SVP, Distribution, Business Development, Analytics and Marketing
Arts & Entertainment Network
Mark Garner, is Senior Vice President, Distribution, Business Development, Analytics and Marketing at A+E Networks. Garner oversees non-linear digital content distribution, business development and affiliate marketing across all A+E networks including A&E® Network, Lifetime®, History®, Lifetime Movie Network®, Bio™, H2™, History en Español™, Crime & Investigation Network™, Military History™ and Lifetime Real Women®. Prior to joining A+E Networks in January, 2007 Garner worked as an executive at several start-up ventures, including a satellite broadcast network based in Johannesburg South Africa, where he successfully built the network’s distribution to 22 sub-Saharan countries. Subsequent to his time in South Africa, he led business development efforts for a direct-to-consumer, on-line automotive sales venture during the dot com revolution. Garner has also held positions at MTV Networks and AT&T (formerly Pacific Bell) in sales, marketing and product management.
Garner serves on the Executive Committee of the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), and is also active within CTAM.
Garner earned his B.A. in Economics and Organizational Behavior from Stanford University. Born in Detroit and raised in the New York metropolitan area, he now resides in South Orange, New Jersey with his wife Suzette and son, Santos.