New York, N.Y., USA - March 22, 2013, New York, N.Y., USA - Viacom Inc. announced the election of Cristiana Falcone Sorrell and Deborah Norville as members of the Viacom board of directors.
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Ms. Falcone Sorrell is currently Senior Adviser to the Chairman at the World Economic Forum, an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
In addition, she serves as Principal Consultant, Office of Outreach and Partnership for the Inter-American Development Bank, the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Prior to joining the World Economic Forum in 2004, Ms. Falcone Sorrell held positions at the International Labour Organization and Shell.
Ms. Falcone Sorrell is a member of the Italian National Press Guild, a board member of Internews, a media development not for profit organization, and a member of the advisory board of RyTV, an Internet broadcasting platform. She is also a member of the board of advisers for Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
Ms. Falcone Sorrell received a Master of Arts degree in Humanitarian Assistance from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, as well as a Master in Law and Diplomacy degree from the Italian Society for International Organization and the Diplomatic Institute of the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
In addition, she earned a Laurea in Political Sciences from the Universita di Roma, La Sapienza.
Ms. Norville is one of America's best-known television journalists, a two-time Emmy award winner with more than thirty years of reporting experience. Currently, she is the anchor of Inside Edition, the nation's top-rated syndicated newsmagazine.
Prior to Inside Edition, Ms. Norville served as a correspondent and anchor for CBS News programs including Street Stories, 48 Hours and the CBS Evening News.
Previously, she anchored NBC News at Sunrise and was news anchor and co-host of NBC's Today program. ■