EVPs Bronwen O’Keefe and Lee Ann Chmielewski-Larsen Out at Nickelodeon
More executive shuffling is afoot at Nickelodeon as EVPs Bronwen O’Keefe and Lee Ann Chmielewski-Larsen have been let go, according to Deadline. The moves reportedly were made prior to the announcement earlier this week of Brian Robbins as Nickelodeon president, a position left vacant when 30-year Nickelodeon veteran Cyma Zarghami left the company this past June.
O’Keefe, a 20-year Nickelodeon veteran, had been promoted to her role of EVP, live action and movies, Nickelodeon Group, this past January. Chmielewski-Larsen, EVP of production, Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group the past two years, was a 27-year studio veteran. It is not known if these moves are related to any planned company layoffs – Viacom CEO Bob Bakish’s February 2017 reorganization plan has seen many executives leaving the company as well as hundreds of layoffs designed to cut costs.