While there, he opened bureaus in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and China, launched partnerships in Indonesia and Thailand, and created East Tech West, a multi-year, industry-leading tech event in the Guangdong region of China. On the cable side, Bravo ranks among the top 5 cable networks among the 18-49 demographic and boasts the most loyal and engaged audience across all of cable entertainment. Hammer currently serves on the Board of Directors of eBay and IAC/InteractiveCorp. Before joiningNBCUniversal, Mr. A native of Texas, Staab earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Tyler, which honored her with their Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012. September 9, 2020 - NBCUniversal announced today that Pearlena Igbokwe has been promoted to Chairman, Universal Studio Group and Bonnie Hammer is taking on a new role as Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal. Sullivan holds a bachelors degree in History from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Levinsohn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. Bond and his team secured extensive affiliation agreements to offerNBCUniversalsentire portfolio of top-rated broadcast and cable content with some of the nations largest distributors, including Cox, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Cablevision, Mediacom,Suddenlinkand Verizon. In this role, Conde has oversight of NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC. From 2016 to 2020, Igbokwe was President, Universal Television, where she oversaw creative development, casting and production and led the division to new heights with record production output. Under her leadership, E! During his tenure, Miller developed a particular expertise in the media and entertainment field. She also managed campaign and media strategy for state and local legislative battles at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Violence Policy Center. Most recently, Sam Mendes highly-acclaimed 1917 won the Golden Globes Awards for Best Picture and Best Director; in 2019, Universal Pictures and Focus Features took home five Academy Awards including the Best Picture Oscar for Green Book and the Best Adapted Screenplay award for BlacKkKlansman; and in 2018, Get Out took home an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. She also leads first-run syndication, which produces seven shows, including the Emmy Award-winning The Kelly Clarkson Show. As the head of content, Rovner manages key relationships with studio partners, both internal and external, as well as showrunners, producers and creative talent. Chief Administration Officer, Comcast Corporation and Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal. In this role, Lazarus is responsible for the companys television networks - NBC Entertainment, Telemundo, USA Network, SYFY, Bravo, Oxygen True Crime, E!, Universal Kids, and international networks. RT @TambayObenson: Coincidence that in the Pearlena Igbokwe interview I shared minutes ago, she recalled this @violadavis positive affirmation: "Successful people never lose. A broadcast veteran with more than 35 years of experience, Staab joined NBCUniversal in 2011 as President of the NBC Owned Television Stations group. Further, under his tenure, NBCU News Group has become the only news organization to run three major streaming networks with the additional launches of TODAY All Day and MSNBC on Peacock. Prior to his role at Universal Beijing Resort, Mr. Mehrmann was the Chief Executive of Ocean Park Corporation, Hong Kongs marine life and animal theme park for 13 years. She also received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Boston University in 2017. He was instrumental in the development and opening of Universal Studios Japan, which quickly became the companys most attended theme park destination and oversaw design and development of Universal Studios Singapore and the newly opened Universal Beijing Resort. A respected leader and innovator, Campbell has been recognized as one ofBusiness Insiders Most Innovative CMOs, theAdweek50,AdAges Women to Watch,FierceCables The Fierce 50: Executives Reshaping the Business of Pay TV, andForbes Most Influential Global CMOs. Before that, Sullivan spent seven years as President and Managing Director of CNBC International, responsible for managing and growing CNBCs assets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and the Asia Pacific region. Mr. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters. also became the home of the E! In a town where a lot of people have masks on and a lot of pretense, Pearlena is real, down-to-earth good people," says producer Debra Martin Chase, who has known Igbokwe for years and recently. Straussis also a member of the board of directors for SkyShowtime, a streaming joint venture from Comcast and ViacomCBS. Prior to joining Hulu, Campbell spent more than a decade at Google in marketing leadership roles across the Google Ads and Google Cloud businesses. She was honored with the Lillian Gish Award, several Cine Golden Eagles and the National Association for Youths Mentor Award. In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of creative affairs and production for NBCUniversal's three powerhouse studios: Universal Television, Universal Content Productions (UCP), and NBCUniversal International Studios. A formerSportsBusiness JournalForty Under 40 honoree, Bevacqua also received the 2016 March of Dimes Sports Leadership Award. In this role, he oversees NBC Sports unprecedented collection of assets and platforms, which includes NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBCSN, Golf Channel, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, NBC Sports Digital, and two transactional sports