C-SPAN’s Co-CEOs, Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, set to retire
Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, co-CEOs of D.C.-based C-SPAN, both plan to step down this year. C-SPAN chairman Pat Esser has been working with them on succession planning, reports Multichannel News.
Ac cording to Multichannel News, Kennedy, also C-SPAN’s chief financial officer, “has targeted mid-May for his retirement. Matt Deprey, C-SPAN VP of finance, will succeed him. Swain’s specific plans have not been revealed.
“”As co-CEOs, and in their prior senior management roles, Rob and Susan crafted a dynamic partnership that has served the network, our employees, and our viewers extraordinarily well,” said Brian Lamb, C-SPAN founder and board member.”
C-SPAN, which offers viewers unfiltered access to government proceedings, launched in 1979 with a live telecast from the House of Representatives. Live Senate coverage began in 1986. It has 175 employees, three TV networks and a radio station.
Swain joined C-SPAN in 1982 and Kennedy came on board in 1987. They were named co-CEOs in 2012.
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