Univision announces company-wide leadership restructuring. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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It was widely expected that Univision would eventually undergo major leadership changes following the merger of Univision and Televisa. Today, the company announced just that – a restructuring of its entertainment, news and sports divisions to “accelerate growth” and multi-platform transformation.
“The new structure marks another significant step forward in Univision’s transformation strategy and will further accelerate the ability of these divisions to optimize their offerings and provide the best portfolio of networks and content,” says Luis Silberwasser, President of Univision Television Networks Group. “We recognize that supporting our platforms with the best talent and structure is the key to unlocking innovative ideas and achieving superior results.”
Silberwasser is one of two top execs Univision CEO Wade Davis brought on board to “drive the next era of growth” in January, after he completion of the sale of a majority stake of the company to the new investor group headed by ForgeLight and Searchlight. The other is Pierluigi Gazzolo, who joined the company as President of Univision Communications Inc. and Chief Transformation Officer.
In the restructuring, some executives were ousted, some promoted from within and others will arrive from Televisa.
Entertainment
Univision states today’s changes in the entertainment division “reflect Univision’s goal of organizing its entertainment structure to focus separately on scripted and non-scripted entertainment content and enable alignment with the Televisa content creation operations in Mexico.”
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Jessica Rodríguez
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Jessica Rodriguez, most recently President of Entertainment and CMO for Univision, has been promoted to Chief Brand and Impact Officer for Univision and for the combined Televisa-Univision company, subject to the transaction closing. In this new corporate role, Rodriguez’s responsibilities will include creative strategy and branding, marketing and media strategy, talent strategy and insights, research and social impact, equity and inclusion.
Ignacio Meyer, who started at Univision in 2011, will be promoted to EVP, Music and Non-Scripted Entertainment. He’ll continue to lead all development and production of non-scripted content, including entertainment realities, daily variety shows and key music awards tentpole events. In addition, gossip show El Gordo y La Flaca, one of Univision’s longest franchises, will now be part of the portfolio of non-scripted shows overseen by Meyer.
Leonor Sotillo joins Univision as SVP of Scripted Strategy. Sotillo, who was SVP, Programming Strategy at Telemundo from 2005 to 2018 and was previously a telenovela producer and programming director at Venezuela’s Radio Caracas Television, will oversee the scripted entertainment strategy for Univision’s U.S. Hispanic audience.
Elisa Segovia, who currently oversees content strategy and scheduling for Univision, UniMás and Galavisión networks, will transition to a new role as SVP, Creative Strategy and Insights, under Rodríguez’s new Corporate Brand, Creative and Impact Group. Jorge Domínguez, SVP of Creative Services, will continue to oversee all creative design and production for the networks’ physical sets across sports, news and entertainment, and Nathan Smith, Vice President of Content Management, who oversees content management for linear and streaming, will join the Broadcast Operations and Technology team.
Juan Carlos Rodríguez
Univision
Sports
In the sports division, Juan Carlos Rodríguez has been promoted to President of Global Sports Enterprises and will lead the future of sports for Univision and the combined Televisa-Univision company, subject to the transaction closing. In this new corporate role, Rodríguez will focus on strategically acquiring and delivering key sports rights to Televisa-Univision’s portfolio of networks and streaming services in both the U.S. and Mexico and create and launch sports-related businesses, including new categories such as partner management, sports betting, new events and activations. Olek Loewenstein has been promoted to President of Sports Content and will lead the production of all live sports matches and events, shoulder programming and other sports-related properties for both the linear and streaming portfolio in the U.S. and Mexico.
News
Univision is ousting Daniel Coronell, President of the News division, who will be replaced by Leopoldo Gómez, former head of News at Televisa. Other promotions are detailed on Media Moves.
Corporate
Carlos Ferreiro will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer for Univision on October 1, 2021. He’ll continue with this position for the combined company following the closing of the Televisa-Univision transaction. Until that time, he will serve as an advisor to the senior leadership team, as it plans to integrate the two companies. Pilar Ramos joins as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Univision and will assume the role of General Counsel for Televisa-Univision once the merger is completed. Jose Tomas joins Univision as Chief Administrative Officer, a newly created role. He previously led human resources and other strategic functions for companies such as General Motors, Anthem, Inc. and Burger King Corporation.
Flavia Vigio joins Univision as EVP of Communications. She will be responsible for all internal and external communications, publicity and public relations for Univision. With an extensive career in the areas of corporate communications, media relations and publicity, Vígio was most recently at WarnerMedia, where she was the Head of General Entertainment Consumer Marketing and Public Relations for Latin America. Prior to that, she served as Head of Communications at McDonald’s Latin America.
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