible for the portfolio of domestic and international networks and businesses. This includes news, entertainment and animation, young adult & kids media divisions, including CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International, CNN.com, TBS, TNT, Turner Classic Movies, truTV, Peachtree TV, Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim. Kent also has corporate oversight of all advertising and distribution, all corporate administrative functions, Turner Sports and Turner Studios.
Louise Sams
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, TBS, Inc.
In this capacity, Ms. Sams oversees the company's legal matters worldwide, which include acquisitions and joint ventures, production and clearance of content for Turner Broadcasting's news, entertainment and animation networks, protection of the company's intellectual property, litigation and employment matters. Sams directs a staff of lawyers located in Atlanta, Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong and Sydney.
Andrew T. Heller
Vice chairman of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Mr. Heller is currently focused on the industry-wide “TV Everywhere” initiative, working with Time Warner Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes and other Time Warner corporate and division executives to help pioneer a next-generation operating model that offers new advantages to consumers and content providers. He also serves as the senior adviser on a host of business and corporate strategy-setting issues to ensure that the company is properly organized and structured to adapt to the changing media environment and marketplace.
John E. Kampfe
Executive vice president and chief financial officer of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
In this capacity, Mr. Kampfe oversees all domestic and international financial operations of the company related to its news, entertainment, animation, sports, advertising sales and distribution units, as well as managing the operations of its properties unit. Kampfe serves on the TBS, Inc. executive committee and works closely with Turner Broadcasting parent company Time Warner Inc. on financial forecasting and reporting.
Kelly Regal
Executive vice president of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Ms. Regal's leadership portfolio includes the company's programming and sales research, public relations, corporate communications and philanthropy, human resources, media buying and market strategy functions. In addition, she directs wide-ranging strategic and operating initiatives bridging Turner's global news, entertainment and animation, young adult & kids media networks and businesses.
David Levy
President of sales, distribution and sports for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Mr. Levy leads advertising sales strategy and operations, as well as all affiliate sales, marketing promotion, interactive television and technology business development for the Turner Broadcasting domestic news, entertainment, animation and young adults networks and businesses. As president of Turner Sports, Levy is responsible for overseeing the company’s sports programming acquisitions, production, marketing, league relations and sports ad sales unit.
Jim Walton
President of CNN Worldwide
Mr. Walton has overall responsibility for leading CNN Worldwide's networks and business, including CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN International, CNN en Español, CNN.com, CNN Airport Channel, CNN Radio and CNN Newsource.
Steve Koonin
President of Turner Entertainment Networks
Mr. Koonin oversees the programming, marketing, scheduling, strategy, operations, advertising sales and other core business functions for the highly popular networks TBS, TNT, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and truTV. He also oversees Peachtree TV, the Atlanta broadcast platform that launched in October 2007.
Stuart Snyder
President and chief operating officer of the TBS, Inc. Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media (AYAKM) division
Mr. Snyder is responsible for assets including the cable television networks Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim; the associated digital businesses and Cartoon Network Video; and two animation production facilities, Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank and Williams Street Studios in Atlanta. Snyder's executive responsibilities also include consumer products, domestic advertising sales & marketing. Additionally, Snyder works closely with Turner Broadcasting System Int'l on programming strategies for CN Asia Pacific, CN Europe, CN Latin America & Caribbean and CN Japan.
Scott Teissler
Executive vice president, chief technology officer and chief digital strategy officer for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
In this capacity, Mr. Teissler has architectural oversight of support provided to the TBS, Inc. entertainment and news networks by the company’s various technology groups; is instrumental in technology strategy and policy development and implementation; and represents TBS, Inc. in technology matters involving parent company Time Warner Inc. and other Time Warner companies.
Jack Wakshlag
Chief research officer for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Mr. Wakshlag directs the company's audience development, marketing, distribution and ad sales research supporting the domestic and international businesses of CNN Worldwide, which include CNN/U.S., HLN, CNN.com and CNN International; the entertainment networks TBS, TNT and truTV; and the kids and young adult networks Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang and their international extensions. In addition, he is responsible for research supporting company initiatives in innovation and new delivery platforms.
Gerhard Zeiler
President of Turner Broadcasting System International
In this role, Mr. Zeiler oversees a global portfolio of branded television networks and related businesses that includes versions of core Turner Broadcasting brands such as CNN, TNT, Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies, as well as country- and region-specific channels. He has executive oversight for all entertainment and kids networks and media services offered by the company to markets outside of North America; the distribution and commercial operations of CNN’s international services; all of Turner’s international joint ventures; and all licensing and merchandising activity. Mr. Zeiler is based in London.