DIRECTV, one of the world’s leading providers of digital television entertainment, announced today that Jennifer Cho has joined DIRECTV as senior vice president and treasurer, reporting to Pat Doyle, executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer.<br /><br />In her new role, Cho will lead all aspects of the Treasury and Business Development functions to drive value creation across the company. She will be responsible for capital structure planning, business development, corporate financings, banking relationships, rating agency relationships, cash management and other aspects of risk management.<br /><br />“Jennifer’s more than 25 years of finance experience in areas ranging from credit and risk management to mergers and acquisitions makes her an excellent addition to DIRECTV and the treasury team,” said Doyle.<br /><br />In her previous position, Cho served as vice president and CFO at Gap North America Specialty Division of Gap, Inc., where she was heading up Finance for Gap Specialty business which operates about 750 stores in North America. Prior to that, she spent over 15 years in corporate and investment banking.<br /><br />Cho holds a degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame.<br /><br />About DIRECTV:<br /><br />DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is one of the world's leading providers of digital television entertainment services. Through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in the United States, Brazil, Mexico and other countries in Latin America, DIRECTV provides digital television service to more than 20 million customers in the United States and more than 17 million customers in Latin America. For more information on DIRECTV, visit directv.com.