Created in 1995 to recognize and honor leading women technology professionals, the annual Woman of the Year – Technology award acknowledges the achievements of one woman who has demonstrated outstanding professional growth and significantly contributed to the advancement of technology in the industry. The award is presented in partnership with the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), The WICT Network and Cablefax.
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Susan Tanamli
CTO & EVP, Head of Global
Technology and Media Operations
A+E Global Media
Susan Tanamli is Chief Technology Officer, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Technology and Media Operations (GTMO) at A+E Global Media™. Tanamli is responsible for all of technology at A+E Global Media, leading the Global Technology group — which includes the cloud, enterprise products & applications, infrastructure, architecture, operations, cybersecurity, and data analytics — and supporting the technology needs of the entire organization. Tanamli also oversees the A+E Global Media Global Engineering and Broadcast Operations, Global Media and Production Operations, and Digital Product groups.
Tanamli was promoted to Executive Vice President and Head of GTMO in 2022 and has served as Chief Technology Officer since 2020. Prior to her position as CTO, she held a number of positions at A+E Global Media and other media companies where she established herself as a leader in technology. While at A+E Global Media, she has focused on delivering large-scale, complex implementations around programming and scheduling, rights, sales, human capital management and finance.
Tanamli has also led an incubator group for new technologies, UI/UX design, and change management. Under her leadership, this group focused on evolving solutions to match the changing business, making solutions that are simple and efficient, and modernizing and reducing risk.
She is a graduate of Boston University alum and a graduate of the Women in Cable Television Network’s Betsy Magness Leadership Institute.
