Terry Semel
About
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Life Events
1965
Worked at an accounting firm
1966
Employed by Warner Brothers as a branch manager; worked in New York, Cleveland and Los Angeles
1973
Joined Buena Vista as vice president and general sales manager
1975
Moved to Warner Brothers as vice president and general sales manager
1979
Named executive vice president and chief operating officer of Warner Brothers
1982
president and chief operating officer of Warner Brothers
1989
Warner Communications purchased by Time Inc. to create Time Warner
1993
Robert A Daly announced formation of The WB television network
1994
Promoted by Daly to co-chair and co-CEO of Warner Brothers
1996
Time Warner merged with Turner Broadcasting
1999
With Daly, announced plans to step down as co-chairs and co-CEOs of Warner Bros. by the end of the year (July)
2001
Appointed chair and CEO of the Internet portal Yahoo! (April), assumed position as of May 1
