LOS GATOS, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix, Inc.
today announced the appointment of Strive Masiyiwa to its
board.
Strive is the Chairman and founder of Econet Group, a
telecommunications and technology group with operations and
investments in 29 countries in Africa and Europe.
"We are delighted to welcome Strive to the Netflix board," said
Netflix co-founder, Chairman and co-CEO Reed Hastings. "His entrepreneurship and vision
in building businesses across Africa and beyond will bring valuable insights
and experience to our board as we work to improve and serve more
members all around the world."
Added Netflix co-CEO Ted
Sarandos: "I'm thrilled to have Strive join our board as we
expand more across Africa and the
world."
"Netflix is at the forefront of bringing great entertainment
from anywhere in the world to everyone in the world, and I look
forward to working with the board and all stakeholders to continue
its traditions of innovation and growth," said Strive Masiyiwa.
Strive serves on several international boards including Unilever
Plc, National Geographic Society, Asia Society, and the Global
Advisory boards of Bank of America, the Council on Foreign
Relations (in the US), Stanford
University, and the Prince of Wales Trust for Africa, and is a longstanding board member of
the United States Holocaust Museum's Committee on Conscience. A
former board member of the Rockefeller Foundation for 15 years, he
is Chairman Emeritus of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in
Africa (AGRA) and African Union
Special Envoy to the continent's COVID response.
About Netflix
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million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series,
documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and
languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime,
anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause
and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.
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