Dowd Associates Taps CFO for Travel Channel

January 18, 2011 – Dowd Associates Executive Search has placed Shannon O’Neill as senior vice president and chief financial officer of The Travel Channel, a division of Scripps Networks Interactive. Ms. O’Neill is the former Golf Channel SVP and GM of digital media. Scripps Networks Interactive is comprised of brands such as HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel, DIY Network, Cooking Channel, and country music channel Great American Country. Based in White Plains, NY, Dowd Associates specializes in the recruitment of senior level financial executives.