HENRY AHN

​Henry Ahn, a 25-year veteran of the television and entertainment industry, was named executive vice president of content distribution and marketing for Scripps Networks Interactive in 2011. In this role, he is responsible for the distribution strategy for Scripps Networks’ portfolio of lifestyle networks – HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and Great American Country – and related content across all platforms. Ahn also serves as a member of Scripps Networks’ management committee and diversity council.

Ahn came to Scripps Networks from NBCUniversal. In his 17 years with NBCUniversal, he oversaw various aspects of affiliate sales management, business development and financial management. Most recently, he held the position of executive vice president of TV networks distribution and oversaw key distribution deals for 16 of NBCU’s cable networks including USA, Syfy, CNBC, MSNBC and Bravo, as well as the Olympics on cable. He also worked with NBCUniversal’s digital distribution division to deliver digital services to the company’s TV networks distribution partners.

A graduate of Boston College with an MBA from Fordham University, Ahn’s prior professional experience includes working as a financial analyst at HBO and Comedy Central, and managing strategic planning and analysis for EMI Records Group.

Ahn is widely-respected as an industry leader with the ability to influence and maintain key relationships at all levels. He has earned numerous industry honors over the years; most recently, he was honored with the 2013 NCTA Vanguard Award for Marketing. Ahn was also inducted into CableFAX’s 2010 Sales Hall of Fame, ranked second in 2010 and fourth in 2012 among CableFAX’s “Most Influential Minorities in Cable.” He has also been named multiple times on CableFAX’s top 100 cable power players list. In 2009, Ahn was selected as the Co-Affiliate Sales Person of the Year for Large Network Groups by CableFAX.

Ahn and his wife, Raye, reside in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Edgewater, New Jersey.