Philippe p dauman biography of michael

American businessman

Philippe Pierre Dauman^[3] (born March 1, 1954) is an American businessman who served as president, CEO and chairman of Viacom from September 2006 until May 20, 2016.

Michael Wolff on Viacom's Future Post-Philippe Dauman: 5 Key Scenarios.

By now, Dauman is characterized by a source with close knowledge of the situation as a man “fighting for his professional life.” He may control.

The year-old mogul will cede his voting position but remain in control of Viacom and CBS through his holding company.

The Viacom CEO took a legal beating from a year-old media mogul, but came out of it with $72 million.

Philippe P. Dauman, the chief executive of Viacom who formed a close bond with Mr. Redstone decades ago when he was a young corporate lawyer.

Dauman was a longtime associate of the company's chairman Sumner Redstone. Dauman served from 1994 to 2000 as a member of Viacom's executive committee and as executive vice president in charge of strategic transactions, legal and government affairs, human resources and administration, supervising Paramount Pictures Entertainment, Showtime Networks and Simon & Schuster.

Dauman was also a director at Redstone-owned CBS Corporation until September 2006.

In February 2016, Viacom's board elected Dauman as Redstone's replacement as chairman.^[4][5][6][7]

Early life and education

Dauman was born and raised in New York City.

He is the son of Life magazine photographer Henri Dauman,^[8][9] a Holocaust surviv