Mark Gordon Company Hires Former CBS Exec David Brownfield

LOS ANGELES: David Brownfield, who served as senior VP of current programs at CBS Television for nine years, has been named executive VP at The Mark Gordon Company (TMGC).

In his new role, Brownfield will supervise all production activities for TMGC’s current series as well as work closely with the company’s creative team in developing premium television content. He will report to CEO Mark Gordon.

Brownfield joins the company from Eleven Stitches Productions, CBS Television Studios, where he served as executive producer. His one-hour drama The Case Runner was in development at CBS Network for the 2016-17 season. Prior to that, he spent nine years at CBS Television leading current programs and oversaw the development of 20-plus series per season, including CSI, NCIS, The Good Wife, The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother.

“David is a rare talent whose immense creative abilities match his superb skills in keeping productions on track,” said Gordon. “He is a highly respected and effective executive with whom I’ve had the pleasure of working in the past on Criminal Minds. We are delighted to have him steer our programming activities and help us continue to develop and expand our television pipeline.”

“Joining TMGC feels like the ideal way to utilize my creative and production experience,” said Brownfield. “Their current series and development slate are of the highest quality, as is their terrific team of executives. I also thoroughly enjoyed working with Mark on Criminal Minds, and look forward to learning from and creating new shows with him.”