Evolution Media Appoints President, Adds to Development Team

Evolution Media, which produces such unscripted hits as The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules and Botched, has promoted Alex Baskin to president and hired Rabih Gholam as executive VP of development.

Baskin will continue to work hand-in-hand with Douglas Ross, also president, to lead the company, setting overall strategy and overseeing day-to-day operations, and the development team, while also providing creative oversite for all Evolution Media productions. Baskin will continue to report directly to Barry Poznick, MGM’s president of unscripted television. Baskin joined Evolution in 2006 and has been an executive producer on more than 30 series.

Gholam reports directly to Baskin and will be responsible for creating and developing new projects. He joins from Studio 71, where he started the company’s unscripted division to develop content for talent on various platforms. Prior to Studio 71, he served as executive VP of Ryan Seacrest Productions.

“As Evolution Media continues to grow and produce outstanding content, it is essential to have leaders in place that have the experience and mind for strategy that will propel the company to even greater heights,” said Poznick. “With Alex and his partner, Douglas Ross, continuing to steer the ship and with the recent hire of Rabih, an experienced, smart and focused executive, there is nowhere for this team to go but up.”