Leslie Moonves
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Industry: Media and Publishing
Overview
Leslie Moonves, age 57, is President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of CBS Corporation and most recently was Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Viacom, which title he held from June 2004 to December 2005. Mr. Moonves previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS from 1998 to 2004, and served as its Chairman from 2003 to 2005, with responsibility for UPN since January 2002. He joined CBS in 1995 as President, CBS Entertainment. Prior to that, Mr. Moonves was President of Warner Bros. Television from 1993, when Warner Bros. and Lorimar Television combined operations. From 1989 to 1993, he was president of Lorimar Television. Mr. Moonves joined the Board in 2004.
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