CBS Interactive Names New President-CEO

CBS Corporation announced Monday that Marc DeBevoise will become President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Interactive, while Jim Lanzone, who has led CBS Interactive since 2011, will step down as planned at the end of 2019 to become Executive-in-Residence at Benchmark Capital.

Marc DeBoise

The announcement was made by Joe Ianniello, President and Acting Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation, to whom DeBevoise will report.

In his new role, DeBevoise will oversee the division, including its 25+ industry-leading consumer-facing web and mobile properties and its leading direct-to-consumer OTT subscription video on demand and live streaming services. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of CBS Interactive and has also held other executive roles at CBS, including EVP and GM of CBS Digital Media and SVP and GM of CBS Entertainment Digital.

Jim Lanzone

“Jim has led CBS Interactive through a tremendous growth period, both as an operator and as someone who had the foresight to place CBS on the cutting edge of the digital media landscape. CBS All Access and our other streaming services have proven to be game-changing opportunities for the company,” said Joe Ianniello, President and Acting Chief Executive Officer of CBS. “Jim and Marc’s partnership has been instrumental in our digital transformation, and I’m pleased we will have a natural transition with Marc leading CBS Interactive going forward.”

“It’s been an honor to lead the CBS Interactive team for nearly nine years, and I’m thrilled that Marc will seamlessly continue the great work we’ve done together,” said Jim Lanzone. “Marc was one of the first executives I hired back in 2011, and he has been central to our digital transformation of CBS ever since. We’ve been planning this transition together since early in the year, and I know our team is in great hands going forward.”