Jorge Ramos.
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With new managers and new executive positions in UnivisionThe fears of dismissal have arrived, and the chain itself has confirmed them exclusively.
Most of them were talents, producers, technicians and directors from local channels and radio stations in different cities in the country. For example in Univision news in Miami, the presenter Alina Mayo Azze, the reporter José Alfonso Almora came out.
The Houston, Renzo Heredia, Esteban Creste of the Univision New York, just to name a few, of them.
Why this new wave of layoffs at Univision, when a major injection of money should come with the new owners?
In this case, it would not be a crisis, but a new administration with the changes it usually brings.
We contacted Univision, which, by e-mail, exclusively confirmed the dismissals and gave us the reasons:
“Yesterday we announced some important changes in the company’s structure. The changes reflect a reorganization of the way we work, and in some cases we have to say goodbye to some colleagues.
These are difficult but necessary decisions for our company as we move to Univision’s position in its next growth phase. We remain dedicated to informing, entertaining and empowering the Hispanic community. “.
As we anticipated in October 2021 Luis Silberwasser, was named Monday, January 11, as chairman of the Univision television networking group to run the national television properties of Univision.
Silberwasser’s position was not the only one announced yesterday. The new owners, who, as I told you, completed the transfer and took control in the last week of December, created new executive positions and assigned them to people with a large share of the industry, who, for the most part, they come from outside the chain.
Pierluigi Gazzolo, is now president of Univision Communications Inc. and transformation director to lead the next era of growth and comes above Silberwaser and below, Wade Davis, CEO of the company.
Special woman, was named president of marketing and advertising sales, Friday Abernethy, executive vice president of content distribution and partnerships; Adam Shippee, executive vice president, corporate development, strategy and transformation; and Amy Tenbrink, Executive Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Revenue / Business Development with responsibilities throughout the digital business.
Will the dismissals end with those that took place on the same day as the appointment of the head of the new era of Univision? It is not clear, because the chain statement does not speak in the past, but in the present, so new results can still be expected.