PRESS RELEASE - DISNEYABCTV - GERI WANG NAMED PRESIDENT, SALES & MARKETING, ABC TELEVISION NETWORK Print This Document (note: To use this function, upgrade your browser: "Quick Download")   GERI WANG NAMED PRESIDENT, SALES & MARKETING, ABC TELEVISION NETWORK     Burbank, CA, Wednesday, February 17, 2010 . . . Geri Wang, former senior vice president of Primetime Sales for the ABC Television Network, has been named president of Sales & Marketing, ABC Television Network, it was announced today by Anne Sweeney, co-chair, Disney Media Networks & president, Disney/ABC Television Group.         In this position Ms. Wang will report directly to Ms. Sweeney and be responsible for sales and integrated marketing efforts for all dayparts of the ABC Television Network, including ABC Primetime, ABC Daytime, ABC News, ABC Late-Night, ABC Interactive and Sales Development. She will also oversee Disney/ABC Unlimited, the cross-platform sales unit of the Walt Disney Company, as well as sales and integrated marketing efforts for SOAPnet.         In making the announcement, Ms. Sweeney said: "Since joining the company in 1990, Geri has proven herself to be a fierce advocate for ABC, someone who understands the value of our network and who has developed the skills and relationships necessary to ensure that value is fully recognized by the marketplace. She's earned this promotion and I'm thrilled to have her as part of my senior team."         Ms. Wang added: "ABC is one of the most valuable brands in our industry, offering powerful, evocative programming that delivers strategic and innovative opportunities for our clients. To be trusted with this stewardship is an incredible honor, one that I am thrilled to accept."         Ms. Wang joined ABC in 1990 as an associate director of Daytime Sales Proposals. In 1991 she was promoted to associate director of Primetime Proposals, and in 1992 was promoted to account executive in Daytime Sales. In 1994 she became an account executive in Early Morning and Late-Night Sales, and in 1996 she was promoted to senior account executive in Primetime Sales. She was named vice president of Primetime Sales in 1998 and senior vice president of Primetime Sales in 2000.         She began her career as a media research analyst at Grey Advertising in New York, holding several positions there, including group head, National Broadcast Group.         Ms. Wang graduated from Ithaca College in 1982. Contacts: Kevin Brockman        Susan Sewell 818-460-6655            (212) 456-1508     BACK TO LIST