Viacom Names James W. Barge Executive Vice President, Controller, Tax and Treasury

Viacom Inc. has announced that it has appointed James W. Barge as Executive Vice President, Controller, Tax and Treasury. Mr. Barge joins the Company from Time Warner, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and Controller. He succeeds Jacques Tortoroli, who was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, on January 7, 2008. Mr. Barge will join Viacom on January 22 and assume his new role as Controller in early March.

Mr. Barge will be responsible for overseeing financial reporting, accounting, financial planning, global taxation and treasury for Viacom and its subsidiaries. He will report to Thomas E. Dooley, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Viacom.

Reporting to Mr. Barge will be Viacom’s Senior Vice President of Global Taxation and Treasury Jay Kushner, Vice President and Deputy Controller Katherine Gill-Charest and Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis Paul Mottola.