Elyse Klaits has joined John Goldwyn Productions as VP of television to identify, develop, and produce projects for all platforms, announced John Goldwyn. The company recently announced its first look deal with Lionsgate Television.

Goldwyn said of Klaits, “She has a diverse background, impeccable instincts, and enormous enthusiasm. I have no doubt that she will make a big impact here and I look forward to working with her.”

Klaits most recently served at Bay Films, where she shepherded several projects into development, with a deal on one of her television projects about to be announced. Prior to her stint with Michael Bay, she was a long-time associate with The Kennedy/Marshall Company and worked directly with Kathleen Kennedy on films such as “Lincoln,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Diving Bell & the Butterfly,” “Munich,” and “Seabiscuit.” Early in her career, Klaits was an assistant to Jane Rosenthal at TriBeCa Productions, eventually rising to director of production and working on films such as “About a Boy” and “Meet the Parents.”

John Goldwyn Productions, headed by film and television producer John Goldwyn, currently produces the critically acclaimed Discovery Channel series “Manhunt” and produced the Emmy-nominated hit “Dexter.” Film credits include “Baby Mama, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” and the Bob Dylan biopic “I’m Not There.”