Cynthia Gibson joins Scripps Networks Interactive as Senior Vice President, Legal
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2009--
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (NYSE: SNI) has named Cynthia L.
Gibson senior vice president, legal, effective Oct. 1.
As a member of the company’s legal function, Gibson will provide advice
and counsel in support of the company’s operations and business
activities with particular emphasis on employment and workforce matters.
“Cynthia brings valued expertise and twenty years of experience to
Scripps Networks Interactive,” said A.B. Cruz III, executive vice
president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary for the company.
“She’s a proven practitioner and leader whose rich legal background and
wide-ranging skills will help the company meet its legal and business
objectives.”
Gibson, 45, joins Scripps Networks Interactive from Katz, Teller, Brant
& Hild of Cincinnati, a leading commercial law firm where she was a
member of the firm’s management committee and led its employment law
practice.
Gibson has been recognized among “The Best Lawyers in America
(Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment Law and Health Care)”, was
selected as a “Super Lawyer” in Labor and Employment Law, is a fellow of
Litigation Counsel of America, served on the faculty of National
Institute of Trial Advocacy, was named among the Top 50 Women Attorneys
in Ohio, and Top 25 Women Attorneys in Cincinnati, and is certified as a
senior professional in human resources.
Gibson received a bachelor of arts degree with honors in history from
Wake Forest University, and her Juris Doctor degree from the University
of Virginia School of Law. She will work out of the company’s Cincinnati
corporate headquarters.
About Scripps Networks Interactive
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. is one of the leading developers of
lifestyle-oriented content for television and the Internet, where on-air
programming is complemented with online video, social media areas and
e-commerce components on companion Web sites and broadband vertical
channels. The company’s media portfolio includes: Lifestyle Media, with
popular lifestyle television and Internet brands HGTV, Food Network, DIY
Network, Fine Living Network (FLN) and country music network Great
American Country (GAC); and Interactive Services, with leading
online search and comparison shopping services BizRate and Shopzilla.
Source: Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.
Mark Kroeger,
513-824-3227
E-mail: mark.kroeger@scrippsnetworks.com
