Sue Naegle is an
American television executive and producer, former president of
HBO Entertainment, former chief content officer at
Annapurna Pictures, and founder of Naegle Ink.[1][2][3] In 2012, Naegle was recognized as the 46th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes Magazine.[4]
Early life and education
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Naegle began her career in 1992 in the mail room at
United Talent Agency.[7][8] Two years later, she became an
agent at the company, and went on to be named a partner and co-head of the TV department by 1999. At only 32 years old, Naegle was one of the youngest partners at a major agency.[9] During her tenure, she was credited with developing several successful programs, including
The Bernie Mac Show and the
HBO dramas
Six Feet Under and
True Blood.[2]
In 2008, she was named President of HBO Entertainment, overseeing the production of all original series. Under her leadership, numerous successful television shows including
Girls,
Game of Thrones,
Boardwalk Empire, and
Veep were developed.[10] In August 2012, she was recognized as the 46th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes Magazine,[4] and in the last year of her tenure, HBO won 27
Emmy Awards.[1] After her departure from the company in 2013, she formed her own production company, Naegle Ink.
She is an executive producer of the
Cinemax series
Outcast which began production in 2015.[1][2] In 2016, she was named the head of
Annapurna Television, a division of
Annapurna Pictures.[11] In 2019, she was named chief content officer of
Annapurna Pictures, where she oversaw TV, film, and theatre development.[12] In March 2022, Naegle departed from the company.[13]
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ab"Sue Naegle". World's Most Powerful Women. Forbes. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
^"President of HBO, Rockaway's Sue Naegle guest speaker for Morris Chamber.", Daily Record (Morristown), September 19, 2012. Accessed July 2, 2013. "Former Rockaway resident and Morris Hills High School graduate, Sue Naegle, c, now the president of Time Warner's HBO Entertainment was the guest speaker during the Morris County Chamber of Commerce Women in Business, 'Defining Moments on the Journey to Success' event at the Madison Hotel."