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dauman in 2007 at the d5 : all things digital conference 2 150px philippe dauman 1 march 1954 deborah -lrb- ross -rrb- dauman philippe_dauman_d5_cropped . jpg philippe dauman
 philippe pierre dauman president and ceo of viacom yale university
philippe dauman

philippe pierre dauman -lrb- born march 1 , 1954 -rrb- is the president and ceo of viacom .
he has served at this post since september 2006 .
dauman is a longtime associate of the company 's chairman sumner redstone .
dauman served from 1994 to 2000 as a member of viacom 's executive committee and as executive vice president in charge of strategic transactions , legal and government affairs , human resources and administration , supervising paramount pictures entertainment , showtime networks and simon & schuster .
dauman was also a director at redstone-owned cbs corporation until september 2006 .
