GMA Network Names Senior VP

GMA Network’s executive committee has elected Annette Gozon-Valdes as its new senior VP, effective September 1.

Gozon-Valdes will oversee the talent development and management department, program management department, human resources department, legal department, worldwide division and some subsidiaries in the Kapuso Network.

Gozon-Valdes has been a director of GMA since 2000. Currently, she is the programming consultant to the chairman/CEO, where she works with the drama group and drives synergy across departments. She was one of the first to push for local adaptations of foreign projects such as Marimar, Stairway to Heaven, Endless Love and other Korean dramas, as well as the upcoming live-action drama Voltes V Legacy.

Gozon-Valdes also serves in numerous leadership roles across the network. She set up GMA New Media, the network’s digital media and technology arm. As president of GMA Worldwide, she led the team that distributed GMA’s shows to territories in Asia, North America, the Middle East and Africa.

Recently, Gozon-Valdes was appointed as consultant of Sparkle, GMA’s talent management arm, and serves as president of GMA Films. She is also the corporate secretary of GMA Network, director of GMA Ventures and Philippine Entertainment Portal, treasurer of Citynet Network Marketing & Productions and a trustee of the GMA Kapuso Foundation. In addition, she sits on the board of RGMA Network.