businesses, GolfNow and SportsEngine. Horowitz has been with the Company for nearly 30 years, rising through the ranks to the highest levels of studio leadership. She is married to her handsome husband whose name has been publicized by her yet. Horowitz advises and collaborates with Business Affairs teams across the Company, providing expertise, counsel and insight into all major deals, and setting policy across the portfolio addressing the new distribution landscape. Beau Ferrari is Chairman of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a world-class media company leading the industry in the production and distribution of premium Spanish-language content to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. Most recently, Levinsohn reshaped Universals feature film release strategy, leading negotiations that resulted in innovative multi-year agreements across various distribution platforms, including introducing Peacock as the new and exclusive post theatrical home for Universal Films in the first several months of release. Under Staabs tenure, the division unveiled its very own network of state-of-the-art weather radars, the fourth largest weather radar network in the country, to help improve the stations weather forecasts and provide real-time weather information directly to audiences. Prior to joining NBCUniversalin 2019 to lead Peacock and NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises, Strauss was Executive Vice President, Xfinity Services for Comcast Cable, where he led the strategy and development of best-in-class products and services that served more than 30 million customers across Comcasts residential lines of businessincluding Xfinity TV, one of the nations largestpay-TVdistributors of video and entertainment services; Xfinity Internet, the nations largest gig provider; Xfinity Home and Xfinity Voice. As a leader, Hammer sought ways to use her platforms to promote social inclusivity. No person has had a bigger hand in shaping it than Linda Yaccarino. She was born in Lagos State, Nigeria in the mid 1960s. President, Peacock and Direct to Consumer, NBCUniversal. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Video and Entertainment Services for Comcast Cable. In this role, Bravo was the #1 cable entertainment network among female viewers with popular series including Emmy Award-winning Top Chef, Project Runway, Vanderpump Rules, Southern Charm, and the Below Deck, Million Dollar Listing and The Real Housewives franchises. As 2021-2022 Ad Council Chair, Yaccarino partnered with thebusiness community,the White House, and government agencies to create a COVID-19 vaccination campaign, featuring Pope Francis and reaching over 200 million Americans. in Economics and received his M.B.A with High Distinction from Harvard Business School. Prior to joining NBCUniversal, Ferrari held various senior executive positions with Univision Communications Inc., including Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development, where he oversaw strategic planning, acquisitions and growth investments, and Executive Vice President of Operations (COO), where he operated 17 networks, cable, news, sports and digital businesses. Prior to leading KGO, Staab served as President and General Manager of WTVD in Raleigh-Durham for a year and at KFSN in Fresno for nearly four years. He is responsible for NBCUniversal operations and technology, communications, human resources, corporate social responsibility, community relations and events. Bringing with him nearly five decades of industry knowledge and international experience, he was responsible for the development, daily operation and grand opening of Universal Beijing Resort. Pearlena Igbokwe is Chairman:Universal Studio Group at NBCUniversal LLC. NBCUniversal named Pearlena Igbokwe to lead its global television studio business, elevating a Black woman to a key management role at Comcast Corp.'s entertainment division. Amid mounting recession concerns in Hollywood and a potential labor strike to contend with, Pearlena Igbokwe is shining with a great deal of optimism in her position as chairman of Comcast's Under Berwicks leadership, NBC finished the 2021-2022 season #1 in the 18-49 demographic for the 2nd consecutive year and 8th time in 9 seasons, with more shows in the top 20 than any other network. As an industry advocate, Yaccarino has called for a return to values-based, trusted partnerships, spotlighting the most important issues facing her colleagues and peers. In addition, he oversaw the NBC Sports Group (since May 2011), NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations and NBC Affiliate Relations (since September 2016). Friedman has more than two decades of experience managing communications and public affairs across the political, corporate and financial sectors. That includes . Prior to that, she was in the sponsorship division at Sadler's Wells (a leading London Theater), where she raised funds for stage productions. She resides in New York City with her husband, R.C. Prior to joining NBCU, Rovner was President of Warner Bros. Television (WBTV), the division of the Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG), which produces scripted dramatic primetime television programming for the five broadcast networks, premium/pay cable channels and on-demand/streaming platforms. Robinsons father was one of the first Black consultants for the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC), where he investigated allegations of racial, gender and age discrimination in housing and employment. President, Operations & Technology, NBCUniversal. Jimmy Horowitz is Vice Chairman of Business Affairs & Operations for NBCUniversal. Most recently, in March 2021, NBCUniversal and the NFL agreed to an 11-year