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Bethpage, NY-based Cablevision has Appointed Sandra P. Kapell as Executive Vice President of Human Resources
About the Company
Cablevision Systems Corporation is a leading telecommunications and media company with a portfolio of operations that includes a full suite of advanced digital television, voice and high-speed Internet services and valuable local media and programming properties. Founded in 1973 as a cable television operator with 1,500 Long Island customers, Cablevision today offers television, phone and Internet services to millions of households and businesses in the New York metropolitan area. Cablevision`s popular Optimum®-branded communications services include Optimum TV® digital cable TV digital cable TV, Optimum Voice® home phone and Optimum Online® high-speed Internet. In the New York tri-state area, Cablevision`s telecommunications properties also consist of Optimum WiFi®, the nation`s largest wireless Internet network, and Lightpath®, a leading provider of integrated business communications solutions that meets the needs of larger companies. Through its local media and programming properties, Cablevision delivers news and information created specifically for the tri-state-area communities it serves. This includes Optimum TV`s exclusive News 12 Networks, an award-winning, local news leader. Providing additional compelling local content is Newsday Media Group, which includes Long Island`s leading daily newspaper, Newsday, and its popular Web site Newsday.com; as well as amNewYork, the nation`s most widely circulated free daily serving New York City; and Long Island`s largest publisher of weekly shoppers and community papers. Cablevision`s rich history includes the creation, ownership and operation of Rainbow Media Holdings and its popular television networks from 1980 until June 2011, when it became a separate, public company named AMC Networks Inc. In addition, Cablevision was owner and operator of Madison Square Garden and its properties from 1997 until February 2010, when the sports and entertainment leader became a separate, public company now called The Madison Square Garden Company.
About the Person
Sandra P. Kapell is Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration for Cablevision Systems Corporation. Ms. Kapell is responsible for the development and execution of enterprise-wide human resources and administrative programs that foster a skilled, high-performing workforce. Previously, Ms. Kapell served as senior vice president and chief human resources officer of Chartis, an AIG company and the world's largest property and casualty insurer. Arriving early in the Company's transformation, Ms. Kapell was a key leader in developing and implementing performance management and talent management practices that led to the successful recovery of AIG. She also worked on a number of initiatives for the firm, including the recruitment of several key executives, the implementation of the company's first-ever succession planning process for the board of directors, and the launch of the company's performance management program and management development curriculum. Prior to joining Chartis, Ms. Kapell was senior vice president of MetLife for five years, where she oversaw all aspects of leadership development, sales training, financial planning, special needs planning and the advanced markets legal group. Before this, she served in numerous senior human resources and operations roles, including chief operating officer/director of human resources of Westport Resources Investment Services and global head of administration and strategy of Futures International. In 2011, Ms. Kapell was recognized as part of the MetLife team that received a 2011 Learning Leaders award, which highlighted organizations that drove significant business improvement with innovative and effective approaches to employee learning and talent management. MetLife was the only financial services company to receive an award in the category. Throughout her career, Ms. Kapell has been a strong advocate for the advancement and professional development of women in the workplace. While at AIG, she was a key organizer of AIG's Global Women's Forum, a first of its kind mentoring program whose model has since been adopted by a number of companies in the U.S. At MetLife, Ms. Kapell led the creation of the Women Sales Forum, which sponsors speed networking activities and hosts workshops on topics such as mastering leadership skills and understanding different communication styles. In 2011, Ms. Kapell was recognized with a Top 10 Women in Business award by PINK, a leading digital platform for career women. Ms. Kapell received her master's in education from Columbia University and her bachelor's in English from the University of Washington.
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