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The Board
Vernon G. Chu, Secretary
Vernon G. Chu
Vernon G. Chu has been vice president of business and legal affairs, BBC Worldwide Americas (BBCWA), since July 1999. He joined BBCWA in December 1995 as director of business and legal affairs. He is responsible for all legal matters affecting BBCWA in North and South America. He coordinates policy issues with BBC Worldwide in London such as fair-trading, trademark and copyright policy. He is responsible for the legal aspects of BBCWA’s cable channel, BBC America, its content and production business which produces network shows such as Dancing With The Stars and Grease: You’re The One That I Want, its television licensing business, BBCWA’s consumer products business, which includes DVD and home video distribution, the BBC Direct marketing and catalogue business, and BBC Motion Gallery archive footage sales. BBCWA is the wholly owned subsidiary of BBC Worldwide Limited, the commercial consumer arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Before joining BBCWA, he had been an associate with Kay Collyer & Boose in New York City from 1989-1995. As an attorney, his responsibilities included negotiating production and distribution agreements with networks, cable and public broadcasters and financing agreements for production of motion pictures, television series, specials and documentaries. From 1986-1989 he was a corporate associate at Spengler, Carlson, Gubar, Brodsky & Frischling in New York City. He was admitted to the Bar in 1987. He was graduated from the Wharton School in Philadelphia in 1982 with a degree in accounting and economics. In 1985 he received his MBA from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. A year later, he graduated Cum Laude from Cornell Law School. He lives in Forest Hills, New York with his wife and two sons. He is a native of New York City. |
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