April 2025 Newly Elected Members

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is proud to welcome our newly elected Members - spanning 13 countries.

New Director

Sidonie Dumas

CEO

Gaumont

France

New Alternate

Courtney Williams

Managing Director

Blue Orange Europe

United Kingdom

Maria Pia Ammirati

Director – Rai Fiction

Rai - Radiotelevisione italiana

Italy

Jacobo Aparicio Garcia

Director of International

Anonymous Content

USA

Johanna Bergenstråhle

Co-Managing Director & Producer

Nordisk Film

Sweden

Verdiana Bixio

Producer

Publispei

Italy

Paul Buys

Producer

Rose and Oaks Media

South Africa

Zhaoling Chen

Executive Producer

Youhug Media

PR China

Nelson Foerster Nejaim

Executive Producer

Axon Content

Brazil

Koby Gal Raday

CEO

Janeiro Studios

Brazil

Holly A Hines

Co-CEO & Founder

Happy Accidents

USA

Ofir Krakowski

CEO

Deepdub Inc

USA

Akihiko Okamoto

President and Representative Director

Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings

Japan

Lisa Osinloye

Co-Founder / Executive Producer

Ten Ten Global Media

USA

Bruno Patino

President

ARTE France

France

Denim Richards

Founder/CEO

Opulent Entertainment Group

Botswana

Matt Rivet

Partner - Head of Media & Entertainment

Altman Solon

USA

Ariana Saiegh

Writer, Producer, Showrunner

Tronito

Argentina

Maximiliano Sanguine

Former Vice President

Gato Grande, an Amazon MGM Studios Company

Argentina

Frank Scheuermann

Chief Content Officer

Endemol Shine Boomdog

Mexico

Dr. Nage Sethu

Distinguished Engineer

Warner Bros Discovery

USA

Megan Spanjian

Senior Executive Producer

Sky Studios

United Kingdom

Jaime Villarreal

Executive Director

Blackstar Content

Chile

Melissa Wohl

EVP, Global Distribution Partnerships and Content Sales

FilmRise

USA

Jingzhong Yu

Vice President

Kuaishou Group

PR China

Fabrizio Zappi

Director of the Documentary Department

RAI

Italy