Lucy Hood

Lucy Hood

Lucy Hood is an American business woman, and until October 10, 2007, CEO of Jamba!, the mobile phone industry’s largest vertically integrated mobile entertainment company.

Hood gained a B.A. degree in English and Theatre from Yale University, and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. Hood started her career at News Corporation in the mid 1990s, rising through the groups publishing arm of HarperCollins, latterly as senior VP, entertainment publishing; before taking the newly created post of senior VP and general manager of "TV Guide" in June 1999. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5053/is_199906/ai_n18373680 TV Guide taps Hood. | Broadcasting & Cable | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ]

Hood then became a key executive in launching technology businesses at News Corporation including Fox Pay Television, Fox.com, FX Cable and News Corp Content Group. Hood became president of Fox Mobile Entertainment which she founded in 2005. During this time Hood created many industry firsts, including leading the North American groundbreaking mobile services for "American Idol", which introduced text messaging to the mass population in the United States. Hood also received the first and only Emmy nomination for mobile content with the mobile video series "," and led the team that created the program format of video “mobisodes,” short-form 3G mobile content; and the first ad-sponsored mobile video.

Hood was appointed CEO of Jamba! in September, 2006 after spearheading News Corporation’s efforts to acquire a controlling interest from VeriSign. Hood resigned from both Jamba and News Corp on October 10, 2007 "wishing to pursue new entrepreneurial ventures." [ [http://mashable.com/2007/10/10/jamba-ceo-resigns News Corp’s Jamba Loses CEO] October 10, 2007] [ [http://www.ceoworld.biz/?p=57 Jamba CEO Lucy Hood Resigns] ceoworld.biz - October 10, 2007]

Hood was nominated as “Visionary of the Year” for the Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence Awards. She is a member of the GSM, CTIA and Natpe boards, as well as a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Hood lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children, a daughter and a son. [ [http://www.foxbusiness.com/latest-news/article/jamba-ceo-hood-resigns_310381_0.html Jamba CEO Lucy Hood Resigns] October 10, 2007]

References

External links

* [http://www.ceoworld.biz/?p=58 Lucy Hood's Executive Bio] on ceoworld.biz
* [http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSWNAS599720071010 News Corp-VeriSign venture Jamba says CEO resigns] on Reuters


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