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Patrick Vien is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music International (WMI) responsible for Warner Music Group's international recorded music business (excluding U.S.) conducted through various affiliates and licensees operating in more than 50 countries around the world.
Vien joined WMI in February 2006 after serving as President of NBC Universal's Global Networks Division where he oversaw the division of the company that wholly owns and operates 11 television channels in territories around the world. Vien oversaw all aspects of programming marketing distribution and finance and was charged with creating new channel brands for distribution platforms worldwide. The entertainment television channels under Vien's supervision reached more than 70 million subscribers across 40 countries.
Before joining NBC Universal Vien was President of Universal's Television Network Enterprises where he led the operations of digital networks and new digital products including the critically acclaimed channel TRIO: pop.culture.tv Newsworld International (NWI) Crime TV and an early video-on-demand service Universal On Demand.
Prior to this position at Universal Vien was President and COO of North American Television (NATV) where he founded TRIO and NWI.
Vien earned a master's degree in business communications from the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Southern California and graduated from McGill University in Montreal with a bachelor's degree in economics. He is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization a global association of business leaders under the age of 50. | 