Shonda Rhimes‘ media company Shondaland has promoted Sandie Bailey and Chris DiIorio to co-presidents.
The pair will take on their new duties following the December departure of Megha Tolia, who has been president and COO of Shondaland for the past three years. Tolia is stepping down to spend more time with her family.
“There are no two people who are more closely aligned with my vision and goals for where I want to go as a company than Sandie and Chris,” Rhimes, the CEO of Shondaland, said in a statement. “Together they have over 20 years of institutional knowledge from all areas of our business and I am excited to have their expanded leadership as we continue to build Shondaland. I want to thank Megha for her valuable contributions over the past three years and wish her the best as she focuses on time with her family.”
Tolia said in a statement of her own, “I am so grateful to Shonda and my colleagues at Shondaland for three wonderful years at the company. I look forward to cheering them on as they continue to tell stories and fearlessly entertain audiences everywhere.”
In addition to their roles as co-presidents, Bailey and DiIorio will continue as, respectively, chief innovation and design officer and chief marketing officer for Shondaland.
“As we enter the 20th anniversary year of Shondaland, we are honored to be a long-standing part of this storytelling,” said Bailey and DiIorio. “We are excited for this next chapter, and look forward to leading Shondaland into the future.”
Bailey began her tenure at Shondaland working in set decoration on Scandal. She oversaw the launch of Shondaland Audio (in partnership with iHeartMedia) in 2019 and now heads up company design and all aspects of Shondaland’s digital media output.
DiIorio joined the company in 2016 after working for nearly a decade as Rhimes’ personal publicist at PMK-BNC. He was promoted to CMO in early 2022.
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