Ted Sarandos and Vicki Hollub

Ted Sarandos and Vicki Hollub represent two very different sides of modern corporate leadership. Sarandos built his career around entertainment, streaming and content strategy, becoming Netflix co-CEO in 2020 after leading the company’s content operations for two decades. Hollub spent more than 40 years in the energy industry, rising from mineral engineering to Occidental’s CEO in 2016 before retiring from the CEO role in June 2026 while remaining on the company’s board.

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Profile Detail	Ted Sarandos	Vicki Hollub
Full Name	Theodore Anthony Sarandos Jr.	Vicki A. Hollub
Date of Birth	July 30, 1964	1959/1960; exact date is not consistently published
Birthplace	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Alabama, USA
Age	62 years	66–67 years, depending on published birth year
Net Worth	Estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars	Not officially disclosed; published estimates vary
Nationality	American	American
Profession	Entertainment Executive, Producer, Media Executive	Energy Executive, Mineral Engineer, Corporate Director
Known For	Netflix co-CEO and former Chief Content Officer	Former Occidental President and CEO
Nickname	Ted	Vicki
Height	Not reliably documented	Not reliably documented
Weight	Not reliably documented	Not reliably documented
Hair Color	Gray/white	Blonde/gray-blonde
Eye Color	Brown	Not reliably documented
Education	Glendale Community College; Arizona State University	University of Alabama — B.S. in Mineral Engineering
Career Beginning	Video rental and home-entertainment industry	Cities Service; later became part of Occidental
Major Company	Netflix	Occidental Petroleum (Oxy)
Major Leadership Role	Netflix Co-CEO since 2020	Occidental President & CEO, 2016–2026
Current Professional Role	Netflix Co-CEO and President	Occidental Board Director
Board Experience	Netflix, Spotify and entertainment-related organizations	Occidental, Lockheed Martin and energy-industry organizations
Major Career Achievement	Led Netflix’s transition toward original content and global entertainment	Rose from engineering and technical roles to lead a major international energy company
Industry	Streaming, Television, Film & Entertainment	Oil, Gas, Energy & Engineering
International Experience	Global entertainment and content distribution	United States, Russia, Venezuela, Ecuador and other international operations
Awards & Honors	CBE (2024), Producers Guild Milestone Award (2019), Time 100 (2013, 2025), Television Academy Hall of Fame (2026)	Distinguished Engineering Fellow, University of Alabama; major energy-industry and corporate leadership recognition
Family	Wife Nicole Avant; children from his family relationships include Sarah and Tony	Private family information is limited in major public biographies
Marital Status	Married to Nicole Avant	Personal marital details are largely private
Instagram	No clearly verified personal account	No clearly verified personal account
Professional Interests	Film, television, streaming, storytelling, content production and entertainment	Energy, engineering, oil and gas, leadership and energy technology
Famous Career Milestones	Joined Netflix in 2000; became co-CEO in 2020	Joined Occidental after Cities Service acquisition; became CEO in 2016
Recent Career Update	Continues as Netflix co-CEO; inducted into Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2026	Retired as Occidental CEO on June 1, 2026 and continued as a board director
Overall Career Profile	Entertainment and streaming industry leader	Energy and engineering industry leader

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