Univision Taps John Kelly as Executive VP of Digital Sales

Longtime sales exec was with NBCUniversal from 2000-2012

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/15/2013 5:36:46 PM

Univision Communications has tapped John Kelly to serve as executive VP of digital sales, the company announced Friday.

Kelly was with NBCUniversal's ad sales team from 2000-2012 -- most recently as executive VP of media sales and marketing for NBC News -- before leaving following a restructuring of the senior executives in their sales organization. Since 2012, Kelly has led the Innovation Sales Group, which he created.

"As we continue to attract the best in the industry because of our growth and momentum, we needed a leader like John who is well-known for his commitment to innovation and delivering consistent growth," said Steve Mandala, executive VP of advertising sales. "I look forward to working with him to help our partners realize growth through Univision's digital innovations."

Kelly joins Mandala and Keith Turner (president of sales and marketing) as former NBCU sales execs to come over to Univision recently.