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Univision Revamps Executive Leadership Team
January 12, 2021 at 1:20 AM (PT)
C-Suite Changes
With the closing of the sale of UNIVISION to FORGELIGHT and SEARCHLIGHT, the company s new CEO, WADE DAVIS, has announced several changes to the company s executive team.
The new appointments include VIACOMCBS NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL Pres./Streaming and Studios PIERLUIGI GAZZOLO as Pres./Chief Transformation Officer; TELEMUNDO NETWORKS Pres. LUIS SILBERWASSER as Pres./UNIVISION Television Networks Group; WARNERMEDIA Pres/Advertising Sales DONNA SPECIALE as Pres./Advertising Sales and Marketing; UNIVISION SVP/Content Distribution FRIDAY ABERNETHY as EVP/Content Distribution and Partnerships; UNIVISION CFO/SVP of Corporate Strategy ADAM SHIPPEE as EVP/Corporate Development, Strategy and Transformation; and attorney AMY TENBRINK as EVP/Associate General Counsel, Reven
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