Kim Martin - Meredith Chief Strategy Officer

Ms. Kim Martin was appointed as Chief Strategy Officer of the Company effective April 13, 2015. Martin brings a blend of seniorlevel media management, content development, and sales and marketing skills to the position. Most recently, she served as President and General Manager of WE tv for nine years. In this role, Martin oversaw all aspects of the network, including marketing, programming, production, scheduling, digital media and new business opportunities. She was responsible for evolving the network brand to attract young, professional contemporary women. Martin shifted the programming strategy, expanded the digital footprint, updated the network image and attracted celebrity talent, which all contributed to substantially increasing revenue from both affiliates and advertisers. Prior to running WE tv, Martin spent five years with parent company Rainbow Media, eventually becoming Executive Vice President of Distribution and Affiliate Marketing. In this role, she was responsible for the distribution and marketing of all the company networks, including AMC, Fuse, IFC and WE tv. Before joining AMC Networks, Martin spent 10 years with Discovery Networks, rising to Senior Vice President of Affiliate Sales. Martin holds a MBA degree from Georgia State University and a BS degree in Political Science from Georgia College and State University. Martin has served on the Women in Cable and Telecommunications national Board of Directors as Treasurer. She also is a graduate of WICT Betsy Magness Leadership Institute and Senior Executive Summit at Stanford University, and has served as a WICT executive mentor. Additionally, she has served on the national Board of the Cable Telecommunications Association for Marketing. since 2015.