Vohra To Serve In The Newly Created Role Of Executive Vice President, Marketing And Strategy
 

Wagner Joins As Senior Vice President, Executive Creative Director

NEW YORK – March 2, 2020 – Showtime Networks has announced the hire of Puja Vohra as Executive Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, and that Garrett Wagner is returning to the company in the role of Senior Vice President, Executive Creative Director. In her new role, Vohra will oversee the company’s renewed focus on performance-based marketing. She will manage a variety of disciplines including program marketing, media, promotions, digital strategy and social media, as well as a newly formed marketing strategy division. Wagner will have oversight of the company’s creative departments including video, print, design and digital creative. The announcement was made today by Michael Engleman, Chief Marketing Officer, Showtime Networks Inc., to whom they will report.

“By restructuring our organization, we can build from strength, fortifying our legacy of creativity, innovation, and deep, insight-led understanding of our viewer,” said Engleman. “Puja and Garrett are best-in-class leaders in their space. Their skill and ingenuity will help us take SHOWTIME to the next level as a consumer-first premium content company, prepared to capitalize on the opportunities presented by a fast-changing media landscape.”

A dynamic leader with more than two decades of experience working with leading brands around the world, Vohra most recently served as CMO for BSE Global, where she directed all marketing, creative and digital efforts for BSE Global properties, including the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President, Marketing and Digital for truTV, responsible for all on and off-air marketing campaigns for the network’s slate of programming, including the Emmy^® nominated At Home with Amy Sedaris and Impractical Jokers. Vohra also served as Senior Vice President, Marketing at Oxygen Media, where she managed the network’s consumer and ad sales marketing teams, and held senior consumer and sales marketing roles at Bravo Media, making a splash with several successful launches, including early seasons of Project Runway, Top Chef and The Real Housewives franchise. Prior to her time in the U.S., Puja held marketing roles at Seagram India and MTV India.

Wagner is a creative marketing executive with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry, leading cross-functional teams at both networks and agencies. Most recently, Wagner served as Director of Global Creative Marketing for Netflix, where he was responsible for overseeing worldwide 360 marketing for a wide slate of drama series and worked with global partners to develop breakthrough creative and formulate innovative go-to-market strategies. Prior to that, Wagner was Vice President of Content and Editorial for FX Networks, where he was responsible for a range of creative campaigns, from overall network branding efforts to award-winning series launches including Fargo, Pose and The Americans. Earlier in his career, Wagner was Vice President/Creative Director of Logo, where he launched the cultural phenomenon RuPaul’s Drag Race. He started his career at Showtime Networks, as a key member of the team that led the “No Limits” branding effort. 

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