Faculty Profile: Cynthia Gibson

Cynthia is currently the General Counsel of Bush Brothers & Company, a leading CPG company with grocery, foodservice and direct to consumer distribution.  In this role she has responsibility for legal, compliance, external affairs, government affairs and sustainability as well as managing the Bush’s Visitor Center café and museum.  Previously, she was the Chief Legal & Business Affairs Officer of Scripps Networks Interactive (NASDAQ: SNI), a fortune 1000 company until its $14.6B sale to Discovery, Inc.  SNI was an omni-channel media company with well-known US brands including HGTV, Food Network and Travel Channel and international brands including UKTV, TVN and Asian Food Channel. 

She is also an experienced independent director and serves as a member of the board of directors of The Trust Company of Tennessee, a privately-held financial services firm with more than $3B of assets under management. She also serves on an advisory board for SmartBank, a subsidiary of SmartFinancial Inc. (NASDAQ: SMBK).  She previously served on the supervisory board of TVN, S.A. (WIG: TVN), a $2B publicly traded media company acquired by SNI, chairing its Nomination and Remuneration (Compensation) Committee.