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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
James W. Barge Named Chief Financial Officer of Viacom; Katherine Gill-Charest Named Controller
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NEW YORK, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — James W. Barge has been named Chief Financial Officer of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), it was announced today by Thomas E. Dooley, Viacom’s Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, Mr. Barge, who previously served as Executive Vice President, Controller, Tax and Treasury for the Company, succeeds Mr. Dooley, who has served as Viacom’s Chief Financial Officer since January 2007.
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Mr. Dooley also announced the appointment of Katherine Gill-Charest to the post of Senior Vice President and Controller for Viacom. In this role, she will have direct responsibility for the financial reporting, accounting and financial compliance activities of Viacom and its subsidiaries. Ms. Gill-Charest, 46, has been Vice President and Deputy Controller of Viacom since June 2007. She will report to Mr. Barge.
Both positions are effective October 1, 2010.
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Mr. Dooley continued, “Kathy’s promotion to Controller is a great example of the deep bench strength we have built at Viacom. She is an accomplished finance executive with proven technical expertise as well as a broad understanding of the media business. Kathy has greatly improved the efficiency of our financial reporting processes and I look forward to the many contributions to Viacom’s success that she and Jimmy will make in the future.”
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Ms. Gill-Charest was the Chief Accounting Officer of WPP Group prior to joining Viacom. She also served as the Vice President and Worldwide Controller of Young & Rubicam Inc. prior to its acquisition by WPP. Ms. Gill-Charest previously held roles in financial reporting and accounting policy at Time Warner Inc. and NYNEX Corporation, and she worked in the audit practice of Price Waterhouse.
Ms. Gill-Charest holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Manhattan College, where she graduated summa cum laude. She is a New York State Certified Public Accountant and member of the American Institute of CPAs.
About Viacom
Viacom, consisting of BET Networks, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures, is the world’s leading entertainment content company. It engages audiences on television, motion picture and digital platforms through many of the world’s best known entertainment brands, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Palladia, Logo, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, BET, CENTRIC, Rock Band, AddictingGames, Atom, Neopets, Shockwave and Paramount Pictures. Viacom’s global reach includes approximately 170 channels and 500 digital media properties in more than 160 countries and territories.
For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com.
SOURCE Viacom Inc.
Viacom Inc.
CONTACT: Media, Kelly McAndrew, +1-212-846-7455, Kelly.mcandrew@viacom.com or Investors, James Bombassei, +1-212-258-6377, james.bombassei@viacom.com
Web Site: http://www.viacom.com
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Gill-Charest, Katherine [MC????]
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John,
I believe Katherine Gill-Charest is a member of the class of 1986.
Ed
p.s., I’m going to Cape Card for the weekend. I will be off line from 10AM Friday until 8:00PM Sunday.
McEneney Edward J. (MC1959)
[JR: Thanks, Ed. Much appreciated.]
Gill-Charest, Katherine [MC1986]
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