Bonnie Hammer’s long tenure at NBCUniversal is coming to an end.
The exec, who is currently Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal, a “strategic advisor” role, is set to exit the company after the end of her current contract.
It is unrelated to the corporate shake-up that happened this week that saw a slew of cable networks spun-off into a new company, leaving NBC, Peacock and Bravo under the NBCU umbrella.
After starting her career at WGBH-TV, where she produced This Old House, she worked at Lifetime, before joining Universal Television in 1989. She also worked at then-titled Sci-Fi before Universal Television merged with NBC and she became President of USA Network.
She took over then-named Universal Cable Productions in 2008 and has had a variety of roles at the company including Chairman of the Universal Studio Group, Chairman, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, where she oversaw the cable networks, and Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises, overseeing the creation of Peacock.
Hammer is known for shows including Suits, Psych, Monk, Mr. Robot, The Sinner and Battlestar Galactica.
In May, she published a book, 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work … and the Truth We Need to Succeed.
