Christopher McCarthy has served as a member of our Board since January 2023. Mr. McCarthy has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Creative Partner Studios, under an exclusive arrangement with NBCUniversal, since January 2026. Previously, Mr. McCarthy was the co-Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Global, Inc. from May 2024 to July 2025, where he led a business turnaround, returning the company to double-digit EBITDA growth after 4 years of declines, shepherded Paramount+ to become a Top 4 Global SVOD service and oversaw the company’s merger with Skydance Media. During his tenure at Paramount, Mr. McCarthy held a series of progressively senior leadership positions, including President and CEO Paramount Television, MTV Entertainment and Showtime Studios where he developed some of today’s biggest shows in Television, including Yellowstone, Landman, South Park, Emily in Paris and MobLand to name a few. He began his career with the company as a freelancer in 2004 and rose to lead many of its most iconic global brands, including Paramount+, Showtime, MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Comedy Central, and Smithsonian. In addition to his corporate roles, Mr. McCarthy has led industry-wide coalitions to tackle mental health and civic engagement, driving record youth registration and turnout. Mr. McCarthy has served on the board of directors for the Animal Medical Center of New York since 2022. Mr. McCarthy holds a B.S. with Honors in Commerce and Engineering from Drexel University, M.B.A. from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.