Shondaland Elevates Sandie Bailey & Chris DiIorio To Co-Presidents As Megha Tolia Departs

Megha Tolia, President and COO of Shondaland, is leaving the Netflix-based company after three years as he contract is coming to an end. She will be succeeded by Sandie Bailey and Chris DiIorio who have been named Co-Presidents while also continuing their responsibilities as Chief Innovation and Design Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, respectively.

Bailey and DiIorio both joined Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland during the big 2016 executive expansion when the company — still based at Disney — transformed itself into a fully functioning mini-studio with its own infrastructure.

Bailey, who shares a name with one of Shondaland’s most beloved characters, Grey’s Anatomy‘s Miranda Bailey, started at Shondaland as Director of Branding and Engagement and was subsequently promoted to Chief Brand and Operations Officer; DiIorio originally joined as VP of Strategy and Development.

Both already had a relationship with Shondaland in their previous jobs — DiIorio while serving as head of PMK*BNC’s television department; events and interior decorating specialist Bailey while working in the set-decorating department of the company’s ABC drama Scandal.

“There are no two people who are more closely aligned with my vision and goals for where I want to go as a company than Sandie and Chris,” Shondaland CEO Rhimes said. “Together they have over 20 years of institutional knowledge from all areas of our business and I am excited to have their expanded leadership as we continue to build Shondaland. I want to thank Megha for her valuable contributions over the past three years and wish her the best as she focuses on time with her family.”

The executive change comes ahead of Shondaland’s 20th anniversary in 2025.

“As we enter the 20th anniversary year of Shondaland, we are honored to be a long-standing part of this storytelling,” Bailey and DiIorio said. “We are excited for this next chapter, and look forward to leading Shondaland into the future.”

Before joining Shondaland in December 2021, Tolia had worked in branding for such companies as Method Products and Neutrogena.

“I am so grateful to Shonda and my colleagues at Shondaland for three wonderful years at the company,” Tolia said. “I look forward to cheering them on as they continue to tell stories and fearlessly entertain audiences everywhere.”