Paley Center to Honor Warner Music Groups Robert Kyncl, Vivendis Arnaud de Puyfontaine and Charlies Angels at Spring Gala

The Paley Center for Media is arranging the pieces for its Paley Honors Spring Gala program.

The event — to be held at New York’s The Plaza on Fifth Avenue on May 14 — will honor Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine, Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl and the iconic television show Charlie’s Angels with the organization’s Paley Honors Award. Series stars Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd will be in attendance.

“The Paley Honors celebrates the visionaries whose leadership, creativity and transformative ideas have left an indelible mark on our culture,” said Paley Center president and CEO Maureen J. Reidy. “We are proud to recognize Arnaud de Puyfontaine, Robert Kyncl and the 50th anniversary of Charlie’s Angels with Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Ladd and we look forward to what promises to be an unforgettable and inspiring evening.”

Prior to his current tenure at Vivendi, de Puyfontaine held leadership roles at Le Figaro, Emap Group and Editions Mondadori France. In 2009, he joined Hearst as CEO of its UK subsidiary and executive vp of Hearst Magazines International. He’s been chairman of the management board and CEO of Vivendi since June 2014.

Kyncl leads global operations at Warner Music Group, which he joined in 2023 after 12 years as YouTube’s chief business officer. Prior to that, Kyncl posted up for a seven year run at Netflix, where he helped the company navigate a pivot from DVD-by-mail to streaming. He began his career at talent agency J. Michael Bloom, and also worked for HBO International. “It’s a privilege to receive this honor and I’m proud to support the important work this organization does for the media industry, fostering the dialogue we need to have as leaders to navigate the challenges of the digital age,” Kyncl said of Paley Center and his forthcoming honor.

Meanwhile, the honor for Charlie’s Angels comes in a year that marks the show’s 50th anniversary. (Also noteworthy: Paley Center is toasting a 50th milestone this year, too.) Per the organization, the femme forward series and its three stars are being celebrated for “their pioneering contributions to the media landscape and their enduring impact on television.”

Proceeds from Paley Honors supports the museum’s educational programs and preservation initiatives within the Paley Archive. More intel on the event can be found here.