ESPN Executive to Give Presentation at the Westminster Symposium
Mary Ellen Ladieu, Vice President of Finance for ESPN International, will explain how the leading sports media company in the country makes money when she returns to her alma mater for a presentation Tuesday, September 17, at the Westminster Symposium on Global Sport.
Ladieu’s presentation is from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on September 17 in Room 239 of the Coulter Science Center on campus
The session is free and open to the public and the media.
In her position, she is responsible for the strategic and financial planning for ESPN International, a portfolio of 46 television networks across 202 countries in 16 languages outside the United States.
She also leads the financial evaluation of new business opportunities, including new channels, potential acquisitions and brand expansion initiatives and works closely with the division’s senior management.
Ladieu is a 1995 graduate of Westminster College with a degree in accounting.
She began her career with ESPN as a staff accountant in 1997, proceeding to advance through various positions within the controller’s office and finance departments.
From 2005 to 2009 she served as senior director of finance with the company and supported divisional growth of 11 networks, seven websites and brand extensions in media including mobile, broadband, radio and print.
Before starting at ESPN, she worked with Deloitte and Touche.
Ladieu also holds an MBA degree in finance from the University of Connecticut.
ESPN, Inc. is the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring the broadest portfolio of multimedia sports assets with over 50 business entities. Headquartered in Bristol, CT, the company is owned by ABC, Inc. (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company) and 20% by the Hearst Corporation.
The company was founded by Bill Rasmussen and launched on September 7, 1979. Now with over 6,500 employees, each year ESPN televises more than 5,100 live and/or original hours of programming.
ESPN’s mission is to serve sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere.
Every year Westminster College cancels classes for two days so the entire Westminster community can attend lectures, panel discussions and presentations by noted experts on one particular subject of global interest. The public and media are also invited to attend.
This year’s topic, “Global Sport: A Common Language in a Diverse World?” seeks to understand why global sport can be both a force for greatness and a cause for concern and how it impacts entire societies the world over.
“Sport mirrors the human condition,” says Dr. Kurt Jefferson, Director of the Westminster Symposium and the Center for Engaging the World. “How a culture views sport says a great deal about its values. That is why we are exploring the social, physiological, cultural, economic, political and historical aspects of global sport in this Symposium.”
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