NATPE’s 2009 chair and board members announced

NATPE has announced the newly elected 2009 chair and board of directors. Lionsgate Television's president of programming and production, Kevin Beggs, will serve as chair while newly elected board members from Comcast Entertainment Group, ShineReveille, FremantleMedia Enterprises, CABLEready and more join the board. RDF USA & Pangea Management Group's CEO, Chris Coelen, is a returning member of the NATPE board, as well as Tony DiSanto, EVP of series development and programming for MTV. For the complete list of the new chair and board of directors, see the press release.