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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Antonio Alonso Named Chief Executive Officer of CBS Outdoor International

Antonio Alonso Named Chief Executive Officer of CBS Outdoor International

Executive Previously Served as Chief Development Officer for the Division

LONDON, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Antonio Alonso has been named Chief Executive Officer of CBS Outdoor International, it was announced today by Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS.A) (NYSE:and) (NYSE:CBS) . Alonso previously served as Chief Development Officer for the Company, responsible for assets and development for all international markets.

In this new role Alonso will oversee the Company's international portfolio of outdoor businesses, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and mainland China. He played a key role in managing CBS Outdoor's 2008 acquisition of the International Outdoor Advertising Group, the leading out-of-home advertising company in South America with more than 17,000 advertising faces in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The addition made CBS Outdoor a leader in the fast-growing South American marketplace.

"Antonio is one of the sharpest minds in outdoor media with a keen understanding of the international marketplace," said Moonves. "He has exceeded expectations in every role he has served within our company, and his work integrating IOA into the CBS framework distinguished himself as a first class outdoor executive with a deft hand in dealing with foreign clients and constituencies. I'm confident those same qualities will be of great benefit in this new role."

The Company also announced today that Clive Punter, the current Chief Executive Officer of CBS Outdoor International, will step down effective immediately.

"We wish Clive Punter the best as he leaves CBS Outdoor International to pursue new opportunities," said Moonves. "Clive has provided a steady hand managing and growing our international portfolio, and we thank him for his service to our company."

Alonso, who starts effective immediately, will report directly to Moonves in this role.

Alonso most recently served as CBS Outdoor International's Chief Development Officer. In this role he was in charge of all assets and development activities for international markets. Previously, he was Managing Director for CBS Outdoor Spain. Before that he served as Managing Director for Nefitel - Telefonica; Sales & Marketing Director for Information Resources, Inc (IRI Spain) and Sales Director, Consumer Channels for Motorola Spain. He got his start in the business as Advertising Manager for at Carrefour.

Alonso earned a law degree from the Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao and an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa (IE) of Madrid.

About CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation is a mass media company with constituent parts that reach back to the beginnings of the broadcast industry, as well as newer businesses that operate on the leading edge of the media industry. The Company, through its many and varied operations, combines broad reach with well-positioned local businesses, all of which provide it with an extensive distribution network by which it serves audiences and advertisers in all 50 states and key international markets. It has operations in virtually every field of media and entertainment, including broadcast television (CBS and The CW - a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), cable television (Showtime Networks and CBS College Sports Network), local television (CBS Television Stations), television production and syndication (CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution), radio (CBS Radio), advertising on out-of-home media (CBS Outdoor), publishing (Simon & Schuster), interactive media (CBS Interactive), music (CBS Records), licensing and merchandising (CBS Consumer Products), video/DVD (CBS Home Entertainment) and motion pictures (CBS Films). For more information, log on to www.cbscorporation.com.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: kabi.jorgensen@cbs.com

Source: CBS Corporation

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