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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (May 27, 1923-August 12, 2020)
    Birth name is Sumner Rothstein
    CEO of Viacom (June, 1987- )
    Viacom owns CBS, MTV, VH1, Paramount, Nickelodeon and a majority of Blockbuster

Why he might be annoying:

    He refuses to relinquish power and even sabotages his apparent successors, at the risk of hurting his business interests.
    Former successor, HBO executive Frank Bondi, left the fold.
    He said he would not renew the contract of current successor, Mel Karmazin.
    He does not like it when younger executives garner more attention than him.

Why he might not be annoying:

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 172 Votes: 55.81% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 24 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 147 Votes: 55.10% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 35 Votes: 62.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 60.47% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 561 Votes: 73.98% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 178 Votes: 77.53% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 286 Votes: 74.13% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 264 Votes: 68.56% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 628 Votes: 69.90% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 691 Votes: 70.04% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1913 Votes: 77.26% Annoying