Greg Peters (businessman)
Greg Peters is an American businessman. He is co-chief executive officer of Netflix.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Peters is the grandson of William Peters, a journalist and civil rights activist, and the nephew of Gretchen Peters, a singer and songwriter.[3][4] He earned a BS degree in physics and astronomy from Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[5]
Career
[edit]After college, Peters joined the U.S. Air Force but left for an engineering job at Wine.com.[6] He was also a senior vice president at Macrovision Solutions Corp (renamed to Rovi Corporation).[7][8]
In 2008, Peters joined Netflix as the company's international development officer, responsible for global partnerships with consumer electronics companies, Internet service providers, and multi-channel video programming distributors.[9][10][11][12]
In July 2017, Peters became the chief product officer of Netflix.[13][14][15][16] During his time as chief product officer, Netflix introduced smart downloads, mobile games, ads, and new crackdowns on password sharing.[17][18] According to Bloomberg News, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings put Peters in charge of these areas of the company and praised Peters for making "great decisions".[6] Later, in 2020, he also became the chief operating officer of Netflix.[19][20]
In January 2023, Peters became the co-chief executive officer of Netflix[21] along with Ted Sarandos,[22] after Hastings stepped down and became executive chairman.[20][23]
References
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- ^ "Greg Peters, Board of Directors | Our Leadership & Board | 2U". 2u.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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- ^ "Netflix - Environmental, Social & Governance - Leadership & Directors - Person Details". ir.netflix.net. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Netflix account share compromise means paying for users you don't live with". Eurogamer.net. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ updated, Brendan Morrow last (2022-04-29). "The latest on Netflix's password-sharing crackdown". theweek. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ Fletcher, Bevin (2023-01-19). "Greg Peters named Netflix co-CEO as Reed Hastings steps down". StreamTV Insider. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ Lawler, Richard (2023-01-19). "Reed Hastings is stepping down as Netflix's co-CEO". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "Greg Peters will be new Netflix co-CEO. Here's how much he will earn". Hindustan Times. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ Snider, Mike. "Netflix's new Smart Downloads feature eases offline binge-watching".
- ^ Sherman, Alex. "Netflix execs explain why they're getting into video games — to learn from users".
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Netflix's Reed Hastings gives up CEO title; Greg Peters named co-chief - Business Standard".
- ^ "Netflix subscribers up as co-founder steps down". The Manila Times. 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "Meet the Netflix co-CEO taking over from Reed Hastings". Fortune. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings steps down as CEO of streaming company". the Guardian. January 19, 2023.