JESSICA CASANO-ANTONELLIS NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR SIRIUSXM
SiriusXM announced the appointment of Jessica Casano-Antonellis as the new Senior Vice President and Head of Communications. Reporting to Denise Karkos, she will oversee all communications functions, enhancing the company’s strategic communications and brand reputation. Jessica brings extensive experience from The Walt Disney Company, where she led communications for streaming services including Disney+ and ESPN+. She succeeds Patrick Reilly, who leaves after 17 years. This leadership change aims to strengthen SiriusXM’s narrative as a leader in audio entertainment.
- Jessica Casano-Antonellis has significant experience in strategic communications, which may enhance SiriusXM's brand reputation.
- Her prior role at Disney involved successful product launches, suggesting she has the skill set to push SiriusXM's narrative forward.
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NEW YORK, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today that Jessica Casano-Antonellis has joined as Senior Vice President and Head of Communications, reporting to Chief Marketing Officer Denise Karkos. She will be responsible for all aspects of the Company's communications function, including strategic communications, brand reputation management and media relations.
"Jessica is a valued and respected leader who brings a wealth of strategic communications experience in the media, entertainment and technology industries to SiriusXM," said Karkos. "She will be an incredible asset to the Company and will play a key role as we continue to tell the story of SiriusXM as a leader in audio entertainment."
Jessica joins SiriusXM from The Walt Disney Company, where she had a significant role in the Company's pivot to streaming, first with the launch of ESPN+ in 2018, followed by the successful launch of Disney+ in 2019. Most recently, Jessica led communications for the Disney Streaming organization, overseeing global communications strategies for Disney+ and Hulu. Before joining Disney, Jessica headed global communications for the video sharing platform, Vimeo, where she ran the communications strategy through a critical evolution for the brand as it began its ascent from the IAC portfolio. Prior to Vimeo, Jessica spent nearly 10 years on the agency side at Text100 (now Archetype), a global technology public relations firm, where she led multiple traditional linear television brands through transformations into multi-platform digital media companies, including MTV, Bravo and The Weather Channel.
"After more than four fulfilling and busy years leading communications for The Walt Disney Company's portfolio of streaming services, I'm excited to begin this next adventure working with Denise, CEO Jennifer Witz, and the rest of the leadership team at SiriusXM," said Casano-Antonellis. "I am impressed by Jennifer's vision for the Company and can't wait to jump right in to champion the Company's narrative as it pushes new boundaries in the audio space."
Casano-Antonellis succeeds Patrick Reilly, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and PR, who after 17 years has made the decision to leave SiriusXM. "Patrick has been a tireless leader of our Public Relations and Corporate Communications since 2004, working to ensure SiriusXM is fairly and positively represented to the marketplace," said Karkos. "Patrick has been a valuable member of my leadership team and we thank him for his dedication to the Company and to his craft." Reilly will stay with the Company through July in a consulting role to help with the transition.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM's platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM's subsidiaries Stitcher, Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company's advertising sales arm, SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization, and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers. For more about SiriusXM, please go to: www.siriusxm.com.
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The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: we have been, and may continue to be, adversely affected by supply chain issues as a result of the global semiconductor supply shortage; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has introduced significant uncertainty to our business; we face substantial competition and that competition is likely to increase over time; if our efforts to attract and retain subscribers and listeners, or convert listeners into subscribers, are not successful, our business will be adversely affected; we engage in extensive marketing efforts and the continued effectiveness of those efforts is an important part of our business; we rely on third parties for the operation of our business, and the failure of third parties to perform could adversely affect our business; we may not realize the benefits of acquisitions and other strategic investments and initiatives; a substantial number of our Sirius XM service subscribers periodically cancel their subscriptions and we cannot predict how successful we will be at retaining customers; our ability to profitably attract and retain subscribers to our Sirius XM service as our marketing efforts reach more price-sensitive consumers is uncertain; our business depends in part on the auto industry; failure of our satellites would significantly damage our business; our Sirius XM service may experience harmful interference from wireless operations; our Pandora ad-supported business has suffered a substantial and consistent loss of monthly active users, which may adversely affect our Pandora business; our failure to convince advertisers of the benefits of our Pandora ad-supported service could harm our business; if we are unable to maintain revenue growth from our advertising products our results of operations will be adversely affected; changes in mobile operating systems and browsers may hinder our ability to sell advertising and market our services; if we fail to accurately predict and play music, comedy or other content that our Pandora listeners enjoy, we may fail to retain existing and attract new listeners; privacy and data security laws and regulations may hinder our ability to market our services, sell advertising and impose legal liabilities; consumer protection laws and our failure to comply with them could damage our business; failure to comply with FCC requirements could damage our business; if we fail to protect the security of personal information about our customers, we could be subject to costly government enforcement actions and private litigation and our reputation could suffer; interruption or failure of our information technology and communications systems could impair the delivery of our service and harm our business; the market for music rights is changing and is subject to significant uncertainties; our Pandora services depend upon maintaining complex licenses with copyright owners, and these licenses contain onerous terms; the rates we must pay for "mechanical rights" to use musical works on our Pandora service have increased substantially and these new rates may adversely affect our business; failure to protect our intellectual property or actions by third parties to enforce their intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business and operating results; some of our services and technologies may use "open source" software, which may restrict how we use or distribute our services or require that we release the source code subject to those licenses; rapid technological and industry changes and new entrants could adversely impact our services; we have a significant amount of indebtedness, and our debt contains certain covenants that restrict our operations; we are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the NASDAQ listing rules and, as a result, qualify for, and rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements; while we currently pay a quarterly cash dividend to holders of our common stock, we may change our dividend policy at any time; our principal stockholder has significant influence, including over actions requiring stockholder approval, and its interests may differ from the interests of other holders of our common stock; if we are unable to attract and retain qualified personnel, our business could be harmed; our facilities could be damaged by natural catastrophes or terrorist activities; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation could have an adverse impact on our operations and financial condition; we may be exposed to liabilities that other entertainment service providers would not customarily be subject to; and our business and prospects depend on the strength of our brands. 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