Claudia Foghini has been promoted to executive VP, Talent Management and Production Services at Telemundo Networks and Studios. She will continue to be based in Miami and report to Luis Silberwasser, president, Telemundo Network and Universo Channel.
In this new role, Foghini will continue to lead the Production Management and Services Unit, which is responsible for supporting the internal and external scripted and entertainment productions across Telemundo and Universo networks. In addition, Foghini will now be responsible for the Talent Department, including casting and management of Telemundo’s on-air talent across our multiple properties. Mara Arakelian, sr. VP of Casting & Talent Management, will now report to Foghini, and will be based in Mexico.
“Claudia has been a very effective and influential member of the management team at the Studios and the Network, partnering with our production, programming, and operations teams to develop and execute our U.S. Hispanic original production strategy with excellence,” said Silberwasser. “Her strong production experience, integrity and established relationships with the talent community will serve our networks well, as she now assumes leadership of the Talent department.”
Foghini was appointed sr. VP of Production Strategy, Telemundo Studios in 2013, where she managed our third-party scripted production relationships. Prior to that, she was the sr. VP of Content for the Telemundo Station Group. Foghini first joined Telemundo in 2000 as a sr. writer for the network’s morning show and progressed through the ranks of producer, line producer and senior producer for various key programs. In 2006, Foghini was promoted to chief of Telemundo’s Mexico Bureau. In 2008, she was named VP of Operations and Broadcast Network News for Telemundo and served as sr. VP of Telemundo News from 2010-2012.
Foghini began her television broadcasting career in Ecuador as an editor and producer before she relocated to the United States. She holds degrees in law and political science from Universidad Católica in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
