• by Wayne Friedman , October 15, 2018

NBCUniversal advertising sales has promoted two senior executives to the level of president.

Laura Molen and Mark Marshall will be presidents of NBCUniversal Advertising Sales and Partnerships, reporting to Linda Yaccarino, chairman, advertising and partnerships, of NBCUniversal.

In a memo to the NBCU advertising team, Yaccarino said: “Laura and Mark will be my right and left hands in driving this strategy and running the day-to-day business of our national sales teams for our leading portfolio of premium content, on all platforms.”

As part of this move, Mike Rosen, executive vice president, advanced advertising and platform sales, and Scott Schiller, executive vice president/GM, marketing, are leaving the company.

Previously, Molen was executive vice president, lifestyle and Hispanic advertising sales. She will continue with those responsibilities, now adding cable entertainment, news advertising and digital partnerships.

Marshall was executive vice president, entertainment. He continues to head up entertainment sales, adding sports, advanced advertising sales and client partnerships.

Josh Feldman will now be executive vice president-head of marketing and advertising creative. He had been executive vice president, integrated marketing and network partnerships.