ViacomCBS Names Former Amazon, Pandora Executive Naveen Chopra As CFO

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterICM Partners has hired Courtney Kelley as chief human resources officer.Kelley joins the company from the National Football League, where she served as vice president of human resources.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterInterscope Records has promoted Laura Carter to the position of senior vice president and head of urban marketing at the label.Carter joined Interscope in 2008 after interning with producer Polow Da Don. Over the next 12 years she has moved up the ranks, working closely with J.

Essner will work alongside Jukin CEO and founder Jon Skogmo to run the company’s brands business and manage Jukin’s digital video offshoots, which include FailArmy, People Are Awesome, WeatherSpy and The Pet Collective — each of which has its own streaming television channel.

Alice Cooper has discussed the Black Lives Matter movement and police reform in a new interview.Speaking to Hawaii Public Radio, Cooper stated that he believes that racist police in America need to be “weeded out”.Discussing the violent protests of the 1960s and civil rights marches, Cooper said: “Well, isn’t it amazing that that was 50, 60 years ago, or something like that, and we’re still dealing with the same problem?“You would have thought that that solved the problem.

Anderson Cooper's son is growing up fast! The 53-year-old proud dad took to Instagram on Monday to share new pics of Wyatt Morgan Cooper in honor of his 10 weeks of life.

Jill Goldsmith World Wrestling Entertainment has named former Etsy CFO Kristina Salen as chief financial officer reporting to chairman-CEO Vince McMahon effective August 3.Salen was Etsy’s first chief financial officer, helping to scale the business leading the online craft marketplace’s IPO in 2017.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Narcos producer Gaumont has appointed Michelle Sullivan, a former Amazon Studios kids development executive, as its vice president of animation and family content.Sullivan will join Gaumont’s Los Angeles office in August after leaving Amazon Studios in July last year.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticAs they say, it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy – in the best way.Nearly 25 years after joining CBS as a media relations executive, Chris Ender today was named communications chief for the CBS Entertainment Group.“Reporting to me, Chris will be responsible for all public relations, media relations and corporate communications functions across our CBS divisions,” said CEO George Cheeks in a memo to staff on Wednesday.

ViacomCBS has hired Amazon executive Naveen Chopra as its new CFO, effective Aug. 10.

Also Read: Emma Watts to Replace Wyck Godfrey as President of Paramount Motion Picture Group“Naveen is a talented leader who combines financial, strategic and operational expertise with hands-on experience growing innovative, consumer-focused businesses across the media and tech sector,” ViacomCBS President and CEO Bob Bakish said in a statement on Wednesday.

In a move that was widely expected, Emma Watts is joining Paramount Pictures as president of the Motion Picture Group. She'll report to studio chief Jim Gianopulos, whom she previously worked for at 20th Century Fox.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmBREAKING: Paramount Pictures today tapped former Twentieth Century Fox film executive Emma Watts to be President, Paramount Motion Picture Group, reporting to Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos. Watts will begin her new position effective July 20th.She rejoins Gianopulos, who was her boss for many years at Fox.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Netflix has appointed Bozoma “Boz” Saint John to be its new Chief Marketing Officer. She leaves Endeavor, where she has served as CMO since 2018.

Also Read: K-Pop Stans, TikTok Users Say They're Behind Low Turnout for Trump's RallyAs heard in the audio used in Cooper’s video, the Trump campaign expected hundreds of thousands of supporters to show up for the rally at BOK Center in Tulsa, originally scheduled for Juneteenth but changed to June 20th after Trump’s campaign was accused of selecting the date as a racist dog whistle. And Trump wasn’t alone.

Look out, world! Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper‘s sons are already shaping up to be the cutest little besties we’ve ever seen!

Andy Cohen introduced his 16-month-old son, Benjamin, to Anderson Cooper’s 1-month-old son, Wyatt, on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.“I thought it would be fun if they met right now,” the host, 52, said while holding his toddler.

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper's kids are on the fast track to being besties! During Sunday's episode of the 52-year-old host virtually introduced his son, 1-year-old Benjamin, to Cooper's son, 1-month-old Wyatt.«I thought it would be fun if they met right now,» Cohen explained of the decision to introduce the boys on 's Father's Day episode. Benjamin, wearing a grey button-up, and a yawning Wyatt didn't know what to make of each other, but their dads were quick to make the introductions.«Look,

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper’s sons finally met Sunday.