Andrew Lack
Chairman, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Andrew Lack is Chairman of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, a global recorded music joint venture that encompasses a vast catalog and a roster of major international artists. Lack also has operating responsibility and oversight for Sony BMG's theatrical film business. He previously served as the company's CEO. Before joining Sony Music Entertainment, he was president and chief operating officer of NBC, where he oversaw entertainment, news (including MSNBC and CNBC), NBC stations, sales and broadcast and network operations. He was responsible for expanding the "Today" show to three hours and creating the show's streetside studio in New York's Rockefeller Center. From 1993 to 2001, Lack was president of NBC News, which he transformed into America's most-watched news organization. Before joining NBC, Lack spent much of his television career at CBS News; he served as the senior executive producer of the landmark "CBS Reports" for nearly a decade; early in his career, he was a producer for "60 Minutes." Lack attended the Sorbonne and received a bachelor's degree from the College of Fine Arts at Boston University.
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