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Cyma Zarghami
Cyma Zarghami (Persian: سیما ضرغامی, born December 15, 1962) is an Iranian-born American film studio and former cable television executive who served as the president of Nickelodeon and Viacom Media Networks' Kids & Family Group from 2006 to 2018. She is the founder and CEO of MiMo Studios. Early lifeZarghami was born in Abadan, Iran to an Iranian father, Gholam, and a Scottish mother, Catherine.[1] The family later moved to Canada and finally to Englewood, New Jersey, where she graduated in the class of 1980 from the Dwight-Englewood School and was a recipient of the school's Distinguished Alumni Award.[2] At Dwight-Englewood, she played lacrosse.[3][4] In 1980, Zarghami entered the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont as an elementary education major, later changing her major to English; she did not complete the degree. She was awarded an honorary diploma by the University of Vermont College of Education and Social Services in 2000.[4] CareerZarghami traveled in Europe after leaving college, then returned to Burlington to work for Business Digest.[4] Zarghami joined Nickelodeon as a scheduling clerk in 1985. She moved up through the programming department and became the channel's general manager in 1996, overseeing programming, scheduling, acquisitions, marketing, and day-to-day management of the network. She was promoted to general manager and executive vice-president in 1997.[5] In 2004, the position of president of Nickelodeon Television was created for her, where she oversaw production and development for the network, along with marketing, programming and creativity.[6] After the resignation of Herb Scannell on January 5, 2006, she became president of the newly formed Kids & Family Group, which included Nickelodeon, Nick@Nite, Nick Jr. Channel, TeenNick, Nicktoons, TV Land, CMT, and CMT Pure Country.[7] On June 4, 2018, she resigned as president of Nickelodeon following 33 years with the network.[8] In February 2020, Zarghami launched a production company and consultancy firm, MiMo Studios, to develop original film properties of one hour or less in length[9] for young audiences.[10] MiMo is a portmanteau of "mini movie".[9] Personal lifeZarghami lives in New York City with her husband and their three sons.[11] She formerly served on the board of the Children's Museum of Manhattan.[2] FilmographyTelevision
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