ACCUWEATHER
Bill Boss has joined AccuWeather as director of product development, display systems and services. He comes from The Weather Co., where he was director of product management.
ENDEMOL SHINE
Endemol Shine USA has added three executives to its unscripted team: Rob Day as executive vice president, head of unscripted production; Jesse Kerns as senior vice president, production and Kirk Anderson as vice president.
ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS
Darren Galatt was named president, advertising sales of Entertainment Studios’s Global Syndication Division. He had been VP, advertising sales at the company since 2003.
JENNER & BLOCK Law firm Jenner & Block has added a pair of partners in its Content, Media & Entertainment (CME) practice: Benjamin R. Mulcahy, based in Los Angeles, and Gina Reif Ilardi, based in New York. Both come from Sheppard Mullin, where they were co-leaders of the Advertising Industry Team.
MUSIC CHOICE
Keith Walsh has been named director, distribution sales, at New York-based Music Choice. He comes from A+E Networks, where he had been director of distribution field sales.
NAMIC
The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications has elevated James C. Jones to senior vice president of education and diversity solutions. Also, Sandra Girado was upped to senior vice president of events and partner relations.
NBCUNIVERSAL
Betsy Bergman was named senior vice president, marketing and brand strategy at NBCUniversal TV Distribution. She comes from Sony Pictures Television, where she served as VP of marketing.
SCRIPPS NETWORKS
Derek Chang has been promoted to London-based head of international lifestyle channels at Scripps Networks Interactive. He had been SNI’s managing director of Asia Pacific.
TURNER
Turner Sports has promoted Will Funk to executive vice president of sales and property partnerships, a new post. He had been senior VP, sponsorship integration and business development.
VIACOM
Sarah Iooss has been named senior vice president, business development at Viacom in New York. She had been senior VP of the Velocity Products Group in Viacom’s Ad Sales division.
