LOS GATOS, Calif., March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix, Inc.
(Nasdaq: NFLX) today added Anne Sweeney, recently Co-chair Disney
Media Networks and President Disney-ABC Television at the Walt
Disney Co., and Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General
Counsel, Legal and Corporate Affairs at Microsoft Corp., to its
board, bringing the total number of directors to nine and expanding
the breadth of its global and entertainment experience.
"We look forward to benefitting from Brad and Anne's perspective
as we continue to build our global Internet TV network," said
Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder
and chief executive.
Ms. Sweeney's entertainment experience spans more than three
decades including senior roles at the Walt Disney Co., 21st Century
Fox and Viacom. Until she stepped down in January, she oversaw
Disney's cable, broadcast and satellite properties around the world
since 2004. Previously, she helped establish and served as Chairman
and CEO of the FX Networks, part of the Fox Entertainment Group of
21st Century Fox. Earlier in her career, she spent more than 12
years at Viacom's Nickelodeon network. Ms. Sweeney holds a BA from
The College of New Rochelle and an Ed.
M. from Harvard University.
Mr. Smith, who has served as Microsoft's general counsel since
2002, has amassed broad global technology and public policy
experience since joining the company in 1993. He spent three years
leading the company's legal and corporate affairs team in
Europe and five years as deputy
general counsel responsible for such teams outside the U.S. His
area of expertise includes competition law, intellectual property,
government surveillance and privacy. Mr. Smith holds a BA in
international relations and economics from Princeton University and a JD from Columbia University School of Law. He also studied
international law and economics at the Graduate Institute of
International Studies in Geneva.
About Netflix, Inc.
Netflix is the world's leading
Internet television network with over 57 million members in over 50
countries enjoying more than two billion hours of TV shows and
movies per month, including original series, documentaries and
feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime,
anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen. Members can
play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or
commitments.
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