Mary Talbott has been named corporate secretary for Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE:SNI). The company owns and operates lifestyle media brands HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and Great American Country.

Scripps Networks Interactive appoints Mary Talbott as corporate secretary. (Photo: Business Wire)

Scripps Networks Interactive appoints Mary Talbott as corporate secretary. (Photo: Business Wire)

As senior vice president, deputy general counsel and corporate secretary, Talbott oversees a wide range of governance and regulatory compliance matters, including the company’s required filings and disclosures with the Securities & Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. She also guides the annual proxy and shareholder meeting process, and serves as the company’s primary shareholder services contact.

During her tenure at Scripps Networks, Talbott has provided guidance over litigation, mergers, acquisitions, contracting, and international expansion. Talbott also has management responsibility for meetings of the board of directors, and is one of the company’s liaisons with its controlling shareholders. She reports to Cynthia Gibson, executive vice president and chief legal officer.

“Mary is a trusted advisor and has provided sound legal counsel to all levels of company management,” Gibson said. “Her knowledge, integrity and wide experience will ensure her success in this role.”

Talbott has served as senior vice president, deputy general counsel and assistant corporate secretary since 2008. She was previously associate general counsel for The E.W. Scripps Company since 2006.

Before joining Scripps Networks, Talbott worked for Cincinnati Bell, Inc., as corporate counsel and assistant corporate secretary. She previously practiced as a litigator at the law firms Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald PLLC and Schletker, Hornbeck and Moore, in Kentucky. Talbott holds a juris doctorate from Salmon P. Chase College of Law, as well as a bachelor’s degree in social studies and secondary education from Northern Kentucky University. Talbott serves on the board of trustees of the Cincinnati Ballet.

About Scripps Networks Interactive

Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) is one of the leading developers of engaging lifestyle content in the home, food and travel categories for television, the Internet and emerging platforms. The company's lifestyle media portfolio comprises popular television and Internet brands HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and Great American Country, which collectively reach more than 177 million consumers each month. Companion websites complement on-air programming with video and social media that inform and inspire. The company’s global networks reach millions of consumers across North and South America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Scripps Networks Interactive is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. For more information, please visit scrippsnetworksinteractive.com.