Hearst Corporation, a US-based media company, has named Neeraj Khemlani and George Kliavkoff as co-presidents and group heads of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication.
Kliavkoff will continue leading Hearst Ventures, the company’s corporate venture fund, while Khemlani will continue leading Hearst Digital Studios, which works across Hearst to support creative innovation and development of digital products.
Steven R. Swartz, Hearst Corporation president and chief executive officer, said: “Neeraj and George have worked side by side in various capacities at Hearst and are a great team to help support our entertainment programming partnerships and lead our expansion into new markets and businesses, including streaming video and digital media ventures. I look forward to our continued success and to building inspired multiplatform businesses that will be the future of Hearst.”
In their new roles, Khemlani and Kliavkoff will help support the management teams at Hearst’s jointly-owned cable television networks and production companies.