Viacom

Sumner M. Redstone
Executive Chairman of the Board and Founder
Mr. Redstone is our Founder and has served as the Executive Chairman of our Board of Directors since January 1, 2006. He also serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of CBS Corporation. He was Chief Executive Officer of the former Viacom Inc. from 1996 to 2005 and Chairman of the Board of the former Viacom Inc. since 1986 more >

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He has been Chairman of the Board of National Amusements, Inc., our controlling stockholder, since 1986, its Chief Executive Officer since 1967 and also served as its President from 1967 through 1999. Mr. Redstone served as the first Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Theatre Owners and is currently a member of its Executive Committee. He has been a frequent lecturer at universities, including Harvard Law School, Boston University Law School and Brandeis University. Mr. Redstone graduated from Harvard University in 1944 and received an LL.B. from Harvard University School of Law in 1947. Upon graduation, he served as law secretary with the U.S. Court of Appeals and then as a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General. Mr. Redstone served in the Military Intelligence Division during World War II. While a student at Harvard, he was selected to join a special intelligence group whose mission was to break Japan’s highlevel military and diplomatic codes. Mr. Redstone received, among other honors, two commendations from the Military Intelligence Division in recognition of his service, contribution and devotion to duty, and the Army Commendation Award.

Shari Redstone
Non-Executive Vice Chair of the Board
Ms. Redstone is Non-Executive Vice Chair of our Board of Directors, a position to which she was elected as of January 1, 2006. She also serves as Non-Executive Vice Chair of the Board of CBS Corporation. Ms. Redstone served on the Board of the former Viacom Inc. since 1994, becoming Vice Chairman in June 2005. more >

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She has been President of National Amusements, Inc. since January 2000, and prior to that, served as Executive Vice President of National Amusements since 1994. Ms. Redstone practiced law from 1978 to 1993, with her practice including corporate law, estate planning and criminal law. She 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. She is also a member of the board of several charitable organizations, including the Board of Trustees at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, the Board of Directors at Combined Jewish Philanthropies and the Board of Directors of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. Ms. Redstone is a director of National Amusements and Chairwoman of Midway Games Inc.

George S. Abrams
Mr. Abrams was elected to our Board as of January 1, 2006, having previously served as a director of the former Viacom Inc. since 1987 more >

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He is an attorney associated with the law firm of Winer and Abrams in Boston since 1969. Prior to that, Mr. Abrams served for three years as General Counsel and Staff Director of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee for Refugees. Mr. Abrams is a Trustee of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and a Fellow and/or Director of a number of other arts and education related boards and foundations. He is also a director of National Amusements, Inc. and Sonesta International Hotels Corporation.

Philippe Dauman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Dauman has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since September 5, 2006 and joined our Board of Directors as of January 1, 2006, having previously served as a director of the former Viacom Inc. since 1987. more >

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Prior to joining Viacom, he was Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DND Capital Partners, L.L.C., a private equity firm specializing in media and telecommunications investments, from May 2000 until September 2006. Prior to co-founding DND Capital Partners, Mr. Dauman served in several positions at Viacom, including as a Deputy Chairman and Executive Vice President of Viacom Inc. Mr. Dauman is a director of National Amusements, Inc.; Lafarge S.A., a world leader in building materials; and the Kipp Foundation, a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools in underserved communities. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a member of the Business Roundtable and serves on the Executive Committee of the NCTA, the Board of Trustees for The Paley Center for Media, the Board of Trustees of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, the Executive Committee of the Lenox Hill Hospital and the Board of Trustees and Dean’s Council of Columbia University Law School.

Thomas E. Dooley
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Dooley has been our Chief Operating Officer since May 2010. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer since January 1, 2007 and joined our Board as of January 1, 2006. more >

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Prior to joining Viacom, he was Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DND Capital Partners, L.L.C., a private equity firm specializing in media and telecommunications investments that he co-founded with Mr. Dauman, from May 2000 until September 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Dooley held various corporate and divisional positions at the former Viacom Inc., which he first joined in 1980, including Deputy Chairman, member of its Executive Committee, and Executive Vice President, Finance, Corporate Development and Communications.

