Viacom Names Sarah Levy COO of Global Entertainment Group

Sarah Levy

Viacom announced Thursday the appointment of Sarah Levy as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its Global Entertainment Group, effective immediately.

In this newly created role, Levy will oversee operations and strategy for MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, CMT, TV Land, Logo and Viacom International Media Networks and manage other functions for the Group

These include Production Management and Operations, Digital, Strategy and Business Development, Research, and Content & Programming Enterprises.

Sarah will also help guide Content Distribution, Finance, Business and Legal Affairs and Human Resources functions across these networks. She will report directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Bakish.

Levy received a B.A. degree in Economics from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Prior to business school, she worked at The Walt Disney Co. and at Goldman Sachs & Co.

Viacom owns global media brands around television programs, motion pictures, short-form content, apps, games, consumer products, social media, and other entertainment content.