May 7, 2007

Movers & Shakers: Angela Shapiro, and More

By Shirley Brady

ANGELA SHAPIRO to president and general manager, TLC; from president, Fox Television Studios.

JUAN ACOSTA to VP and CFO, MTV Networks Latin America; from director, finance, NBCU/Telemundo Network Group.

GEORGE CHEEKS to EVP-business affairs and co-general counsel, MTV Networks; he maintains his title of EVP-business affairs and general counsel, MTVN Music and Entertainment Groups.

PATRICIA GOTTESMAN to EVP-digital marketing and commerce, Cablevision; from EVP-product managment and marketing.

ROBIN REINHARDT – LOCKE to SVP-studio relations and celebrity talent, MTV; from VP.

RICH RUGGIERO to VP-communications and public affairs, Comcast Greater Chicago; from VP-communications, Midwest.

ANDRA SHAPIRO to EVP-business affairs and co-general counsel, MTV Networks; she maintains her title of EVP-business affairs and general counsel, Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group.

NIZAR ALLIBHOY to SVP and general manager, ActiveMedia Group, ICTV; from CEO, ClickStar.

MARIA BADILLO to VP-programming, ¡Sorpresa!; from programming supervisor, Discovery Kids Latin America.

JENNIFER BARENDRECHT to manager, West Coast ad sales, Turner Sports; from account executive.

DAVID BECKER to chief marketing officer, ExpoTV; from president and COO, Beliefnet.com.

RICH BILOTTI to board member, Vyyo; from managing director, Morgan Stanley.

JEFF CARROLL to VP, Houston market, Comcast Spotlight; from VP and general manager, Salt Lake City market.

ERIC COVERT to VP-creative content and production, Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group; from executive director, production.

ALICE DICKENS to director of development, Oxygen; from manager.

ALEXANDER DUDLEY to senior director, corporate communications, Time Warner Cable; from SVP, Dan Klores Communications.

TONY GONCALVES to VP-consumer electronics retail sales, DirecTV; from VP-sales and marketing, Humax USA.

MADDIE HENRI to VP-original programming, HGTV; she maintains her role as supervising producer for HGTV’s New York-based production team.

DAVID HILL to chairman and CEO, Fox Sports; from president, entertainment, DirecTV.

YOLANDA JORDANA to VP-ad sales, ¡Sorpresa!; from VP-brand development, Megazines Publications.

INGRID NELSON to VP and general manager, San Francisco market, Comcast Spotlight; from VP and senior consultant, Center for Sales Strategy.