By Mike Johnson on 2021-06-01 10:02:00
WWE issued the following:
06/01/2021
STAMFORD, Conn. (BUSINESS WIRE) WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced three additions to the organization’s senior leadership team.
Joining the company will be Jamie Horowitz as Executive Vice President, Development & Digital, Samira Shah as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and Matt Drew as Senior Vice President, International.
As EVP, Development & Digital, Horowitz brings to WWE two decades of experience in the sports media industry. In this new role, he will oversee much of WWE’s original content including scripted and unscripted programs for digital and social media. Horowitz will also be responsible for WWE Studios in Los Angeles.
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Two years after landing at DAZN, Jamie Horowitz is on the move.
WWE announced on Monday morning that the former ESPN and Fox Sports executive was stepping into the ring as the company’s executive vice president for development and digital. According to Deadline, he’s taking the position effective immediately.
Horowitz will oversee WWE’s original content, which includes scripted and unscripted programs for digital and social media. Such content, such as documentaries, figures to be even more important with WWE Network moving over to Peacock and needing additional programming to build around its premium events and archived matches.
WWE has revealed three new additions to its senior leadership team.
It was announced on Tuesday that Jamie Horowitz has joined WWE as Executive Vice President, Development & Digital. Samira Shah has been hired as WWE s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, while Matt Drew joins WWE in the role of Senior Vice President, International.
Horowitz most recently held the position of Executive Vice President, Global Content at DAZN. He oversaw DAZN s original programming, social content, and editorial strategy. At WWE, he will oversee much of WWE’s original content including scripted and unscripted programs for digital and social media and will be responsible for WWE Studios.