ABS-CBN’s Charo Santos-Concio to Chair International Emmy Awards Gala

NEW YORK: Charo Santos-Concio, the president and CEO of ABS-CBN Corporation, is serving as the gala chair for the 43rd International Emmy Awards, which will take place on November 23 in New York City.

Santos-Concio will preside over the gala, during which the International Academy will recognize programming in ten program categories and present Special Awards to Julian Fellowes, creator and writer of Downton Abbey (Founders Award) and Richard Plepler, the chairman and CEO of HBO (Directorate Award). The awards ceremony will be hosted by Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, former host of the popular TV show Al-Bernameg (The Program).

“Ms. Charo Santos-Concio is an internationally respected broadcast producer and executive who has spearheaded the growth of her organization to a leading position in the Philippines and the region beyond,” said Bruce L. Paisner, the president and CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “We are delighted to have her chair our 2015 International Emmy Awards Gala.”

Santos-Concio added, “Viewing habits of TV audiences worldwide have changed in recent years, but what has not changed is the passion of creators to produce excellent, meaningful and transformative content in different platforms that resonates with people and what the International Emmy Awards celebrates annually. I am honored to chair this year’s gala that brings together and recognizes the achievements of these extraordinary individuals from across the globe.”