{"id":15784,"date":"2021-03-01T09:51:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T14:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/51-minds-promotes-within-coo-departs\/"},"modified":"2021-03-01T09:51:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T14:51:03","slug":"51-minds-promotes-from-within-as-coo-departs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/51-minds-promotes-from-within-as-coo-departs\/","title":{"rendered":"51 Minds Promotes from Within as COO Departs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Below Deck<\/em> producer 51 Minds Entertainment has named Zachary Klein as executive VP of operations and production, while Temple Williams is stepping away from the COO post.<\/p>\n<p>Klein most recently served as VP of production at 51 Minds, which produces such hit series as the\u00a0<em>Below Deck\u00a0<\/em>franchise, <em>T.I. &amp; Tiny: The Family Hustle<\/em>, <em>Cakealikes<\/em> and <em>Marriage or Mortgage<\/em>. He joined 51 Minds in 2012 with over a decade of experience in unscripted television, having worked on a myriad of shows for ABC, NBC, FOX, MTV, VH1, CMT, TLC and Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>Williams, who has served as 51 Minds\u2019 chief operation officer since 2014, will be leaving the studio later this year. Williams joined the company as executive VP and general manager in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZach has done an amazing job overseeing production on some of our top series and he\u2019s very deserving of this new role,\u201d said 51 Minds Entertainment President Christian Sarabia. \u201cHis long list of credits and extensive experience in our industry will serve all of us well as we head into what\u2019s shaping up to be a very busy production period for 51 Minds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sarabia added, \u201cAt the same time, I want to wish Temple all the best in his future endeavors. He has played an integral role in our studio\u2019s growth over the last decade and helped paved the way for the success of our <em>Below Deck<\/em> franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more excited to continue working with Christian and the 51 Minds\u2019 team,\u201d said Klein. \u201cI\u2019ve been with the company for nearly a decade now and I\u2019m looking forward to what\u2019s to come with our ever-expanding slate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below Deck producer 51 Minds Entertainment has named Zachary Klein as executive VP of operations and production, while Temple Williams is stepping away from the COO post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":15785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[887],"class_list":["post-15784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-51-minds-entertainment","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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