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Robert L. Johnson joins Discovery, Inc. board
Robert L. Johnson, founder and former chairman of BET, is joining Discovery, Inc.’s board of directors, effective Jan. 1.
Johnson (pictured) is also the founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies, which owns or holds interests in businesses operating in hotel real estate, private equity, 401k fintech services, automobile dealerships, content streaming, gaming and sports betting.
S. Decker Anstrom, who has served on the board since 2012 as a preferred stock director, will step down effective Dec. 31, 2020.
Susan M. Swain, a current common stock director on the Discovery board, will assume Anstrom’s role as a preferred stock director.
S. Decker Anstrom will step down from the media giant s boardroom at the end of 2020.
BET founder Robert Johnson is joining the board of directors at Discovery, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Johnson is also the founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies and comes to Discovery as it unveils an upcoming streaming platform, Discovery+, to launch on Jan. 4. Bob is a legendary entrepreneur and one of media’s true pioneers and innovators, dating back to his creation of BET and continuing throughout his distinguished career. As we embark on a transformative year for Discovery, we are honored to add Bob as an independent director, Robert Miron, chairman of Discovery s board of directors, said in a statement.
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