Ned Davis is the SVP of Corporate Operations for LMNO and brings a broad range of experience in physical set production and post-production operations experience in multiple genres of commercial television including; single camera dramatic series, multi-camera comedy series, live variety, reality, commercials, and local large market news.
At LMNO Ned oversees day-to-day and long-range operations supporting the growing LMNO enterprise and its 100+ employees. A champion of technology centered operations’, Davis has introduced several innovative and cost-effective digital solutions to manage and control a diverse and dynamic company challenged by economic pressures created by evolving technologies and emerging platforms.
Ned moved into the corporate suite at LMNO as the next career adventure following 9 seasons of Murphy Brown where he received a Producer Emmy nomination and is a two-time winner of the coveted DGA Award. In these capacities, Ned was responsible for personally planning and executing over 250 network television episodes with credits on over 350 network prime-time shows. Ned’s career includes employment with Warner Bros. Television, Showtime Network, Aaron Spelling Productions, Johnny Carson Productions, Leonard Goldberg Production, Imagine Entertainment, KABC-TV and work with legendary stars and “A” list celebrities.
In addition to his industry success, Ned has proven himself as a forward thinking leader in city policies and municipal governance. He is completing his second 4 year term on the Westlake Village City Council and is currently the sitting Mayor of The City of Westlake Village. Here he has championed technology advancement and the distribution of broadband signal and produced the municipal strategic plan.
Ned has a Bachelors Degree from UCLA and an MBA from Pepperdine University