Movers & Shakers: Geof Rochester, and More
GEOF ROCHESTER to EVP-marketing, WWE; from SVP.
RICHARD GAY to EVP, strategy and business operations, VH1 and CMT; from SVP.
LIZ JANNEMAN to president, ad sales, Current TV; from VP-ad sales, The Weather Channel.
PAT KEENAN to VP-communications and community affairs, Nielsen; from VP-community affairs, Comcast Chicago. ERIC SHERMAN to president, fuse; from SVP and general manager, VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul and MHD and VH1 Classic Records. STU SNYDER to EVP and COO, animation, young adults and kids media, Turner Broadcasting; from SVP and general manager, GameTap. Snyder’s new role includes oversight of Cartoon Network. MICHAEL WRIGHT to SVP, Content Creation Group, Turner Broadcasting; from SVP-original programming, TNT and TBS. He adds TCM and digital media programming.
ERIC BRANDT to SVP and CFO, Broadcom; from CEO, Avanir Pharmaceuticals.
DAVID BLAIR EPSTEIN to VP-digital strategy, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution; from director, interactive.
ED ERHARDT to chairman, Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau; Erhardt is president, customer marketing and sales, ESPN and ABC Sports.
DAVID EVANS to SVP, broadband, Rainbow Media; from general manager, online, New York magazine.
STEVE GUTMAN to VP-cable sales, Universal Electronics Inc.; from senior director, Northeast sales.
TOM HAGOPIAN to EVP and general manager, digital media, Playboy Enterprises; from SVP and general manager, programming and advertising sales, OpenTV.
PETER KIRIACOULACOS to SVP and chief procurement officer, Comcast; from VP-global procurement, Liberty Global.
JUAN OTERO to VP-government and regulatory affairs, Comcast Michigan; from director, economic development and commerce, National Governors Association.
DR. CHARLES PATTI to James M. Cox chair, Customer Experience Management program, The Cable Center; he continues to teach at Denver University.
GARY ROSENSON to SVP, affiliate sales and marketing, Media Group, Playboy Enterprises; from SVP, cable sales and affiliate marketing.
PAUL ROURKE to SVP and CFO, MTV Networks International; from SVP-corporate finance.
GUHAN SELVARETNAM to VP-New Products Group, Turner Broadcasting; from VP-media strategy, Reuters.
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