Tom Freston, CEO, Viacom
Mr. Thomas E. Freston, Tom served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Viacom Inc. from January 1, 2006 to September 2006. Mr. Freston served as Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of CBS Corporation since June 2004. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MTV Networks Company since 1987 and was responsible for its 96 owned and operated television programming networks, among them MTV: Music Television, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, Comedy Central, Noggin, TV Land, Spike TV, CMT, and The Digital Suite, which consists of thirteen music and children's programming services, as well as MTV Networks' portfolio of leading Internet properties.