NEP Group Names Brian Sullivan CEO

NEP Group, a worldwide technical production partner supporting producers of live sports and entertainment, announced today that Brian Sullivan will join the company as chief executive officer starting Aug. 31. Sullivan brings more than 30 years of broadcast industry experience to NEP, having previously held executive leadership roles at Fox Networks Group, SKY Deutschland AG and Sky UK.

Sullivan comes to the NEP team most recently from McKinsey & Co. where he has been senior adviser to the Consumer, Tech & Media teams since 2019.

Prior to McKinsey, Sullivan was president-COO of Fox Networks Group (later acquired by The Walt Disney Co.) and, earlier, for Fox’s Digital Consumer Group. During his successful tenure at Fox, he oversaw revenue, distribution, digital and international for the group, including Fox TV Group, Fox Sports, FX Networks and National Geographic, and built the company’s streaming strategy and platform and its direct-to-consumer business. He also served on the boards of Hulu and National Geographic Partners.

Prior to Fox, Sullivan was CEO of Sky Deutschland AG, the leading pay TV broadcaster in Germany and Austria. Before his time at Sky Deutschland, Sullivan spent 15 years at Sky UK, where he held nine separate roles across the entirety of the business, eventually rising to managing director of the Customer Group. During this time his teams helped develop several innovative “firsts” in Europe, including the Sky Digital platform, Sky Interactive (including live multiscreen sport), Sky+, a personal video recording service, high-definition TV (Sky+ HD), and Sky Broadband.

Mike Werteen, Global President of NEP Broadcast Services, said: “Brian brings invaluable industry and leadership experience to NEP, which will help guide us in our next stage of growth and shape the way NEP and the industry work together to drive the future of live broadcasting and events. Brian embodies the core values our company was founded upon and that our employees demonstrate every day: customer-focused innovation, delivering superior service for our clients, having a passion for what we do and working together as One Team.”

Graham Andrews, Global President of NEP Live Events, added, “Brian has spent decades transforming businesses in the U.S. and Europe into digital powerhouses focused on delivering content the way consumers want, when they want it. He understands our business and our clients’ needs at their core—and where we need to go next. The entire Executive team has full confidence in Brian’s leadership and capabilities to help drive our company forward.”

Sullivan attended Villanova University and has served on the boards of directors for several companies over his career. Today, he is an active board member of Technicolor AG and Astrolabs LLC.