Val Napolitano
President and CEO
30 Years with Petry Television
Mr. Napolitano started his career at Petry Television thirty years ago in 1978 as an Account Executive and graduated that same year from Petry Sales Training Program. From 1984 through 1993, he held a variety of sales management positions in the Petry Atlanta office and was promoted to Senior Vice President, South Region in 1994. In 1997, he was appointed Senior Vice President, Manager East Region. Following this, in 1998, Mr. Napolitano was promoted to Senior Vice President, Director of Regional Operation. He was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Petry Television in 2001.
Before joining Petry, Mr. Napolitano worked at Arbitron starting as a research analyst in 1974 and working up to an advertising/agency sales manager in 1976. He received a B.S. degree from Long Island University and his M.B.A. from Long Island University. He is a member of Atlanta Broadcast Advertiser's Club, IRTS, TVB, NSAC Committee and Vice President of SRA.