Erika Kennair & Pam Healey Join The Mediapro Studio As Spanish Producer Ramps Up U.S. Plans

EXCLUSIVE: The Mediapro Studio, which is behind series such as HBO’s The Young Pope and The New Pope, has bolstered its nascent English-language team with two new executive hires.

The company has hired Erika Kennair and Pam Healey to oversee scripted and unscripted content, based out of LA.

Kennair is named Head of Scripted Content, while Healey is Head of Unscripted Content.

Kennair was most recently President of Malala Yousafzai’s production company Extracurricular, where she oversaw projects such as Apple’s The Last of the Sea Women and Oscar-nominated short film Stranger At the Gate. She was previously SVP, Development at Berlanti Productions, where she produced series including The Flight Attendant for HBO Max, You for Netflix and Prodigal Son for Fox.

Healey recently left Wheelhouse Entertainment’s Spoke Studios, as revealed by Deadline. She spent the last two years as President of the Buying Beverly Hills producer. Before that, she spent nearly seven at Warner Bros.’ Shed Media, where she was general manager.

The hires comes as JC Acosta, the former Paramount exec who is Head of The Mediapro Studio U.S./Canada, has set his leadership for the business. Kennair and Healey report to Acosta.

Elsewhere, Ari Tan has been named Head of Strategy and Operations, Rob Haiat is Head of Commercial, Leslie Cohen is Head of Global Acquisitions and Juan Pablo Santos is SVP Content & Business.

It comes ahead of the fledgling firm’s upcoming fall slate of English-language projects, which was announced by CEO Laura Fernández Espeso.

Acosta said, “I’m honored to welcome these six exceptional executives to The Mediapro Studio US/Canada leadership team. Their long experience, creative acumen, expertise, and vast network of talent and studio relationship make them ideal leaders to ensure that we deliver on our ambitious strategy. This dynamic leadership team will undoubtedly drive the success of The Mediapro Studio US/Canada and deliver outstanding content and results to our partners and audiences.”

Kennair said, “I’m thoroughly impressed with the brilliant creative foundation and robust library that Laura Fernández Espeso and her team have established, and I look forward to collaborating with JC to further expand that legacy into the US and Canada.”

Healey added, “I’m thrilled to be joining The Mediapro Studio in building its unscripted business in the US and Canada. Working with a global powerhouse of best-in-class creators and executors is a dream come true. The timing is perfect to utilize their impressive library and international producing capabilities in delivering hits to the U.S. marketplace. I’m looking forward to working with such incredible entrepreneurs and leaders as Laura and JC, in matching the global success of The Mediapro Studio.”