extension and expansion for NBC Sports to continue as the home of Sunday Night Football, primetime televisions No. ineducation with a concentration in mathematics and an M.B.A. with a concentration in finance and quantitative statistics, each with honors from the University of Georgia. degree in Philosophy from Hamilton College. The company has been acknowledged for its leadership in diversity & inclusion, with repeat recognition on theForbeslist of Best Employers for Diversity, theFortunelist of 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity, and theDiversityInclist of Top 50 Companies for Diversity. Ian Trombley is the President of NBCUniversal Operations and Technology, a global organization that provides enterprise technology, operations, engineering, and facilities management services to NBCUniversals businesses and offices in the Tri-State area, London, Los Angeles and Miami. Under Langleys strategic vision, Universal has been a consistent leader in the theatrical marketplace as the studio has successfully expanded and reinvigorated its core franchises including Fast & Furious, DWAs How to Train Your Dragon,Jurassic World, the Bourne series,Pitch Perfect, IlluminationsDespicable Meas well as Fifty Shades, Mamma Mia,Ride Along, andThe Purge. Prior to joining NBC News, Blumenstein was a Deputy Managing Editor at The New York Times. The honour recognizes Langleys many accomplishments in redefining popular culture and her efforts to expand networks and opportunities for women and people of color in the entertainment industry, while also championing organizations dedicated to providing access, networks and pathways to success, for all people. Jones has won two Emmys, three Edward R. Murrow Awards andwashonored with the RTDNA 2022 First AmendmentAward, which recognizes journalistsand news executives who make major contributions to protecting First Amendmentfreedoms. Harris joined NBCUniversal in 2013 from Davis Polk & Wardwell, where she was a partner in the litigation department. Matt holds a MBA with a concentration in Finance from NYUs Stern School of Business and a BA, Economics from the College of the Holy Cross. She is responsible for stewardingthe companys industry-leading portfolio of linear networks, digital and streaming platforms, distribution partnerships, and client relationships. Throughout his career Levinsohn has been named as one of Varietys top 500 business leaders, The Hollywood Reporters Top Dealmakers, the Top 50 Digital Power players, and in 2020 The Hollywood Reporter named him one of the top dealmakers of the pandemic for his industry defining reshaping of Universals digital release strategy. Susan Rovner serves as Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, where she leads creative strategy for original entertainment content across NBCUs broadcast, cable and streaming platforms: NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, SYFY, Universal Kids, USA Network and Peacock. Additionally, alongside Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, Robinson is leading Comcasts $100 million commitment to fight injustice and inequality, and to accelerate company efforts in all areas of diversity, equity and inclusion. Immediately after Conde took helm of the NBCU News Group, he boldly launched the Fifty Percent Challenge Initiative, which aspiresfor its newsrooms to achieve racial, socioeconomic, geographic and perspective diversity over time. The network is home to the #1 unscripted series The Voice, the highest-rated night of dramas on television with One Chicago, and the #1 entertainment program in the 18-49 demographic with Saturday Night Live. Additional late-night hits The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers are both #1 in their time periods in the demo. In this position, she spearheaded cross-platform breaking news and major events for both networks, including coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, and the networks Decision 2020 coverage including presidential debates, town halls, primaries and special election nights and forums. Levinsohnis a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Under her leadership, NBC finished the 2021-2022 season #1 in the 18-49 demographic for the 2nd consecutive year and 8th time in 9 seasons, with more shows in the top 20 than any other network. Friedman earned her B.A. Bevacqua joined NBCUniversal in September 2018 as President, NBC Sports Group, overseeing programming, marketing, digital, the NBC Sports Regional Networks, and all Golf businesses. The Walt Disney Company, where he worked for nine years. Pearlena Igbokwe was an English major at Yale, so it's no surprise that she loves the process of reading and analyzing a literary work, breaking down the text and identifying its major themes. Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and International. Prior to joining NBCUniversal in January 2022, she served as Managing Director and Deputy Head of Public Affairs at Blackstone, the worlds largest alternative investment manager, where she helped oversee communications globally across the firms businesses. Pearlena Igbokwe is Chairman, Universal Studio Group (USG), where she leads four powerhouse studios: Universal Television, UCP, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios that produce over 3,000 hours of programming currently airing or streaming around the globe. Mr. Mehrmann was responsible for the design, construction and operation of the park, which opened in April 2002. Miller is on the board of directors of the New Alternatives for Children (NAC). Trombley is currently an Executive Sponsor for Comcast NBCUniversals TechWomen organization and serves as the Executive Champion for the Veterans Network Employee Resource Group at NBCUniversal.
