Joe Ianniello, top lieutenant to former CEO Leslie Moonves, leaves CBS eight weeks after Viacom merger.
In December, he was promoted to chief executive of the CBS-branded properties. He also received a $70-million stock award as consolation for failing to win the top job at the combined ViacomCBS.
It will be the first time in a quarter century that someone from outside CBS is tasked with managing the business. The broadcasting company, known for such hits as “NCIS,” “60 Minutes” and “Survivor” has long favored grooming executives from within. Prior to joining NBC in 2012, Cheeks served as executive vice president for business affairs and general counsel for Viacom Music and Entertainment Group, while also serving as head of standards and practices for Viacom Media. Before that, he served in legal roles at Viacom cable channels Nickelodeon, MTV, CMT and LOGO.Cheeks held positions at Castle Rock Entertainment and the law firms Loeb & Loeb and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman.
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