NRI Anjali Sud named CEO of Fox’s streaming service Tubi

Los Angeles, July 21, 2023
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Fox Corp on Monday named NRI Anjali Sud, the former longtime head of video-sharing platform Vimeo, as the chief executive of its streaming service Tubi.

Sud recently stepped down as the CEO of Vimeo, after about nine years at the streaming platform. She will report into Tubi Media Group CEO Paul Cheesbrough.

Before Vimeo, Sud held positions in finance, media and e-commerce at Time Warner and Amazon.com. Sud, who will take over on Sept. 1, succeeds Farhad Massoudi, Tubi's founder and chief executive.

Paul Cheesbrough, CEO of Tubi Media Group Said

• Anjali is a highly accomplished executive in the technology and media industry with a passion and track record for strategic disruption and authentic leadership.
• "As Tubi continues to scale and solidify its momentum as the most watched free TV and movie streaming service in the US, she is the perfect candidate to lead Tubi into a new era of creativity, growth, and market leadership,

Tubi, launched in 2014, was acquired by Fox for $440 million in 2020.

Bio of Anjali Sud

Anjali Sud is CEO at Vimeo, the world’s largest ad-free online video service. In her past role as General Manager of the Creator Platform, she oversaw the day-to- day operations and long-term strategic growth of Vimeo’s creator business — serving a community of over 50 million video creators, filmmakers and organizations using Vimeo to upload and share their work. Anjali previously ran marketing at Vimeo, where she drove strategic growth through customer acquisition and retention, funnel optimization and brand building. Prior to Vimeo, she held various roles in e-commerce and media at Amazon and Time Warner.

• Anjali Sud (born August 13, 1983) is an American businesswoman of Indian descent and the CEO of Vimeo, the online video platform.
• Sud was appointed to the position in July 2017, after previously serving as General Manager and head of marketing.
• Sud serves on the board of Dolby Laboratories, is a designated Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, and was listed as one of Fortune's 40 Under 40 rising business leaders in 2018.
• Sud was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Punjabi Hindu immigrants from India.
• She grew up in Flint, Michigan.
• In 1997, at age 14, Sud left Flint to study at Phillips Andover Academy, a private school in Andover, Massachusetts.
• Sud graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2005, with a B.Sc. in Finance and Management.
• In 2011, she received her MBA from Harvard Business School.

Awards and honors of Anjali Sud:

• In November 2017, Sud was listed as one of The Hollywood Reporter's Next Gen: 35 Under 35 honorees.
• In March 2018, Crain's New York selected Sud as one of its annual 40 Under 40 honorees.
• In July 2018, Sud was named #14 on Fortune's "2018 40 Under 40" list. She was included on Adweek's Power List later that month.
• In December 2019, Sud was honored with a Muse Award by the New York Women in Film & Television, along with Gloria Estefan and Ann Dowd.
• In December 2021, Sud was named by Business Today as one of the most powerful women in business.
• In September 2022, Sud was named by Fortune as one of India's most powerful business women.
• In March 2023, Sud was named a Henry Crown Fellow at The Aspen Institute.