Nancy Dubuc

Nancy Dubuc
Nancy Dubuc in 2012
Nancy Dubuc in 2012
Born Nancy Jean Dubuc
1968/1969[1]
Nationality American
Alma mater Boston University
Occupation chief executive officer, Vice Media
Spouse(s)
Michael Rashid Kizilbash (m. 1997)

Nancy Jean Dubuc is an American businesswoman who currently serves as chief executive officer of the North American media company Vice Media.

Early life and education

Dubuc is the daughter of Carol D. Smith and Robert H. Dubuc Jr.[2] Her parents later separated and remarried, giving Dubuc step-parents. She was raised in Bristol, Rhode Island[3] and graduated from Boston University in 1991 after rowing on the school's Division I crew team. Her mother ran one of Rhode Island's most successful catering companies. Calling her "a hard-driving, entrepreneurial woman",[1] Dubuc credits the "directness" and strong opinions of her mother as inspiring her own leadership style.[3] In 1997, she married Michael Rashid Kizilbash, a copyeditor, in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Rhode Island.[2] She has a son and a daughter.[4]

Career

Dubuc briefly worked in NBC's publicity department before leaving to become a producer at The Christian Science Monitor and the Boston television station WGBH-TV. She later joined the History Channel and became the channel's director of historical programming.[1] There, she convinced the network to adapt an episode of Modern Marvels into a full series called Ice Road Truckers, which became History's then highest-rated program.[1][4]

She was appointed president and chief executive officer of the American media company A&E Networks in June 2013.[5][6] Part of her role involves overseeing the cable networks History, A&E, and Lifetime. Under her leadership, the company has delved into offering reality shows such as Duck Dynasty as well as other shows that garner large ratings and significant media attention.[4] In 2013, Bloomberg called her "the show picker with the hottest hand in cable television".[7] That year, Fortune included her on its list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business.[8] She has also been named to The Hollywood Reporter's annual Power 100 list four times, from 2011 to 2014.[9][10][11][12]

In 2016, Dubuc was listed on Vanity Fair's New Establishment List, described as 100 “Silicon Valley hotshots, Hollywood moguls, Wall Street titans, and cultural icons.”[13]

In March 2018, Dubuc was named the new CEO of Vice Media one day after officially announcing her departure from A&E Networks. She will succeed Vice co-founder Shane Smith, who will transition into the role of executive chairman.[14] Dubuc announced that she would leave her position at A&E on April 16, 2018.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rose, Lacey (December 5, 2012). "A+E's Nancy Dubuc on 'Liz & Dick': I'd Do It Again". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Weddings: Nancy Dubuc, Michael Kizilbash". The New York Times. August 24, 1997. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Bryant, Adam (March 19, 2015). "Nancy Dubuc of A&E: Mixing Doers, Thinkers and Feelers". The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Bachman, Katy (September 25, 2014). "Nancy Dubuc: Transforming A&E". Politico. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nancy Dubuc, President and Chief Executive Officer, A+E Networks" (Press release). A&E Networks. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ Kenneally, Tim (April 22, 2013). "Abbe Raven, Nancy Dubuc Promoted at A&E Networks". TheWrap. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ Gillette, Felix (June 20, 2013). "A+E Networks CEO Nancy Dubuc, the Duck Whisperer". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ Salemi, Vicki (October 10, 2013). "Several Media Execs Land on List of Most Powerful Women in Business". Adweek. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ "THR's 2011 Women in Entertainment Power 100". The Hollywood Reporter. December 7, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ "THR's Women in Entertainment 2012: Power 100". The Hollywood Reporter. December 5, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Hollywood Reporter's 2013 Women in Entertainment Power 100". The Hollywood Reporter. December 10, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  12. ↑ "The Hollywood Reporter's 2014 Women in Entertainment Power 100". The Hollywood Reporter. December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  13. ↑ BU Alums Named to Vanity Fair’s “New Establishment List”
  14. ↑ "Nancy Dubuc Named Vice CEO, Shane Smith Transitions to Executive Chairman". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  15. ↑ "Nancy Dubuc Is Leaving A+E Networks and Replacing Shane Smith as Vice Media CEO". Retrieved 2018-03-13.
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