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Biography
Stuart Craig "Stu" Snyder (born May 2, 1959) is an American businessman, media executive, and theatrical producer. He has worked with brands such as Turner, CINAR, WWE and Feld over the course of his career.
Career
From 2000 to 2001, Snyder served as COO and President of WWE. From 2005 to 2007, he served as general manager and Senior Vice President of GameTap.
On May 2, 2007, Snyder was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Animation, Young Adults, and Kids Media at Turner Broadcasting. This included Cartoon Network, with Snyder being the replacement for previous president Jim Samples, who had resigned following the 2007 Boston bomb scare.
Under Snyder's leadership, the network included such successful original series as Chowder, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Adventure Time, Generator Rex, Mad, Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball, Teen Titans Go!, Uncle Grandpa, and Steven Universe. Under Snyder, CN's programming also began to have looser standards, with many series being rated TV-PG, as well as being more creator-driven than those of years past. His regime did have its missteps however, such as an attempt to branch the network into reality television programming with the CN Real block in 2009.
On March 6, 2014, Stuart Snyder was confirmed to have been removed as president and COO of Turner's Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media division after company changes. Christina Miller was named his successor.
Snyder is currently co-producing a new stage production of The Exorcist, which recently premiered in Birmingham and is planned to open on the West End in 2017 and Broadway in 2018. He is also the co-owner of the famous Beal's Lobster Pier on Mount Desert Island, Maine.