New Appointments at Endemol Shine USA

LOS ANGELES: Endemol Shine USA, Endemol Shine North America’s unscripted arm, has made a number of appointments, including naming Rob Day executive VP and head of unscripted production.

Day, who has been with the company since 2006, manages production on such shows as MasterChef, MasterChef Junior, The Biggest Loser, Hunted, Billion Dollar Buyer, Superhuman and Steve Harvey. He has nearly two decades of experience producing various TV formats, including unscripted, game, variety, talk, award and event. He previously served as executive-in-charge of production for the Emmy-winning show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Jesse Kerns, who joins Endemol Shine from Relativity Television, has become senior VP of unscripted production. Kirk Anderson, previously executive director of production at Endemol Shine USA, has been elevated to VP of unscripted production. Both execs will work under Day, who is now reporting to Eden Gaha, the president of unscripted television at Endemol Shine USA.

“Rob is the consummate professional and has a tremendous amount of experience in both coordinating and producing many of the biggest unscripted hits of the last decade,” said Gaha. “And with our continued growth in the unscripted space, Rob has assembled a best-in-class team, led by both Jesse and Kirk, to oversee all of our additional development and series.”