NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), today announced the appointment of
Kareem Chin as Vice President of Investor Relations. Reporting to Jim
Bombassei, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations, Chin will play
an integral role in all investor relations functions, including managing
Viacom's relationships with securities analysts and institutional
investors, and all shareholder communications.
Chin comes to Viacom from Jefferies & Company, an international
investment bank and securities firm where he was Senior Vice President,
Investment Banking—Media & Technology Group. At Jefferies, Chin
originated and executed capital raising and advisory transactions, as
well as managed all aspects of deal execution including deal
structuring, due diligence, valuation analysis, and investor outreach.
"We are excited to welcome Kareem to Viacom and to the Investor
Relations team," said Bombassei. "Kareem brings impressive and diverse
experiences, ties to the investment community, and a fresh perspective
to our business— the combination of which will make him an immediate
asset to the company. We look forward to Kareem's contributions to
Viacom and his work with investors and sell-side analysts."
Previously, Chin was a Vice President at Deutsche Bank Securities'
Mergers and Acquisition practice, and has worked at several other
financial institutions in a number of investment banking and M&A
capacities. He holds a Master's in Business Administration from Columbia
University and a Bachelor's in Finance from State University of New York
at Albany.
About Viacom
Viacom is home to premier global media brands that create compelling
television programs, motion pictures, short-form content, apps, games,
consumer products, social media experiences, and other entertainment
content for audiences in 180 countries. Viacom's media networks,
including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Spike, BET, CMT, TV
Land, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., Channel 5 (UK), Logo, Nicktoons, TeenNick
and Paramount Channel, reach over 3.5 billion cumulative television
subscribers worldwide. Paramount Pictures is a major global producer and
distributor of filmed entertainment.
For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com.
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Viacom Inc.
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