Vidanes new ABS-CBN COO

ABS-CBN Corp., the media holding company of the Lopez Group, named Cory Vidanes as its chief operating officer effective Feb. 1 this year.

Vidanes, credited for bolstering the ratings of ABS-CBN’s flagship Channel 2, will assume the post left vacant by Carlo Katigbak, who started his new job as the company’s CEO and president on Jan. 1.

In a statement, ABS-CBN said Vidanes would continue to lead and oversee the total channel programming, artist development, on-air operations, events management, and overall revenue and profit delivery of Channel 2.

She will also manage the development of new concepts for Channel 2 and the ABS-CBN TVplus channels Yey, CineMo, and Knowledge Channel with the content development council.

“Vidanes’ leadership is also marked by her commitment to public service. She has spearheaded the preparation and execution of the network’s relief operations and donation drives for victims of natural disasters, including the successful ‘Tulong Na, Tabang Na, Tayo Na’ campaign’s T-shirt fundraising and benefit concerts for the survivors of Supertyphoon ‘Yolanda’ in 2013,” ABS-CBN said in the statement.

Vidanes began her career in television with BBC-2 in 1982.

She joined ABS-CBN in 1986 as associate producer and was later appointed to various positions in the company including head of TV production.