Abrego & Corwin Re-Up as Co-CEOs of Endemol Shine North America, Add LatAm Oversight

LOS ANGELES: Cris Abrego and Charlie Corwin have renewed their contracts to remain as co-CEOs of Endemol Shine North America and have added to their remits oversight of Latin American operations.

The two executives, who are based in Los Angeles, report to Sophie Turner Laing, CEO of Endemol Shine Group. Abrego and Corwin were originally named co-chairmen and co-CEOs of Endemol Shine North America in October 2014, as part of the joint venture creating Endemol Shine Group. In addition to their current North American responsibilities, Abrego and Corwin will now be responsible for Latin American operations.

Turner Laing said: “Alongside strong ratings and new pickups in scripted, non-scripted and digital, Charlie and Cris’s first year leading Endemol Shine North America as a combined business has seen significant success in the U.S. Hispanic market and Mexico. This creates a solid foundation for greater collaboration throughout the Americas under their guidance and having them in these expanded roles will help further leverage our strengths across these key markets.”

“Charlie and I feel like we’re building something very special here in North America,” Abrego said. “The integration process is behind us, the team is in place and we have a lot of momentum across many of our divisions. And we’re now looking forward to working with our colleagues in Latin America to expand upon their successes in the region.”

Corwin added, “I’m thrilled to continue working with Cris and our extremely talented team. It’s clearly an exciting time in our industry and Endemol Shine is uniquely positioned to excel in this rapidly changing environment both locally and globally. We are focused on offering talent, brands and broadcasters a new studio model for a new paradigm.”