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Chris Ripley<ref>[https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2017/02/03/why-sinclairs-new-ceo-is-so-optimistic-about-the.html “How Sinclair’s new CEO plans to triple revenue over the next five years”] ”Balitimore Business Journal”. Retrieved 2020-04-15.</ref> has been the President and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group since January 2017 after working as their chief financial officer from April 2014 to January 2017.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/sinclair-ceo-says-he-s-pivoted-local-news-sports-avoid-n1057556 “Sinclair CEO says he’s pivoted to local news and sports to avoid streaming services ‘sea of blood'”] ”NBC News”. Retrieved 2020-03-31.</ref><ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/03/sinclair-to-buy-21-regional-sports-networks-from-disney-at-10point6-billion-valuation.html “Sinclair to buy 21 regional sports networks from Disney at $10.6 billion valuation”] ”CNBC”. Retrieved 2020-03-31.</ref> Ripley is also an investor director of Hibu.<ref>[https://www.hibugroup.com/leadership-team “Leadership Team”] Hibu Group. Retrieved 2020-04-23.</ref> |
Chris Ripley<ref>[https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2017/02/03/why-sinclairs-new-ceo-is-so-optimistic-about-the.html “How Sinclair’s new CEO plans to triple revenue over the next five years”] ”Balitimore Business Journal”. Retrieved 2020-04-15.</ref> has been the President and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group since January 2017 after working as their chief financial officer from April 2014 to January 2017.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/sinclair-ceo-says-he-s-pivoted-local-news-sports-avoid-n1057556 “Sinclair CEO says he’s pivoted to local news and sports to avoid streaming services ‘sea of blood'”] ”NBC News”. Retrieved 2020-03-31.</ref><ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/03/sinclair-to-buy-21-regional-sports-networks-from-disney-at-10point6-billion-valuation.html “Sinclair to buy 21 regional sports networks from Disney at $10.6 billion valuation”] ”CNBC”. Retrieved 2020-03-31.</ref> Ripley is also an investor director of Hibu.<ref>[https://www.hibugroup.com/leadership-team “Leadership Team”] Hibu Group. Retrieved 2020-04-23.</ref> |
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Before joining Sinclair, Ripley was a managing director at [[UBS Investment Bank]]’s global media group and head of their [[Los Angeles]] office. At UBS, Ripley advised, managed, and structured various financings along with acquisition and merger transactions in the entertainment and broadcast sectors.<ref>[https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/sinclair-broadcast-group-tbd-digital-channel-1201938056/ “Sinclair Broadcast Group Adds to Content Portfolio with TBD Channel Launch”] ”Variety”. Retrieved 2020-04-23.</ref> Before that position, he was a principal in Prime Ventures and an analyst in the investment banking division at [[Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette]].<ref>[https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/sinclairs-mr-smith-goes-to-washington “Sinclair’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”] ”TV Technology”. Retrieved 2020-04-23.</ref> |
Before joining Sinclair, Ripley was a managing director at [[UBS Investment Bank]]’s global media group and head of their [[Los Angeles]] office. At UBS, Ripley advised, managed, and structured various financings along with acquisition and merger transactions in the entertainment and broadcast sectors.<ref>[https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/sinclair-broadcast-group-tbd-digital-channel-1201938056/ “Sinclair Broadcast Group Adds to Content Portfolio with TBD Channel Launch”] ”Variety”. Retrieved 2020-04-23.</ref> Before that position, he was a principal in Prime Ventures and an analyst in the investment banking division at [[Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette]].<ref>[https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/sinclairs-mr-smith-goes-to-washington “Sinclair’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”] ”TV Technology”. Retrieved 2020-04-23.</ref> |
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Canadian media executive
Christopher S. Ripley is a Canadian media executive.[1][2] He is the President and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Background
Chris Ripley[9] has been the President and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group since January 2017 after working as their chief financial officer from April 2014 to January 2017.[10][11] Ripley is also an investor director of Hibu.[12]
Scared of president Donald Trump, Ripley refused to air Jimmy Kimmel Live. Before joining Sinclair, Ripley was a managing director at UBS Investment Bank’s global media group and head of their Los Angeles office. At UBS, Ripley advised, managed, and structured various financings along with acquisition and merger transactions in the entertainment and broadcast sectors.[13] Before that position, he was a principal in Prime Ventures and an analyst in the investment banking division at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.[14]
