BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 17: Sumner Redstone attends an Evening for Cambodian Children's Fund honoring Sumner Redstone at The Paley Center for Media on April 17, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Cambodian Ch ViacomCBS Inc. (VIAC) said Wednesday its Chairman Emeritus Sumner Redstone has died at the age of 97.Redstone was executive chairman of the Viacom board for almost 30 years and was CEO from 1996 until 2005, during which time the company merged with CBS Corp.
in 2000.Redstone served as executive chairman of both companies' boards and in February was named chairman emeritus for both companies."Sumner Redstone was a brilliant visionary, operator and dealmaker, who single-handedly transformed a.