AMC Networks chief financial officer Patrick O’Connell is exiting the company after more than three years in the job.
The executive has decided to undertake “an opportunity outside the media industry,” AMC Networks announced on Thursday, without offering further specifics. O’Connell will remain at the company until March while a search for his replacement has begun.
O’Connell will appear in the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call.
In a statement, AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan called O’Connell a “trusted colleague” and “steady leader.” Dolan added that O’Connell’s decision “comes with our full support, and we wish him every success in this next chapter.”
O’Connell was named CFO of AMC Networks in August of 2022 after a career that spanned finance, media and e-commerce. He came to the entertainment company from BRANDED, a digital consumer platform, where he was chief strategy officer. Prior to that, O’Connell worked at CBS and Goldman Sachs.
As CFO of AMC Networks, O’Connell oversaw the finances of a portfolio spanning the streaming services AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK and HIDIVE and the channels AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV and We TV.
“I am grateful to the Dolan family, the Board and the Company’s leadership team for their support,” O’Connell said in a statement. “It has been a privilege to work with such a talented organization. I am proud of what we accomplished together and am confident in the future of AMC Networks.”