Telemundo taps Romano president

Telemundo has found a president: Emilio Romano will take the reins at the net, including its entertainment division, it's 14 owned-and-operated stations, and Telemundo Studios. The net has been the focus of much attention since the 2010 census indicated to parent company NBCUniversal that there was a much larger Hispanic population in the U.S. than was currently being reached. With former prexy Don Browne's retired as of June, the net has been on the market for a new prexy for some time. Romano's most recent post was Grupo Mexicana de Aviacion, where he oversaw a company-wide restructuring. He has worked in the television industry several times, from a position running GrupoTelevisa's mergers & acquisitions unit to that company's veep of operaitions. He also served on Univision's board of directors - Univision is Telemundo's chief competish and retains a large market share because of its longstanding first-look deal with Televisa. Contact Sam Thielman at sam.thielman@variety.com

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