Debra L. Lee is currently in charge of the gworlz! Formerly chairman and CEO of Black Entertainment Television (BET), she has been appointed to the board of directors at the Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), a multinational consumer goods company that manufactures brands like Always, Bounty, Charmin, Crest, Dawn, Febreze, Gillette, Tide, and Vicks, according to Black Enterprise.
“We are delighted to welcome Debra to the board,” P&G Chairman, President, and CEO David Taylor said in a statement.
Throughout the 30 years she worked at BET, Debra served in several capacities, including executive vice president.
“She has distinguished herself as a leader in the media industry for more than 30 years and brings broad, deep knowledge ranging from media strategy and programming to corporate risk oversight,” Taylor’s statement read. “Her experience, expertise, and guidance will further strengthen our efforts to better serve consumers and a broad range of stakeholders.”
Debra Lee made sure that women empowerment was represented at the network. With events like ‘Black Girls Rock!’ and creating ‘Leading Women Defined Inc’, it is obvious that representation and giving back to the community was a clear focus for her.
BET also created original programming such as The New Edition Story and Being Mary Jane. The network even bought rights to CW’s The Game.
Congrats to Debra Lee! This is more than deserving.
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