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The Leaders
with creative tension and limitless thinking that can ignite
winning business strategies, " she says.
42. sree Kotay
sVP/Chief software architect,
Comcast Cable
Thanks to Kotay, consumers
can enjoy Comcast's deep cable
offerings on their TV with the
Xfinity X1 platform or on their
phone with the Xfinity TV mobile
app. His supervision over product development has led
to the creation of next-gen platforms and high-profile
integrations with the likes of Pandora and Facebook.
" This is not your father's TV, " Kotay points out. Kotay
says that while major television innovations are
occurring, mobile has already replaced it. " Mobile is the
first screen, " he says, " It's the one you turn to first. "
43. Claudia Teran
eVP, Business & Legal affairs and
deputy General Counsel,
Fox Networks Group
Teran, who focuses on non-linear
TV Everywhere rights, served as the
key legal advisor for Fox's winning
bid for World Cup rights in 2018 and
2022. She was also involved in Fox's digital and new media
strategy re-upping with the NFL, which includes a nine-year
deal keeping the NFC package on Fox Sports through the
2022 season, post-season rights and three Super Bowls.
Teran says true diversity involves different perspectives.
" While those points of view can arise from many places-
background, upbringing, culture, world view, etc-in a business
like ours, it often leads to challenging the status quo
and providing new solutions to complex problems.
44. salaam
Coleman smith
Former President, style Media
Coleman Smith's dynamic
leadership made Style a
destination network for a diverse
audience of young, affluent
women. With the transition of Style
to the Esquire Network in Sept, the Style era ends. But
Coleman Smith's legacy lives on, with sister net E! already
picking up " Tia and Tamera " and " Giuliana and Bill. "
Other NBCU nets like Oxygen and Bravo could also pick
up various Style titles. Coleman Smith, who will remain
at NBCU in a new role, told us she's proud that Style's
reality shows have avoided stereotypes. " It's important
for content featuring multicultural characters to not only
entertain audiences, but inspire them as well, " she says.
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45. Jennifer Love
sVP, security Operations,
Cablevision
Taking a holistic approach to security,
in barely a year's time Love has centralized
all of Cablevision's information,
personnel and physical security operations.
She has overseen the implementation
of an upgraded, more sophisticated system for managing
the company's facility, employee and data security. Love says
true diversity goes beyond race and gender. " A well-rounded
team is made up of people from different places, including
domestically and internationally, city and rural, as well as people
from different financial and educational backgrounds, among
other perspectives, " she says. " Having a range of frameworks
fuels creativity and brings to bear great problem solving. "
46. stephen G. hill
President, Music Programming &
specials, BeT Networks
Hill manages and directs the
creation, development and production
of all music programming and
specials at BET Networks. After a
stellar 2012 with strong ratings in
key demographics for the BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, Hip
Hop Awards and BET Honors, Hill dove right in to spearhead
the 2013 BET Awards and the launch of the inaugural BET
Experience. The latter, an ambitious three-day music fest in
L.A. where Beyonce opted to kick off her North American tour
among other headliners, made good on the hype drawing big
crowds and providing yet another live tent-pole event in the
network's caddy. Hill is also the man behind the network's
successful and hilarious " Real Husbands of Hollywood "
sitcom, returning this year for the second season.
47. Craig Collins
sVP, small and Medium Business
sales, Time Warner Cable
A driving leader of TWC's hefty growth
in the Business Services segment,
Collins oversaw year-over-year growth
of more than 20% in revenue in the
company's West Business Services
division. It's a feather in the crown of Collins' oversight of TWC's
offerings of high-speed data, networking and transport, voice
and video services to businesses in half of the company's
portfolio. In addition, he continues to identify thousands of new
business prospects, significantly expanding the sales force to
meet demand and adapting quickly to changing market dynamics.
Collins offers this sage advice for team-building: " There are
a large number of people who can accomplish a task, but those
who are able to complete that task in an ethical and principled
manner are always a good fit for any team they join. "
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