Los Angeles – Armando Nuñez has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the CBS Global Distribution Group, a newly created position that will lead CBS’s combined domestic and international television distribution business.

Nuñez, who has served as President of CBS’s international television division since 1999, will now oversee a streamlined worldwide television distribution operation that includes CBS Television Distribution, a preeminent syndicator of first-run and off-network programming, and CBS Studios International, which licenses CBS programming worldwide to more than 200 markets across multiple media platforms. 

His expanded purview will include a domestic television company that features seven of the top 10 first-run syndicated shows – including long-running franchises such as Judge Judy, Entertainment Tonight, Dr. Phil and Jeopardy! – along with the international arm that has grown into the top supplier of U.S. programming in Europe. 

In the newly combined structure, department heads from both CBS Television Distribution and CBS Studios International will report directly to Nuñez. John Nogawski, President of CBS Television Distribution, will be leaving the Company after assisting with the transition.