Christina Kolbjornsen Joins Telemundo As Senior VP Of Corporate And External Affairs

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, the preferred and leading media company serving Hispanics, today announced it has named Christina Kolbjornsen as Senior Vice President of CORPORATE and External Affairs, effective immediately. She will be based in Miami and report to Mónica Gil, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.

In her role, Kolbjornsen will oversee public affairs, CORPORATE social responsibility, community engagement and partnerships in support of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises' business goals. She will lead the CORPORATE Affairs division and act as a liaison to the company's government affairs division. She will help create, implement and market Telemundo's award-winning CORPORATE social responsibility platform "El Poder En Ti" (The Power in You) initiatives across Telemundo and oversee the development and management of external community sponsorships.

"We are thrilled to welcome Christina to the NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises," said Gil. "She brings a wealth of experience in CORPORATE affairs and reputation management, as well as deep community connections across the country that will allow us to build on our award-winning programs and enhance our support to our stakeholders to better serve the US Hispanic community."

Most recently, Kolbjornsen was at Wells FARGO for nine years. First as Vice President, CORPORATE Communications Manager, Florida Region Communications and later as Senior Vice President, Head of Segments and Marketing Communications. In this role, she led internal and external communications for marketing and key consumer segments which include Hispanic, LGBT, Military/Veterans, Native American, African American, Asian, and People with Disabilities, including engagement with key stakeholder groups and national diverse organizations. Previously, Kolbjornsen was Vice President of CORPORATE Communications at Miami-based agency República and Vice President of Client Services at Wragg & Casas Public Relations. Previously, she was Vice President of Communications at Citigate Dewe Rogerson. Kolbjornsen earned her BA in Economics at The State University of New York at Stony Brook, and holds a Master's in Public Management from the School of
Public Affairs at the University of Maryland.

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