Ross Martin - Viacom President

President

Mr. Ross Martin is Executive Vice President Marketing Strategy and Engagement of the Company. effective October 15 2014. Most recently Martin served as Executive Vice President of Scratch Viacom Media Networks creative consulting team. With Scratch Martin conducted groundbreaking work to connect Viacom marketing partners with its youth audiences through consumer insights to content development to product design and more. Prior to forming Scratch Martin served as Senior Vice President of MTV 360 Production and Development and earlier he served as Head of Programming for mtvU. Martin has earned wide recognition across the media and entertainment industry. In 2012 he was named one of Fast Company 100 Most Creative People in Business and a Media Maven by Advertising Age. In 2013 he was named to Fortune Magazine 40 under 40 list of rising business leaders. This year he will be inducted into the Advertising Hall of Achievement. since 2014.
Tenure 10 years
Phone212 258-6000
Webwww.viacom.com

Viacom Management Efficiency

Viacom's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Viacom manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
The company currently holds 8.74 B in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 99.7, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Viacom Inc has a current ratio of 1.35, which is within standard range for the sector. Debt can assist Viacom until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Viacom's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Viacom Inc sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Viacom to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Viacom's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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As of December 4, 2019, Viacom Inc. was acquired by CBS Corporation. Viacom Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Viacom operates under Entertainment classification in USA and is traded on BATS Exchange. It employs 10700 people. Viacom Inc (VIAB) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA and employs 10,700 people.

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Viacom Inc Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Viacom's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Viacom inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Viacom. The board's role is to monitor Viacom's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Viacom's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Viacom's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Deborah Norville, Independent Director
Judith McHale, Director
Tom Gorke, Executive Vice President - Sales and Business Development, Content Distribution, Viacom Media Networks
Nicole Seligman, Director
DeDe Lea, Executive Vice President - Government Relations
Scott Mills, Chief Admin. Officer and Executive VP
Shari Redstone, Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board
Michael Fricklas, Executive VP, General Counsel and Secretary
Doretha Lea, Executive Vice President - Global Government Affairs
Alex Berkett, Senior Vice President - Corporate Development
Charles Phillips, Independent Director
Fukiko Ogisu, Chief People Officer, Executive Vice President
Dan Reich, Senior Vice President - Global Multiplatform Products
Blythe McGarvie, Independent Director
Ronald Nelson, Director
Wade Davis, CFO and Executive VP
Carl Folta, Executive Vice President - Corporate Communications
George Abrams, Director
Katherine GillCharest, Senior Vice President Chief Accounting Officer, Controller
Frederic Salerno, Independent Director
Philippe Dauman, Executive Chairman, CEO and Pres
Sumner Redstone, Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Robert Bakish, Acting President CEO
Ross Martin, Executive Vice President - Marketing Strategy and Engagement
William Schwartz, Independent Director
Sarah Levy, COO - Global Entertainment Group
Thomas May, Director
Kenneth Lerer, Director
Cristiana Sorrell, Independent Director
Thomas Dooley, COO, Sr. Executive VP and Director
Christa DAlimonte, Executive Vice President General Counsel, Secretary
Keyes HillEdgar, Executive Vice President - Global Business Affairs

Viacom Stock Performance Indicators

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