The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) in Los Angeles has named four industry executives to three-year terms on its board of directors. 

The new appointees represent such disciplines as streaming, global distribution, data and analytics, international production and talent management. They are: 

• Sarah Aubrey, head of original content for HBO Max, responsible for overseeing the streamer’s slate of drama, comedy, unscripted, documentary and animation programming. 

• Sean Cohan, chief growth officer and president, international at Nielsen, responsible for global strategy, corporate development, growth partnerships and all international business, including measurement, outcomes, sports, and Gracenote Content Services across more than 80 countries.

• Dan Cohen, president of ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group, who leads the company’s worldwide content licensing and distribution operations. 

• Laura Kennedy, CEO of Avalon, the talent management, production and distribution group based in London, Los Angeles and New York.  

“The addition of these four executives to our strong, diverse and experienced board embraces our objective through the next three years to continue to reflect the industry’s content and distribution while actively increasing the diversity of our membership,” NATPE chairman Andy Kaplan said in a statement. 

The NATPE board has 41 members representing all areas of the content industry. 

NAMIC announced Thursday that Viacom President and CEO Bob Bakish and Comcast Corp’s senior executive vice president and chief diversity officer David Cohen will serve as honorary co-chairs for next month’s annual NAMIC Conference.

The 31st annual NAMIC Conference will be held Sept. 26-27 as part of the cable industry’s Diversity Week festivities. The theme of the 31st NAMIC Conference will be “Diversity At the Speed of Change,” according to the organization.

“Multiculturalism will take center stage at our 31st Annual NAMIC Conference,” said NAMIC president and CEO Eglon Simons. “Especially in the era of globalization, business innovation and shifting workforce dynamics, Bob and David bring a wealth of experience and strategic vision as we prepare diversity advocates for our industry’s future.”

 Presenting Sponsor for the 31st Annual NAMIC Conference is Comcast NBCUniversal with ARRIS, BuzzFeed, Cox Communications, Charter Communications, NCTA, REVOLT, Scripps Networks Interactive, Turner, Univision Communications Inc. and The Walter Kaitz Foundation serving as conference sponsors, according to NAMIC.