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More of the Most Powerful Women 2017
their homes. She " devotes copious amounts of
time " to the things that make her laugh the most: TV
comedies and her two children.
Katherine
Gill-Charest
SVP, Controller
Viacom
If there's one thing that
scares investors, it's
change. Fortunately for
Viacom, which has undergone quite a bit of it during
the past year, its longtime controller has a steady
hand. Gill-Charest has been instrumental in facilitating
organizational restructuring and integrating corporate
and divisional controllership to increase efficiency. She
also created a staff development program to improve
bench strength and foster internal mobility. As the
company seeks to take a more holistic approach to
its global business, Gill-Charest will be a leader in
improving processes throughout the company.
Sarah Gitchell
SVP, Deputy General
Counsel & Chief
Counsel, Content
Acquisition
Comcast Cable
Gitchell leads a legal
team that supports Comcast Cable's content licensing
arrangements, including retransmission consent
agreements with broadcast stations, affiliation
agreements with satellite-delivered cable services,
and a range of new media deals supplying content
for multiplatform initiatives. Her favorite female TV
character? " Whichever public figure Kate McKinnon
is playing at the moment on 'SNL', " she says. And
she'd like to have dinner with Gal Gadot, of whom
Gitchell says, " I'm pretty sure that she could give
me some valuable tips from her days as a combat
trainer in the IDF. "
Courtney
Goldstein
SVP, Digital Sales &
Marketing
Comcast Cable
" Technological transformations
driven by
artificial intelligence and machine learning will
continue to dominate headlines in 2018. Customers
crave immersive, multi-screen entertainment experiences
and expect us to deliver them in a responsive,
personalized manner. " This is according to Goldstein,
and she should know. Promoted to her post in Febru32
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she's an expert in developing transformational
consumer- and business-facing acquisition and
loyalty marketing strategies and capabilities-both
key to Comcast Cable's growth.
Melissa
Harper
SVP, Original
Programming
Production
Starz
Harper is a fifth-generation
SoCal resident, but her work on the physical
production of Starz's original programming regularly
has her in exotic locales such as New Zealand and
South Africa. Those trips have resulted in some of
Starz's most popular shows, including " Power, "
" Outlander " and " Ash vs. Evil Dead. " Harper also
is active in the Women's Production Society. " With
everything going on in our country right now, I
would love to have a one-on-one dinner with Hillary
Clinton, " she says. " She is such an accomplished
woman who has dedicated her life to public service,
and she continues to tirelessly fight for the rights of
women and children. "
Denice Hasty
SVP, Marketing
& Customer
Experience,
Comcast Business
Comcast Business' national
branding, marketing
communications and advertising to small, midsize
and enterprise businesses fall under Hasty's
purview-a task she competently handles with two
decades of sales, marketing and ecommerce under
her belt. Growing Comcast Business' revenue and
market share is job one for Hasty. She also has her
eye trained on cyber security, noting, " From accused
election hacks to C-level execs losing their jobs over
massive data breaches, the battle to protect valuable
personal data from bad actors worldwide will
escalate to cyber warfare in 2018. "
Zenita
Henderson
Director, Marketing
Operations
& Business
Development
SCTE-ISBE
Henderson's skills are called upon when business
partners are seeking to increase brand visibility and/
or sales of a product, solution or service. She has
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Amanda Hill
CMO
A+E Networks
Since joining A+E from
the BBC in 2015, Hill has
made a vast impact on
the business. Last year,
she was involved in the launch of Lifetime as a freeto-air
channel in Turkey, where it now is available
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the ability to quickly evaluate a situation, define
capabilities, and implement and manage processes.
Henderson donates her time to charitable organizations
including Big Brothers Big Sisters, Montgomery
County. If she could dine with anyone, it'd be Harriet
Tubman because, Henderson wonders, " Did she die
satisfied? Did any of the people she helped reach
back and help her? "
Lori Hickok
CFO
Scripps Networks
Interactive
Hickok played an integral
role in facilitating the
$11.9 billion sale of
Scripps to Discovery earlier this year, a move that
boosted Scripps' stock price by more than 25%. The
industry veteran's relationship with Scripps dates
back to 1988, when she joined the company as a
financial analyst. Almost three decades later, she is
behind a transaction that will dramatically alter the
cable landscape. " I would enjoy having dinner with
Ina Gartner, the Barefoot Contessa, " she says. " The
conversation and food would be spectacular. I love her
story, her Food Network show and all her cookbooks. "
Jennifer
Hightower
SVP, Law & Policy
General Counsel
Cox
Communications
Hightower has elevated
the role of Cox's legal team during the past year,
ensuring it plays a significant part in operational
strategy and objectives. As such, she plays a key
advisory role and has the ear of Cox's C-level
executives. As general counsel, she also helps the
company navigate a complex and ever-changing
regulatory landscape, including privacy, compliance
and government affairs. She recently was named
to the internal strategic planning team for 2017-18
company objectives and is a co-chair of the Enterprise
Risk Management Governance team.
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