RHI Names Hoberman Executive VP, General Counsel

NEW YORK, March 19: RHI
Entertainment has appointed Henry Hoberman, previously with The Walt Disney
Company/ABC, as executive VP and general counsel, effective immediately.

In his new role, Hoberman
will oversee all business and legal affairs for the New York-based company, as
well as human resources. He will report to RHI’s president and CEO, Robert
Halmi, Jr. Hoberman joins RHI Entertainment from The Walt Disney Company/ABC,
Inc., where he was the senior VP of ABC, Inc. He was with the company for ten
years, serving in various capacities, including oversight of litigation and
employment practices for all business units of ABC, including the ABC
Television Network, and for Disney’s East Coast operations. Prior to Walt
Disney/ABC, Hoberman was a partner at Baker & Hostetler, a Washington, DC
law firm, and served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Department of Justice.

—By Irene Lew