MGM Hires SVP of International TV Distribution for LatAm

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has tapped Klaudia Bermudez-Key as senior VP of international TV distribution for Latin America and U.S. Hispanic.

Bermudez-Key will be responsible for managing the sales and distribution strategy throughout the LatAm region and the U.S. Hispanic market, including Puerto Rico. She was previously the general manager for Latin America at WWE.

At WWE, Bermudez-Key managed the strategic business initiatives and day-to-day operations in the LatAm region and worked in direct partnership with all lines of business. Prior to that, she was senior VP and general manager of NBCUniversal International Networks, managing the Latin American joint venture between NBCUniversal and Ole Communications.

Bermudez-Key also spent 15 years at Sony Pictures Television.

In her new role at MGM, she will report to Matt Vassallo, executive VP of international TV distribution for the Asia Pacific and Latin America.

“Klaudia is a talented and innovative executive with a wide-ranging understanding of the global distribution marketplace, its challenges and opportunities,” said Chris Ottinger, president of worldwide TV distribution and acquisition, and Vassallo. “Her expertise and deep relationships will be central to MGM’s continued growth in the LatAm and U.S Hispanic markets across all entertainment platforms and services.”

Bermudez-Key added, “I am thrilled to be joining MGM, a film and television studio with amazing titles in its historic library. I look forward to working hand-in-hand with Chris and Matt to further expand MGM’s footprint as our industry continues to evolve at record speeds.”