​Abbe Raven, chairman of A+E Networks, has announced she will step down from her position and retire on Feb. 2 after 33 years with the media company.

Raven was previously president and CEO of A+E Networks, which consists of cable channels A&E, Lifetime, History, LMN and H2. She handed over her CEO title to Nancy Dubuc last summer.

Raven has been with the company for nearly 33 years, beginning her career as a production assistant with the Daytime and Arts channel before it became A&E.

An excerpt from Raven’s memo to staff is below:

“And now, after nearly 33 years at A+E Networks, my true and dear professional home — I wanted all of you to know first — that I have decided to retire on February 2 as its Chairman. My years here have been truly rewarding and exciting. I was fortunate to grow up and be mentored through the programming and production ranks, and then to develop as an executive. Together with many of you, I have had the privilege of helping to build what I believe to be the finest, most distinctive and most successful brands on the media landscape. It is hard to believe that in 1984, A&E started out with one programming network and today we have a portfolio in over 350 million households and 180 territories around the world together with successful ancillary businesses. I remember being in the control room at the launch of A&E, Lifetime and History — like it was yesterday.”

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