Art Bell Named President and Chief Operating Officer of Court TV; Galen Jones Named Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Strategist.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 2003 Court TV Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Henry Schleiff today announced the elevation of Art Bell to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Court TV, and Galen Jones to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Strategist. Both will report directly to Mr. Schleiff. The promotions are effective immediately. Bell moves to the position from Executive Vice President, Programming and Marketing, a position he has held since 2000. In addition to his current responsibilities for programming, production, creative services Creative Services are a subsector of the creative industries, a part of the economy that creates wealth by offering creativity for hire to other businesses. Examples include:
"Art has been an integral part of our success ever since he joined the network, especially given his important contributions in building Court TV's brand through compelling original programming and impactful targeted marketing," said Schleiff. "Accordingly, I believe his new and additional responsibilities for affiliate relations and ad sales will provide a seamless transition to their well managed and continued growth." "Similarly," said Schleiff, "since he joined our network in 1999, Galen's strategic thinking and related contributions in a variety of areas have been indispensable to Court TV's success." Bell joined Court TV in 1998 as Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and Programming. He was the guiding force behind the phenomenal development of the Court TV brand and programming. He was just honored with the 2003 Promax Brand Builder Award. Before joining Court TV, he worked in various divisions of AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner Inc. for more than 14 years, including senior management positions at HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy and at Comedy Central. While at HBO, he spearheaded the idea and business plan for the Comedy Channel, which became Comedy Central. Jones moves from his current position as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Planning, and General Manager of Court TV Online. In addition to Galen's current responsibilities for long range planning  To comply with Wikipedia's , the introduction of this article needs a complete rewrite. , new business and research as well as Court TV's three web sites, Galen will add his oversight to the area of finance. Jones' distinguished background includes extensive experience in senior management positions at AOL, Comedy Central and several years at HBO. "We are most fortunate to have managers of Art and Galen's experience, intelligence and passion. We are even more fortunate to have a network which not only provides for such smooth succession but, also, one which provides the benefit to all of us of such a vital environment for growth and change," concluded Schleiff. Court TV is the leader in the investigation genre, providing a window on the American system The term American System can mean one of the following:
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