DORAL, FLA. — The Chief Administrative and Marketing Officer of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Nike, joining the Operating Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and former CEO of Intel Corporation.
This puts Mónica Gil alongside Bob Swan on the athletic wear brand’s board.
Gil is the highest-ranking female executive at Telemundo and an influential media executive. She leads the company’s Operations, Marketing, Strategy and Insights, and Communications teams and has been instrumental in establishing Telemundo as a formidable challenger to Univision in the race for supremacy among Spanish-language television networks.
“Mónica and Bob’s collective leadership in business operations, innovation, marketing, branding and media make them outstanding additions to our board,” said Mark Parker, Executive Chairman of NIKE Inc. “We’re excited to bring on their expertise and perspectives as we continue to accelerate our strategy to create value through a relentless drive to serve the future of sport.”
A long-standing advocate for women and diversity in the workplace, Gil created and launched Telemundo’s women leadership programs and developed the Telemundo Academy to support the next generation of media leaders.
Prior to Telemundo, Gil served in several leadership roles at Nielsen. She is also a board member of the National Women’s History Museum and Welcome Tech Inc.
