Promax Names 10 New Board Members

Ten new marketing executives representing a cross-section of networks, studios, and streaming platforms have joined the Promax board of directors — the highest number since the current wave of cord-cutting and standalone streaming services began in 2015.

With the new additions, Promax said its governing body more closely mirrors the changing face of the entertainment industry.

The incoming board members have been elected to serve two two-year terms, with new board members committing to serve through the end of June 2023.

They are:

• Stephen Bruno, Chief Marketing Officer, MGM Studios
• Carrie Brzezinski-Hsu, VP, ESPN CreativeWorks, ESPN
• Rebecca Daugherty, EVP, Marketing, ABC Entertainment & ABC Studios, Walt Disney Television
• Michael Engleman, Chief Marketing Officer, TNT & TBS, WarnerMedia Entertainment
• Tracy Grandstaff, SVP, Creative Director, Original Productions, NBC Entertainment Marketing, NBC Entertainment
• Linnea Hemenez, Head of Content Marketing, Spotify
• Richard Kim, Global Head of Media, Consumer Insights, and Marketing Performance, Amazon Prime Video
• John Rood, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Disney Channel, Walt Disney Television
• Landy Slattery, Chair of Promax UK, Creative Director of All 4, 4Creative, Channel 4
• Garen van de Beek, EVP-Creative Director, CBS Marketing Group, CBS Corporation.

“We’re excited to welcome ten more accomplished and talented marketing and creative executives to our board,” said Steve Kazanjian, Promax president-CEO. Their insights and expertise will be invaluable as we look to keep Promax on the cutting edge of education, leadership and career advancement across all entertainment platforms in service to our community of members.”

The new members will be joining the existing directors: Andy Baker, Vice President, Marketing, Disney+;  Alan Beard; Laurel Bernard;Meredith Conte, Vice President, Marketing, Tegna Media; Angela Courtin, Global Head of YouTube TV and Originals Marketing, Google;Nigel Cox-Hagan; Scott Edwards, Executive Vice President, Fox Creative Marketing, Fox Corp.; Amy Emmerich, President, North America and Chief Content Officer, Refinery29; Dana Feldman, Vice President, Marketing and Promotion, Sinclair Broadcast Group; Vicky Free; Stephanie Gibbons, President, Creative, Strategy and Digital, Multi-Platform Marketing, FX Networks, Walt Disney Television; David Herbruck, Principal & President, loyalkaspar; Steve Kazanjian, President-CEO, Promax; Tim Nolan, Executive Creative Director, A+E Networks; Lee Raftery, Managing Director, UK & Emerging Markets and Chief Marketing & Content Officer, NBCUniversal International; Lara Richardson, Group EVP, Marketing, Discovery Channel and Science Channel, Discovery, Inc.; Steph Sebbag, CEO, bpg; Puja Vohra, WarnerMedia Entertainment; Jenny Whitlock, VP, Global Brand Strategy & Marketing, Hasbro; and Annah Zafrani, SVP, Integrated Marketing, Universal Pictures.

Promax elects new board members annually, following nominations and voting by the existing members of the Board of Directors. Today’s announcement comes just prior to the 2019 Promax Conference in Los Angeles, June 4-6. The first board meeting with the new members will take place during the annual global entertainment marketing conference.