Leadership Changes at The Paley Center for Media

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: The Paley Center for Media's Board of Trustees has named Maureen Reidy as president and CEO, replacing Pat Mitchell, who becomes executive vice chairman.

Prior to this immediately effective appointment, Reidy was Paley Center's chief marketing officer and acting COO. She first joined the company in 2013. Previously, she held the roles of CEO of The Argus Group and COO of IMG Fashion. Earlier in her career, she was chosen by Mayor Bloomberg to join his administration and served as CEO of NYC Big Events and as the city's chief marketing officer.

Reidy is taking the place of Mitchell, who had been the president and CEO of Paley Center since 2006. Mitchell will now serve as executive vice chairman. Before joining the company, she was the president and CEO of PBS.

"There is no better person to lead the Paley Center than Maureen Reidy, and after an extensive nationwide search we were so pleased to select our new president and CEO from within the Paley Center family," said Frank A. Bennack, Jr., executive vice chairman of Hearst Corporation and chairman of the Paley Center Board. "Maureen has a proven track record as a strong, respected leader and provides a business-minded approach that will build upon the Paley Center's great success and take us to even greater heights."

"I'm honored to have been chosen by Frank Bennack and the Paley Center Board to serve as president and CEO and to continue Pat Mitchell's amazing work," noted Reidy. "It's a dynamic time in the media industry, and I'm excited to lead the Paley Center into a new period of growth. With the Paley Center's unmatched convening power, unparalleled programs, and with one of the best teams in the business, the future is bright and the opportunities are limitless."

"Having worked with Maureen for the past year, I know that she is absolutely the right leader at the right time for the Paley Center," added Mitchell. "For the past eight years, I've worked with a truly remarkable team and been honored to steer the Paley Center through a game-changing rebranding campaign and introduce innovative programming, attracting high profile leaders in entertainment, technology, business, politics and policy. I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to continue working with them in my new role as executive vice chairman."