Cristiana Falcone Sorrell (2)
Ms. Falcone Sorrell was elected to our Board as of March 21, 2013. She is Senior Adviser to the Chairman at the World Economic Forum, an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. more >

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She also serves as Principal Consultant, Office of Outreach and Partnership, for the Inter-American Development Bank, the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to joining the World Economic Forum in 2004, Ms. Falcone Sorrell held positions at the International Labour Organization and Shell. Ms. Falcone Sorrell is a member of the Italian National Press Guild, a board member of Internews, a media development not-for-profit organization, and a member of the advisory board of RyTV, an Internet broadcasting platform. She is also a member of the board of advisers for Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

Alan C. Greenberg
Mr. Greenberg was elected to our Board as of January 1, 2006, having previously served as a director of the former Viacom Inc.since 2003. more >

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He is Vice Chairman Emeritus of JPMorgan Chase & Co., having previously served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. from June 2001 until Bear Stearns was acquired by JPMorgan in May 2008. Mr. Greenberg also served as Chairman of the Board of Bear Stearns from 1985 to 2001, and as its Chief Executive Officer from 1978 to 1993.

Robert K. Kraft
Mr. Kraft was elected to our Board as of January 1, 2006. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Kraft Group, which includes the New England Patriots, New England Revolution, Gillette Stadium, Rand-Whitney Group and International Forest Products Corporation. more >

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Mr. Kraft has been the owner of the New England Patriots for the past 10 seasons, and has served as Chairman of the NFL’s Finance Committee since 1998. He is also a director of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation.

Blythe J. McGarvie (1) (2) (3)
Ms. McGarvie was elected to our Board as of April 12, 2007. Since January 2003, she has been the President of Leadership for International Finance, LLC, a firm focusing on improving clients’ financial positions and providing leadership seminars for corporate and academic groups. more >

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From 1999 through 2002, Ms. McGarvie was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BIC Group. Prior to that, Ms. McGarvie served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hannaford Bros. Co. from 1994 to 1999. Ms. McGarvie is also a director of Accenture Ltd. and The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Deborah Norville (1)
Ms. Norville was elected to our Board as of March 21, 2013. She is the anchor of Inside Edition, the nation’s top-rated syndicated newsmagazine. more >

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Prior to Inside Edition, Ms. Norville served as a correspondent and anchor for CBS News programs including Street Stories, 48 Hours and the CBS Evening News. Previously, she anchored NBC News at Sunrise and was news anchor and co-host of NBC’s Today program. Ms. Norville is a two-time Emmy award winner with more than thirty years of reporting experience and an author of several books. She is a Director of the Broadcasters Foundation of America and National Co-Chair of the Duke University Parents Committee and has been active in a number of other charities, including the Mother's March of Dimes, the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York, and the Rita Hayworth Alzheimer’s Association.

Charles E. Phillips, Jr. (2)
Mr. Phillips was elected to our Board as of January 1, 2006, having previously served as a director of the former Viacom Inc. since 2004. more >

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Mr. Phillips has been CEO of Infor Global Solutions since December 1, 2010. Previously, he was President of Oracle Corporation from May 2003 to September 2010 and served as a member of its Board of Directors and Executive Management Committee from January 2004 to September 2010. Prior to Oracle, Mr. Phillips was with Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Securities Division from 1994 to 2003, where he was responsible for analyzing the enterprise software industry. Mr. Phillips served as a director of Morgan Stanley from 2006 to 2010.

Frederic V. Salerno (1) (2) (3)
Mr. Salerno was elected to our 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. more >

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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., CBS Corporation, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. and Popular Inc.

William Schwartz (1) (3)
Mr. Schwartz was elected to our Board as of January 1, 2006, having previously served as a director of the former Viacom Inc. since 1987. He is counsel to the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, a position he has held since 1988. more >

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Mr. Schwartz served as Vice President for Academic Affairs (the chief academic officer) of Yeshiva University from 1993 to July 1998, and has been University Professor of Law at Yeshiva University and the Cardozo School of Law since 1991. Mr. Schwartz was Dean of the Boston University School of Law from 1980 to 1988, and a professor of law at Boston University from 1955 to 1991. Mr. Schwartz is an honorary member of the National College of Probate Judges. Mr. Schwartz formerly served as chairman of UST Corp., and was chairman of the Boston Mayor’s Special Commission on Police Procedures and a member of the Legal Advisory Board of the New York Stock Exchange.

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1) Compensation Committee Member (2) Audit Committee Member (3) Governance and Nominating Committee Member

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