Kolb Named Honorary Chair Of WICT Luncheon

Women in Cable Telecommunications said Suzanne Kolb, president of E! Entertainment, is honorary chair of the 2014 WICT Signature Luncheon. E! is the premier sponsor of the luncheon. The Signature Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, April 29, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in conjunction with The Cable Show.

Kolb joins E!'s Giuliana Rancic, host of the luncheon and anchor of E! News, co-star of E!'s Fashion Police team, red carpet anchor for E!'s Live from the Red Carpet, host of Beyond Candid with Giuliana and star on her hit reality show, Giuliana & Bill.

The Signature Luncheon is designed to recognize those companies that are leading the way in demonstrating superlative gender diversity and inclusion tactics as measured by the WICT PAR Initiative employment survey. Industry executives scheduled to accept PAR Excellence Awards on behalf of their organizations include: Nomi Bergman, president, Bright House Networks; Jill Campbell, EVP and COO, Cox Communications; David L. Cohen, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast; Jerry Kent, Chairman and CEO, Suddenlink Communications; Ken Lowe, chairman and CEO, Scripps Networks Interactive; Gail MacKinnon, EVP and chief government relations officer, Time Warner Cable; Gary Marsh, president and Chief Creative Officer at Disney Channels World Wide, Disney ABC Television Group; John Martin, CEO, Turner Broadcasting System Inc.; Debbie Stang, VP, human resources, Midcontinent Communications, and David Zaslav, CEO, Discovery Communications.

More information about the 2014 WICT Signature Luncheon and details concerning table reservations and individual tickets may be found online at http://www.wictsignatureluncheon.com.