UNITED MEDIA APPPOINTS KATHLEEN LEO TO NEWLY CREATED POSITION OF GENERAL COUNSEL
New York, NY (June 21, 2004) -- United Media, a leading licensing and syndication company, today announced it has tapped Kathleen Leo for a newly created role of General Counsel. Reporting directly to Doug Stern, President and CEO of United Media, Leo will oversee all aspects of the company's legal affairs including contract negotiation, trademark registration, and litigation, as well as the work done by United Media's external legal resources.
Leo joins United Media with more than a decade of legal experience. Most recently, she was corporate counsel to PRIMEDIA Inc., a NYSE-traded media company, responsible for negotiating and advising on corporate transactions and commercial contracts, and providing advice on securities laws and corporate governance matters. Prior to PRIMEDIA, she was counsel to Warner-Lambert and a corporate associate at Dewey Ballantine. Leo's legal experience ranges widely across many facets of business including corporate, regulatory, employment, litigation and intellectual property matters.
"United Media's licensing and syndication businesses are vastly complex and require a great deal of legal advice in a wide range of areas from talent contracts and trademark issues to licensee negotiations," said Doug Stern, President and CEO of United Media. "Bringing a qualified in-house counsel like Kathy on board will increase efficiencies greatly, as well as provide a much needed liaison with our external legal resources."
About UNITED MEDIA United Media (UM) is a worldwide licensing and syndication company that focuses on building brand equity around a wide range of creative content. The company recently signed the new PBS kid series, Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, the MTA (New York Metropolitan Transit Authority), and the Emmy award winning television series, Arthur, to its portfolio of properties. It also collaborated with fellow E.W. Scripps company, Food Network, to build an all new licensing programming featuring the popular cable channel. United Media licenses and/or syndicates other properties, including PEANUTS, Precious Moments, Copyrights at United Media (The World of Beatrix Potter, Paddington Bear, etc.), Raggedy Ann & Andy, and Dilbert. United Media is an E.W. Scripps Company.
