Joe Ianniello, acting chief executive officer of CBS Corp., becomes chairman and CEO of CBS, overseeing all CBS-branded assets in his new role at ViacomCBS, the companies said.
Mr. Joseph R. Ianniello, also known as Joe, serves as President & Acting CEO at CBS Corporation since September 09, 2018. He was the Chief Operating Officer at CBS Corporation from June 2013 until September 09, 2018 and was its Principal Financial Officer. Mr. Ianniello served as the Principal Executive Officer, President, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer at CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. Mr. Ianniello served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of CBS Corporation since July 2009. Mr. Ianniello served as a Deputy Chief Financial Officer of CBS Corporation from November 2008 to July 15, 2009. Mr. Ianniello served as a Director of Entercom Communications Corp since November 17, 2017 until May 15, 2018. Mr. Ianniello was responsible for corporate development, corporate finance, worldwide treasury and risk management activities of CBS Corporation. Mr. Ianniello served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of CBS Corporation since December 31, 2005. He served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of Viacom Inc. since July 29, 2005 and served as its Vice President of Corporate Development from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Ianniello was integrally involved in identifying and assessing potential mergers and acquisitions for Viacom Inc. He played a role in several of Viacom's major transactions, including the divestiture of Blockbuster and the acquisitions of BET, Comedy Central and Sportsline. He served as Director of Financial Planning of CBS from 1997 to 2000, where he handled all financial planning matters across CBS and also spent time in the investor relations and internal audit departments. Before joining CBS, Mr. Ianniello spent seven years with KPMG in various capacities. He serves as Director of The Ticket Reserve, Inc. He served as a Director of CBS Outdoor Americas Inc. until October 15, 2014. He serves on the Board of the charitable organization New Alternatives for Children. In addition, he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York Society of Public Accountants. He studied Bachelor of Business Administration from Pace University and MBA from Columbia University. Mr. Ianniello serves as Executive Vice President and Treasurer of CBS Radio Inc.
CBS Corporation is an American mass media corporation focused on commercial broadcasting, publishing, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. The president and chief executive of the company is Leslie Moonves. Sumner Redstone, owner of National Amusements, is CBS's majority shareholder and serves as executive chairman. The company began trading on the NYSE on January 3, 2006. Until then, the corporation was known as Viacom, and is the legal successor to said company.[4] A new company, keeping the Viacom name, was spun off from CBS. CBS, not Viacom, retains control of over-the-air television (CBS, CW) and radio broadcasting, TV production and distribution, publishing, pay-cable, basic cable (Pop), and recording formerly owned by the larger company. CBS has its headquarters in CBS Building, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, United States.[5]
