Starz Ups Glenn Curtis to President

ENGLEWOOD: Glenn Curtis has been promoted to the newly created position of president and chief financial officer at Starz.

Curtis was promoted from his role as the executive VP and chief financial officer of the company. He will continue to report to Chris Albrecht, the CEO of Starz, and assume expanded executive management and operational roles across all Starz businesses. Prior to joining Starz, Curtis was the VP of Liberty Media Corporation until 2006. From 1995 to 2002 he was the CFO at Starz Encore Group. In addition, he was a partner at KPMG, with responsibility for cable and entertainment industry accounts, including the Starz Encore Group, Liberty Media and Tele-Communications, among others.

"I have an incredible amount of professional and personal respect for Glenn Curtis and am very pleased to promote him into this expanded role," Albrecht said. "Glenn’s counsel has been vital to our growth over the past few years and there is no one better to manage the family of Starz businesses on to greater success."