NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Christina Spade has been appointed to the
position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS), effective immediately, it
was announced today by Joe
Ianniello, President and Acting Chief Executive Officer.
"Chris has been a successful financial executive at one of our
most profitable businesses for a little over two decades," said
Ianniello. "I've been fortunate to work closely with Chris as a key
member of the SHOWTIME leadership team, and I am confident that she
will now make even greater contributions in her new role."
In her new position, Spade will oversee all financial operations
of CBS Corporation including treasury, tax, accounting, internal
audit, information security and real estate.
Spade has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Strategy for Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI) since
February 2013. In this position, she
has been responsible for all financial matters relating to Showtime
Networks' businesses, including oversight of finance, strategy and
information systems for the network's divisions, which encompasses
budgeting, planning, forecasting and accounting of all the business
segments within SNI. She was instrumental in the successful scaling
of the SHOWTIME OTT platform, which launched in July 2015 and has grown significantly with
sizable growth to come. In addition, Spade has been the key
financial architect of numerous real estate deals and transactions
at SHOWTIME. She also serves as a member of the board for
Smithsonian Channel™.
Previously, she was Senior Vice President, Affiliate Finance and
Business Operations for Showtime Networks Inc., where she led the
financial and business operations' management of distribution
revenue and sales, marketing and creative expenses for SNI.
Spade has worked in different capacities at Showtime Networks
during her over 22 years with the Company, including programming
finance leadership and as a key steward of the successful
implementation of various financial, operational and reporting
systems. Prior to joining Showtime Networks, Spade was an audit
manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Entertainment, Media and
Communications practice.
She is currently an executive member of the board of directors
for the T. Howard Foundation as Treasurer and a NY Chapter Board
member of Financial Executives International. She founded and is
president of ATR Children's Foundation, which is a non-profit
organization established to help children in need. Spade was
selected as a 2017 WICT Wonder Woman and served as an ongoing
executive mentor and speaker in WICT's mentorship program.
Spade is a CPA and graduated with a B.S. in accounting from St.
Joseph's University.
About CBS Corporation:
CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A
and CBS) is a mass media company that creates and distributes
industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to audiences
around the world. The Company has businesses with origins that date
back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new ventures
that operate on the leading edge of media. CBS owns the
most-watched television network in the U.S. and one of the world's
largest libraries of entertainment content, making its brand — "the
Eye" — one of the most-recognized in business. The Company's
operations span virtually every field of media and entertainment,
including cable, publishing, local TV, film, and interactive and
socially responsible media. CBS' businesses include CBS Television
Network, The CW (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner
Bros. Entertainment), Network Ten Australia, CBS Television
Studios, CBS Studios International, CBS Television Distribution,
CBS Consumer Products, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS Interactive, CBS
Films, Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, Pop (a joint venture
between CBS Corporation and Lionsgate), Smithsonian Networks, Simon
& Schuster, CBS Television Stations, CBS EcoMedia, and CBS
Experiences. For more information, go to
www.cbscorporation.com.
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