ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art recently appointed Louise Sams the new chairwoman of its board of directors. Sams has served on the High’s board for eight years and succeeds board chairman James L. Henderson, III, who has served in this capacity since 2007. Sams is currently the president of Turner Broadcasting System International (TBS, Inc.). She also serves as executive vice president and general counsel for TBS, Inc. In these positions she oversees the company’s worldwide legal matters, including protection of the company’s intellectual property, and litigation and employment matters.

Sams directs a staff of approximately 80 lawyers located in Atlanta, Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong and Sydney. She is also responsible for all production, distribution and ad sales relating to Cartoon Network, Turner Classic Movies, Boomerang and all other entertainment networks and media services offered by Turner both in North America and around the world. Prior to joining TBS, Inc. in 1993, Sams was a corporate associate at White & Case in New York. Sams received her J.D. from the University of Virginia’s School of Law, where she was executive editor of the “Virginia Journal of International Law,” and her B.A. at Princeton University, where she graduated magna cum laude.

In addition to her affiliation with the High, Sams serves on the boards of a number of other organizations, including the board of trustees of Princeton University, the board of directors of the Metro Atlanta YMCA and the board of councilors of the Carter Center. She received the Inspiration Award from the Atlanta chapter of Women in Cable Telecommunications, and was named among the most influential business women in Atlanta by “Business to Business” magazine. The “National Law Journal” named her one of the 50 most influential female lawyers in the United States.