Phil Kent to Step Down as Turner CEO

John Martin to take the reins on Jan. 1

After a decade of running the ship at the country’s largest cable programming conglomerate, Phil Kent is stepping down as CEO of Turner Broadcasting System Inc.

Kent will stay on until the end of the year, whereupon chief financial officer John Martin will assume the helm. Once the transition has been completed, Kent will remain as chairman of the company until his contract expires in late 2014.

Kent joined Turner in 1993. He previously served as an agent at the talent firm Creative Artists Agency.

“Phil Kent’s exceptional leadership at Turner has driven much of Time Warner’s recent success,” said Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes, by way of announcing the moves.

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