Chris Ripley
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Chris Ripley | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario |
| Occupation | Media executive |
| Known for | CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group |
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[edit]
Chris Ripley[9] has been the President and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group since January 2017 after serving as their Chief Financial Officer from April 2014 to January 2017.[10][11] Ripley also serves as an Investor Director of hibu.[12]
Before joining Sinclair, he was a managing director at UBS Investment Bank’s Global Media Group and served as 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 served as a principal in Prime Ventures as well as being an analyst in the investment banking division at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Meet Chris Ripley, The Man Behind Sinclair’s Meteoric Sports Media Rise" Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "A bet on live sports: Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley talks acquiring 21 regional sports networks" Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Sinclair Eyes More Regional Sports Networks as Disney Deal Closes" The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Sinclair Broadcast boosted profit and revenue in second quarter" Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Cubs fans: Will Sinclair convince your team to copy Dodgers with a TV blackout?" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Sinclair CEO sees possible deals with Amazon and others seeking live sports" Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "STIRR Launches COVID-19 News Channel" MediaPost. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "Fox Sports Wisconsin owner offers financial relief for freelancers cited by Brian Anderson" Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "How Sinclair's new CEO plans to triple revenue over the next five years" Balitimore Business Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "Sinclair CEO says he's pivoted to local news and sports to avoid streaming services 'sea of blood'" NBC News. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Sinclair to buy 21 regional sports networks from Disney at $10.6 billion valuation" CNBC. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Leadership Team" Hibu Group. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Sinclair Broadcast Group Adds to Content Portfolio with TBD Channel Launch" Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Sinclair's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" TV Technology. Retrieved 2020-04-23.