TORONTO – In advance of planned expansion, Insight Productions has promoted showrunners Erin Brock, Lindsay Cox, and Mark Lysakowski to senior vice presidents, and elevated Rahmiel Rothenberg to general counsel and VP of legal and business affairs.
To coincide with the expansion, Susy Papais was promoted to VP of finance in March. In addition, CEO John Brunton and COO Barbara Bowlby announced the creation of an executive team that will focus on long term strategic planning as Insight looks to grow the company and expand its global business. This newly struck senior management team is comprised of Brock, Cox, Lysakowski, Rothenberg, and Papais, along with Brunton and Bowlby.
“With these promotions, Barb and I are absolutely thrilled to both recognize Lindsay, Erin, Mark, Susy, and Rahmiel’s contributions to Insight’s success and to empower this younger generation as we look to the future,”said Brunton, in the news release. “The creativity and passion that runs rampant at Insight has always been the driving force behind our success – and these appointments ensure those qualities remain at the heart of our business decisions.”
“We’ve restructured our upper management to ensure stable, long term growth as we chart a course for the future,” added Bowlby. “Lindsay, Erin, Mark, Susy, and Rahmiel will work closely with John and I to maintain and expand Insight’s foothold in the industry as we look for new opportunities.”
Insight’s most recent accolades include Canadian versions of such successful formats as The Amazing Race, Big Brother, Never Ever Do This at Home, Top Chef, Got Talent, Idol, Project Runway, Deal or No Deal, Intervention, How To Look Good Naked, and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? plus original formats including Battle of the Blades and Canada Sings.
