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Greg Peters is an American businessman [1] and the Co-CEO of Netflix, Inc. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Family background

Peters is the grandson of William Peters, a journalist and civil rights activist, and the nephew of Gretchen Peters, a singer and songwriter. [1] [4]

Education

Peters earned a BS degree in physics and astronomy from Yale University. [7]

Career

Peters was the senior VP at Macrovision Solutions Corp (renamed to Rovi Corporation). [7] [8] [9] He is a board member of DoorDash, a technology company. [7]

Netflix

In 2008, Peters joined Netflix as the international development officer, responsible for global partnerships with consumer electronics companies, Internet service providers and multi-channel video programming distributors. [10] [11] [12] [13]

In July 2017, Peters became the Chief Product Officer of Netflix. [14] [15] [4] [5] [16] Later, in 2020, he became the Chief Operating Officer of Netflix. [10] [8] [17] [1] [18]

On January 19, 2023, he became the Co-CEO of Netflix [15] [5] [19] along with Ted Sarandos [20] [17] [21] [22] after Reed Hastings stepped down and became Executive Chairman. [7] [18] [2]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings steps down as CEO of streaming company". the Guardian. January 19, 2023.
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  6. ^ ""That's Gaslighting": Internet On Netflix CEO's Claim That The've "Never Cancelled A Successful Show"". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
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  8. ^ a b "Greg Peters, Board of Directors | Our Leadership & Board | 2U". 2u.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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  10. ^ a b "Netflix - Environmental, Social & Governance - Leadership & Directors - Person Details". ir.netflix.net. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  11. ^ White, Peter (2023-01-19). "Reed Hastings Shifts To Executive Chairman Role At Netflix; Greg Peters New Co-CEO, Bela Bajaria & Scott Stuber Get New Titles". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  12. ^ "Netflix account share compromise means paying for users you don't live with". Eurogamer.net. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  13. ^ Spangler, Todd (2023-01-20). "Netflix Execs Talk Early Ad-Tier Results, 'Glass Onion' and Expected 'Cancel Reaction' From Paid Password-Sharing Rollout". Variety. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  14. ^ updated, Brendan Morrow last (2022-04-29). "The latest on Netflix's password-sharing crackdown". theweek. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  15. ^ a b Fletcher, Bevin (2023-01-19). "Greg Peters named Netflix co-CEO as Reed Hastings steps down". StreamTV Insider. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  16. ^ "Greg Peters will be new Netflix co-CEO. Here's how much he will earn". Hindustan Times. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  17. ^ a b Mullin, Benjamin; Sperling, Nicole (2023-01-19). "Netflix's Reed Hastings Will Cede Co-Chief Executive Role". The New York Times. ISSN  0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  18. ^ a b "Netflix's Reed Hastings gives up CEO title; Greg Peters named co-chief - Business Standard".
  19. ^ "Netflix subscribers up as co-founder steps down". The Manila Times. 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  20. ^ "Meet the Netflix co-CEO taking over from Reed Hastings". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  21. ^ "Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings steps down as CEO as company adds subscribers". The Economic Times. 2023-01-20. ISSN  0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  22. ^ "Netflix's new CEOs confirm: Password sharing will end for sure, majority will have to pay". The Indian Express. 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-10-05.