Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs
Paramount
USA
STRATEGIC LEADER with a passion for content and technology who has broad-based expertise in business affairs and business development including a proven ability to analyse key business drivers and execute business initiatives through skilled advocacy, negotiation, and managing high performance teams.
Global Deal-Making: Spearheaded negotiations for thousands of technology, finance, content production, distribution, sales, sponsorship and marketing, organisational services, commercial contracts, and vendor agreements across all platforms and emerging technologies in the US and international markets.
New Business Modelling: Demonstrated sound judgment and risk management in providing advice and counsel to C-Suite and other senior leadership on challenges, solutions, best practices, and policies to capitalise on new business opportunities and develop novel strategic initiatives.
Strategising Business Opportunities: Seise opportunities to unlock value through innovative initiatives outside of normal business models to optimise revenue and drive market expansion, such as advocating for the alternative telecast of Super Bowl LVIII on Nickelodeon.
Influencing Stakeholders: Exercised cross-departmental and cross-functional leadership, executive presence and diplomacy to foster collaboration and minimise tensions between competing business units, allowing substantial investments in new ventures such as the expansion of the Kids’ Choice Awards franchise.
Team Leadership: Led high performing teams by communicating transparently, setting clear strategy, goals, and objectives and fostering a culture of employee development, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
・Deal Strategy & Negotiation
・Strategic Planning
・Commercial Business Modelling
・Market Expansion
・Complex Contract Drafting
・Technology Agreements
・Talent Agreements
・Content Development
・Productions & Co-Productions
・Cross-Platform Distribution
・Digital Media
・Licensing
・Regulatory Compliance
・Television & Film Financing
・Rights Acquisition & Management
・Risk Assessment & Management
・Sponsorship & Marketing