Marina Williams joined CME in November 2004 and serves as Executive Vice President.
Marina most recently served as the Vice-President of Fox Channels Development at Fox Channels International a subsidiary of News Corporation. While at News Corporation she facilitated the establishment of bTV the first national commercial station in Bulgaria and currently the leading television station in the Country.
In 1999 she joined Fox Kids Europe as Managing Director of Central and Eastern Europe and was subsequently promoted to Executive Director TV Channels Europe. At Fox Kids she was responsible for managing the operations of Fox Kids channels in Central and Eastern Europe as well as pan-European advertising plus sponsorship sales and the distribution of Fox Kids throughout the region. While at Fox Kids Marina added 6 channels to their operations expanding the Fox Kids distribution to 35 million subscribers in 56 countries.
Marina started her career in 1991 with Turner Broadcasting in London. While at Turner she pioneered CNN International and Cartoon Network business in the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe and was responsible for sales marketing and business development. In addition Ms. Williams played an active role in setting up and lobbying for TV-6 the first commercial TV station in Russia.
Marina graduated from St. Petersburg University with a BA in Modern Languages and Political Science. |