EXCLUSIVE: In a significant changing of the guard in Netflix‘s senior executive ranks, Chief Communications Officer Rachel Whetstone and Global Public Policy VP Dean Garfield are leaving the company.
The news has just been shared with staffers in an internal memo. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos intends to conduct a search for a Chief Global Affairs Officer, whose portfolio will include both policy and communications. No one as yet has been identified for the role, and external candidates will be in the mix, a person familiar with the process tells Deadline. Whetstone declined the opportunity to be considered for the combo post, while Garfield has spent his career in the policy realm but has not worked in communications.
“For nearly six years, Rachel and Dean have been not just leaders, but true partners,” Sarandos said in a statement, which also referenced Co-CEO Greg Peters. “Their counsel, dedication, and passion
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