Inc. as Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Unscripted, the company announced today.
In his new role, Sypek will help oversee business and legal affairs for Westbrook across Westbrook Media, Westbrook Studios, and Red Table Talk Production’s unscripted development and production projects. He’ll report directly to Westbrook COO, Gila Jones, and will start his new role effective immediately.
“Evan’s dealmaking experience and understanding of the unscripted space are second to none,” said Terence Carter, who serves as Co-President and Head of TV at Westbrook Studios. “ His unique expertise will be integral to the growth of Westbrook’s unscripted content offerings as we continue to develop premium unscripted projects across each of our divisions. We look forward to having him on the team.”“In such a short time, Westbrook has already built an unscripted slate across its brands that is empowering and truly connects with audiences all over the globe,” added Sypek.
Before coming to Westbrook, Sypek had worked his way up the ranks at Universal Studio Group and NBC Entertainment, quickly earning promotions from Director to VP, to Senior Vice President of Business Affairs for Universal Television Alternative Studio.