AMC Networks Names Kristin Dolan Chief Executive Officer
February 15 2023 - 4:10PM
AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) today announced that Kristin Dolan, a
seasoned executive with more than 30 years of media and
entertainment experience and a longtime AMC Networks board member,
has been named chief executive officer, effective February 27,
2023.
Throughout her career, Ms. Dolan has served in a number of
leadership roles including most recently as CEO of 605, the
audience measurement and data analytics firm she founded in 2016,
where she has led all day-to-day business operations including key
client relationships, product development, sales, research,
finance, legal and marketing.
AMC Networks Interim Executive Chairman James L. Dolan said,
“Kristin is a proven executive and operational leader with a track
record driving organizational change, a history managing
subscription-based businesses, and a deep understanding of audience
engagement and advertising. These are areas of critical importance
as we transform our company and monetize our high-quality content.
With her considerable experience and knowledge of the company,
Kristin is the ideal person to lead AMC Networks into its next
chapter as we navigate this transformative period in the
industry.”
“It’s a privilege to join a company with a long legacy of
engaging audiences with excellent storytelling and world-class
brands,” said Ms. Dolan. “It’s also where I started my career in
the industry. I look forward to bringing my broad
experience—across programming, cable operations, and most recently,
utilizing data to reimagine television advertising—to leverage AMC
Networks’ strong assets, drive the next phase of the company’s
growth, and build shareholder value in the coming years.”
Prior to founding 605 and serving as its CEO, Ms. Dolan spent 16
years in various operating roles at Cablevision Systems
Corporation, the country’s 6th largest MVPD, including as Chief
Operating Officer. In this role, she led all aspects of the
company’s cable operations with oversight of more than 10,000
employees spanning Sales, Customer Service, Field Service,
Programming, Marketing, Product Management and Human Resources. She
also had oversight of Cablevision Media Sales, the company’s
advertising sales division, which was widely recognized for its
pioneering data strategy that paved the way for an audience-driven
approach to television advertising. Ms. Dolan was a key member of
the leadership team that oversaw Cablevision’s 2016 sale to Altice
USA for $17.7B, the highest revenue multiple in the history of
telecom, and helped to lead the subsequent transition.
Prior to Cablevision, Ms. Dolan held various marketing roles at
AMC Networks (then known as Rainbow Media), including in Affiliate
Marketing and Distribution, where she began her career in 1989.
In addition to AMC Networks, Ms. Dolan also serves as a member
of the Board of Directors for The Madison Square Garden Company
(MSG), The Wendy’s Company (as well as on Wendy’s Audit and Tech
Committees) and Revlon Inc. (on the Audit Committee). She has
received wide industry recognition including being named a Cable TV
Pioneer and a Multichannel News Wonder Woman and is a recipient of
the NCTA Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership.
About AMC Networks
AMC Networks (Nasdaq: AMCX) is a global
entertainment company known for its popular and critically
acclaimed content. Its brands include targeted streaming services
AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK and the anime-focused
HIDIVE streaming service, in addition to AMC, BBC AMERICA (operated
through a joint venture with BBC Studios), IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv,
IFC Films and RLJE Films. AMC Studios, the Company’s in-house
studio, production and distribution operation, is behind some of
the biggest titles and brands known to a global audience, including
The Walking Dead, the Anne Rice catalog and the Agatha Christie
library. The Company also operates AMC Networks
International, its international programming business, and 25/7
Media, its production services business.
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