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.
This communication contains "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to,
statements about future financial and operating results, our plans,
objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future
operations, products and services; and other statements identified
by words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will
continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend,"
"plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning. Such
forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and
expectations of our management and are inherently subject to
significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally
beyond our control. Actual results and the timing of events may
differ materially from the results anticipated in these
forward-looking statements.
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. Additional factors that could
cause our results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which is filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at
the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). The information set
forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any
intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as
a result of developments occurring after the date of this
communication.
Source: SiriusXM
Media contact:
Press@SiriusXM.com
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