Turner Taps Maddox for CNNI Role

ATLANTA, April 11: Journalist and news executive Tony Maddox
has been named the executive VP and managing director of CNN International,
succeeding Chris Cramer.

Reporting to Jim Walton, the president of CNN Worldwide, Maddox
will have responsibility for a news and information portfolio that includes
five CNN services in English; CNN en Español; CNNj; CNN.com International;
CNNArabic.com; the joint ventures CNN+, CNN-IBN and CNN Turk, as well as
international newsgathering and editorial and programming oversight. Maddox is
based in Atlanta at CNN headquarters. He was previously senior VP of news
operations for CNN International. Maddox joined CNN in 1998 as managing editor
for the organization’s Europe, Middle East and Africa coverage, based in
London, following 13 years at the BBC.

“Tony brings to his new role a combination of professional
skills and personal qualities that is increasingly rare in our industry,” said
Walton. “He is a veteran journalist with broad and direct knowledge of the
complexities of the world CNN covers. He is a businessman who understands the
unique value of CNN’s brand and capabilities, and how to leverage them. And he
is a leader who inspires teamwork, loyalty and individual excellence. Tony will
guide a news business of extraordinary importance to extraordinary growth and
influence.”