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The Hollywood Radio and Television Society has announced their newly elected officers, including Amazon MGM Studios’ Albert Cheng as chairman.
Also, Tim McNeal will serve his second term as president and CEO Melissa
Grego has renewed her contract to continue leading the nonprofit organization into 2028. Grego has served in that role since October 2017.
“I’m honored to continue serving alongside these visionary leaders, the HRTS staff and all our members and volunteers,” Grego said in a statement. “HRTS will remarkably celebrate its 80th anniversary next year and while we have been an anchor amid change and the professional home for the global entertainment industry for so long, never before has community been more vital. We look forward to providing the power of convening for many more years to come.”
Cheng, who first joined the HRTS Board of Directors in 2024, is vice president, head of AI Studios for Amazon MGM Studios. He leads global strategy to integrate AI across the creative and production life cycle. He succeeds previous chair David Madden, president of Webtoon Productions.
“We are thrilled to welcome Albert as our new chairperson and very grateful that all of our other elected board members are staying on for another term,” McNeal said in a statement. “Our board representatives and members alike are comprised of creative and working professionals from across the entire entertainment industry, representing many of the leading studios, networks and streaming platforms.”
McNeal recently retired as senior vice president, creative talent development & inclusion, Disney Television Studios/Disney Entertainment. He was initially elected to the HRTS Board of Directors in 2023.
In addition to McNeal and Cheng, the rest of the HRTS executive board will remain the same for another two years. Christina Davis will remain vice president, Scott Hervey will continue as secretary and Linnea McArt will remain treasurer.
HRTS is a networking, education and mentorship association with dozens of corporate members and over 2,000 individual members, representing the top companies across the landscape.
