Padrón – VP Programming & Promotions @ Univision Network.

Univision Network announced that Otto Padrón, has been promoted to Vice President of Programming and Promotions, Univision Network.

Padrón will remain based in Miami and will continue to report to Mario Rodriguez, President of Entertainment, Univision Television Networks. Sergio Romero, Director of On-Air Promotions; Kelly Mora, Director of Programming Research; and Joni Fernandez, Managing Producer of Program Continuity, will continue to serve in their current roles, reporting to Padrón.

“This well-deserved promotion recognizes the great talent, hard work, and dedication which Otto has brought to our company since he arrived eight years ago,” said Mario Rodriguez. “He is a proven leader, who will continue to grow Univision’s historic programming success well into the future. We are most fortunate and proud to have him on our team.”

“Otto has shown that he has the talent and experience necessary to lead Univision Programming in this most competitive television era,” said Ray Rodriguez, President and Chief Operating Officer, Univision Networks. “His peers in the television industry highly respect his work and vast achievements.”

“It is an honor to be given the opportunity to expand my role at Univision, especially at such a pivotal time in Spanish-language media,” said Otto Padrón. “Together with our dedicated programming and promotions team, we will continue the great Univision tradition of offering the highest quality programming to the nation’s growing Hispanic community.”

Padrón began his television career in 1992 as an executive producer at the Telemundo Network. In this role he oversaw program productions ranging from magazine/variety shows, dramatic and reality series, and the Pan American Games. In 1994, he was named Telemundo’s Director of Programming and Production Administration, responsible for the network’s program development and program acquisitions units. His Univision career began in 1995 as Director of Programming Special Projects, overseeing key domestic shows in pre-development. He was named Univision’s Director of On-Air Promotions in 1996 and was promoted to Director of Network Programming in 1998. In these roles he set the highest standards for quality and competitiveness in the fields of programming acquisition, program scheduling, and program promotions.