Vice Media made it official Tuesday, announcing that the company is bringing in former A+E Networks CEO Nancy Dubuc to replace Shane Smith as Chief Executive Officer.
“Why Nancy Dubuc? Simply put, because rarely in business do you get to work in a perfect partnership,” said Smith in a press release. “We are a modern day Bonnie and Clyde and we are going to take all your money.”
Smith, who has steered the company since it’s early beginnings as an edgy Montreal startup will transition to the role of “executive chairman.”
“Shane and the team at Vice have done what all of us aspire to do — build a brand and make content that people really care about,” said Dubuc.