Today we bring you another installment of Youth Media Movers and Shakers. We’ve culled through industry publications looking for the recent executive placements we think you should know about. If you have executive news that you want us to highlight in our next “Movers and Shakers,â€Â email us.
Walter Dean Myers is named the 2012-2013 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by Librarian of Congress James Billington. Myers, a celebrated author of stories of urban youth, has titled his platform “Reading Is Not Optional.” (Via Publishers Lunch)
Nic Crawley is named President of International Marketing for Paramount. He was previously SVP International Marketing for Disney. (Via Hollywood Reporter)
Andrew Judelson is named EVP of Sales & Partnership Marketing for WWE. Most recently, he was the Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer for U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association. (Via release)
David Wolkis is promoted to VP of Production for TNT and TBS Originals at Turner Entertainment Networks. (Via Mediabistro, reg required)
Julia Phelps is upped to SVP Corporate Communications for Viacom International Media Networks. She was previously VP there. (Via Cynopsis)
Nick Underwood replaces Open Mind Productions founder Roland Tongue as managing director of the UK production company, which has made children’s and educational programs for channels such as the BBC, Channel 4, and Discovery Kids. Underwood was previously Commercial Director at the company. Tongue will retire at the end of the year. (Via Kidscreen)
