Nancy Dubuc CEO Vice Media

Smith bekleedt vanaf vandaag de rol van executive chairman en gaat zich bezighouden met strategische samenwerkingen en content ontwikkelingen.

Smith over zijn beslissing: 'Why Nancy Dubuc? Simply put, because rarely in business do you get to work in a perfect partnership. First off, she is better than me at everything. Second, it allows me to move to Executive Chairman, where I can concentrate on the only things that I am good at - content and deals. Thirdly, as we go forward Vice needs a best-in-class management team to harness all of this growth and control our own destiny, whether it be staying independent, strategically partnering with someone or going public. Lastly, I get to work with one of my best friends and media heroes. We are a modern day Bonnie and Clyde and we are going to take all your money.'

Nancy Dubuc laat weten: 'Shane and the team at Vice have done what all of us aspire to do - build a brand and make content that people really care about. Vice speaks to a generation that defines today’s cultural conversation, and the opportunity to partner with all of the incredibly creative people across the entire company was one of those rare moments in a career. As the next chapter of media is written by founders such as Shane and Suroosh, it’s an honor to join a brand with such tremendous opportunity and I look forward to growing the platform for decades to come.'

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