Podcast Episode: Terry Leadership Speaker Series: James W. Barge, Viacom, Inc.
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- Principles of Leadership
- Running Time: 58 min 44 sec
- Published: October 13, 2008
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(45.9 MB) James W. Barge, Executive Vice President, Controller, Tax and Treasury, Viacom, Inc. shared his lessons of leadership on Friday, October 10, in the UGA Main Library. Prior to accepting the position with Viacom in January of 2008, Mr. Barge served as Senior Vice President and Controller for Time Warner since mid-2002. Before moving to Time Warner, he spent nearly 17 years with public accounting firm Ernst & Young, where he was Partner and Area Industry Leader of the Consumer Products Group for the West Region. He also served as a partner in the national office, where he was responsible for the resolution of SEC accounting and reporting issues for many of Ernst & Young's largest clients. Mr. Barge graduated summa cum laude from the University of Georgia in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

