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| Born | May 25, 1952 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Salary | $19.85 million FY 2008 |
| Website TimeWarner Bio |
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Jeffrey Lawrence Bewkes (born 25 May 1952) is an American media executive. He has served as CEO of Time Warner since January 1, 2008 and as President since December 2005. On January 1, 2009 he became Chairman of the Board in addition to his other duties.
Bewkes oversees Time Inc., HBO, Turner Broadcasting (CNN, TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network), Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema, Time Warner Cable and AOL. Bewkes served as chairman of Time Warner’s entertainment and networks group (2002-2005); CEO of HBO (1995-2002); President and COO of HBO (1991-1995); and CFO of HBO (1986-1991). From December 2005 to December 2007, he served as the top subordinate to Time Warner Chairman & CEO Dick Parsons. Bewkes was selected as Parsons' successor as CEO, although Parsons remained Chairman of the Board until 2009.
In January 2006, Bewkes and CBS Corporation head Les Moonves helped broker the deal that joined the CBS-owned UPN with The WB to form the CW Network.
Background
Bewkes was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Deerfield Academy, holds a BA from Yale and an MBA from Stanford, and sits on their respective advisory boards. Bewkes is of Danish ancestry.[1]
References
External links
- Time Warner executive bio
- At Time Warner, Successor to Parsons Emerges (NYTimes.com)
- For Time Warner, a time to break up? (Fortune magazine)
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