Donna Langley Promoted In NBCUniversal Restructure, Susan Rovner Exits
06.07.2023 - 19:07
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NBCUniversal is going through another restructure.
Donna Langley, who was Chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, is being promoted to oversee all of the company’s entertainment divisions including film and TV.
Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content for NBCUniversal’s Television and Streaming division, is leaving.
Mark Lazarus, Chairman, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, and Frances Berwick, who is now Chairman, NBCUniversal Entertainment are also getting promoted.
The moves come as Comcast President Mike Cavanagh puts his stamp on the company after taking over following Jeff Shell’s exit after an investigation into sexual harassment.
Cavanagh will continue to lead NBCU as President of Comcast and will not name a new CEO. Instead, he will hand responsibility to four operational heads: Donna Langley, Mark Lazarus, Cesar Conde and Mark Woodbury; and four key corporate leaders: Kimberley Harris, Anand Kini, Adam Miller and Craig Robinson.
As part of this new structure, Langley will oversee the NBCUniversal Studio Group, the NBCUniversal Media Group will be led by Mark Lazarus, and an expanded NBCU News Group will led by Cesar Conde with Mark Woodbury overseeing the Universal Destinations & Experiences Group.
Langley will become Chairman, NBCUniversal Studio Group & Chief Content Officer. In this role, she will oversee the Film and Television Studios including Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Universal Television, Universal Content Productions, Universal Television Alternative Studios and Universal International Studios.
Langley was previously Chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, where she was responsible for the global creative strategy and business operations for