National Geographic Partners will lose three of its top executives in a restructuring, CEO Gary Knell wrote in an internal memo obtained by TheWrap on Tuesday.
Rachel Webber, executive vice president of digital; Rosa Zeegers, executive vice president of consumer products and experiences; and Laura Nichols, executive vice president and chief communications officer, are all set to depart the company. Zeegers and Nichols are leaving today.
Webber will transition into an advisory role in which she will “identify growth opportunities,” including exploring Vr experiences and developing an Ott strategy.
Also Read: Gary E Knell to Succeed Declan Moore as Nat Geo Partners CEO
The reorganization comes under the leadership of Knell — who was appointed CEO of Nat Geo Partners in February — in an attempt to streamline the company’s editorial operations, combining print and digital efforts.
Susan Goldberg, currently editor-in-chief of the print magazine, will serve as serve as editorial...
Rachel Webber, executive vice president of digital; Rosa Zeegers, executive vice president of consumer products and experiences; and Laura Nichols, executive vice president and chief communications officer, are all set to depart the company. Zeegers and Nichols are leaving today.
Webber will transition into an advisory role in which she will “identify growth opportunities,” including exploring Vr experiences and developing an Ott strategy.
Also Read: Gary E Knell to Succeed Declan Moore as Nat Geo Partners CEO
The reorganization comes under the leadership of Knell — who was appointed CEO of Nat Geo Partners in February — in an attempt to streamline the company’s editorial operations, combining print and digital efforts.
Susan Goldberg, currently editor-in-chief of the print magazine, will serve as serve as editorial...
- 7/31/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
National Geographic Partners is undergoing a reorganization under new CEO Gary E. Knell, and shedding top executives in the process.
Variety has learned that digital chief Rachel Webber, consumer-products head Rosa Zeeger, and top communications exec Laura Nichols will exit National Geographic Partners — the joint venture between 21st Century Fox Television and the National Geographic Society that oversees the National Geographic brand’s television channels, magazine, digital media and other businesses such as book publishing and travel. The move comes five months after Knell, former head of the society, was named CEO of the joint venture, succeeding Declan Moore.
“Under the leadership of our new CEO Gary Knell, National Geographic Partners has made adjustments to our organizational structure to better streamline operations and drive growth,” a spokesperson for the company said. “We look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead for our 130 year-old brand as we continue to build a...
Variety has learned that digital chief Rachel Webber, consumer-products head Rosa Zeeger, and top communications exec Laura Nichols will exit National Geographic Partners — the joint venture between 21st Century Fox Television and the National Geographic Society that oversees the National Geographic brand’s television channels, magazine, digital media and other businesses such as book publishing and travel. The move comes five months after Knell, former head of the society, was named CEO of the joint venture, succeeding Declan Moore.
“Under the leadership of our new CEO Gary Knell, National Geographic Partners has made adjustments to our organizational structure to better streamline operations and drive growth,” a spokesperson for the company said. “We look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead for our 130 year-old brand as we continue to build a...
- 7/31/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
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